expenses

英 [ɪksˈpɛnsɪz]

美 [ɪkˈspɛnsəz]

n.  费用; 价钱; 花钱的东西; 开销; 开支; 花费
expense的第三人称单数和复数

IELTSBEC法律

牛津词典

• 以上各词均指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费。
  These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.
• 指成本：
  the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business
  1. labour/production costs
     人工 / 生产成本
  2. rising costs
     正在上涨的成本
• 尤指政府或机构的开支、支出、花销：
  the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization
  1. public spending
     公共开支
  2. More spending on health was promised.
     已承诺增加医疗开支。
• 指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费：
  ( rather formal ) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person
  1. expenditure on education
     教育费用
• 指个人或机构必需的开支、花费或报销的费用：
  money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working which your employer will pay back to you later
  1. legal expenses
     律师费
  2. travel expenses
     差旅费
• 指必要的开支、费用：
  the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later
  1. The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.
     最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。
• 指个人或企业的经常性费用或开支，如房租、电费等
  ( BrE ) the regular costs that a person or business has, such as rent and electricity

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 花费;费用;开支
  Expenseis the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something.
  1. He's bought a specially big TV at vast expense so that everyone can see properly...
     他花大价钱买了一台特别大的电视机，这样每个人都能看清楚。
  2. To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished...
     为避免将来出现额外的开支和不必要的麻烦，尽量在抹灰完工之前把固定设施确定下来。
  3. It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.
     这笔钱不算多，但是能帮助支付家庭开支。
• N-PLURAL （由雇主报销的）开支，费用，业务费用
  Expensesare amounts of money that you spend while doing something in the course of your work, which will be paid back to you afterwards.
  1. As a member of the International Olympic Committee her fares and hotel expenses were paid by the IOC...
     作为国际奥林匹克委员会的成员，她的交通费用和酒店住宿费用都由国际奥委会支付。
  2. Can you claim this back on expenses?
     这个你能报销吗？
• PHRASE 由…付费
  If you do somethingatsomeone'sexpense, they provide the money for it.
  1. Should architects continue to be trained for five years at public expense?...
     建筑师是否应该继续接受5年的公费培训呢？
  2. Teachers who signed up did so out of personal choice and at their own expense.
     报名的教师完全出于自愿而且费用自理。
• PHRASE 拿…开玩笑;以…为嘲弄的对象
  If someone laughs or makes a jokeatyourexpense, they do it to make you seem foolish.
  1. I think he's having fun at our expense.
     我想他在拿我们寻开心。
• PHRASE 以牺牲…的利益为代价
  If you achieve somethingat the expense ofsomeone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage.
  1. But skeptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient...
     但是持怀疑态度的人担心费用的削减会以牺牲病人的利益为代价。
  2. According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men.
     根据这项研究，女性以牺牲男性的利益为代价而获得了显著的收益。
• PHRASE 以…为代价
  If you say that someone does somethingat the expense ofanother thing, you are expressing concern at the fact that they are not doing the second thing, because the first thing uses all their resources.
  1. They are worth having but not at the expense of better services...
     它们值得拥有，但是不能因此放弃更好的服务。
  2. The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.
     那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了，却丧失了灵魂。
• PHRASE 花（大笔）钱做
  If yougo to the expense ofdoing something, you do something which costs a lot of money. If yougo togreatexpense todo something, you spend a lot of money in order to achieve it.
  1. Why go to the expense of buying an electric saw when you can hire one?...
     既然可以租电锯，为什么要花大价钱买一个呢？
  2. It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.
     据说他花费巨资在大楼里安装了一台电梯。
• tospare no expense→ see:spare

双语例句

• He received a per diem allowance to cover his travel expenses.
  他拿到了一笔日补贴以弥补他的差旅费。
• All expenses have been paid up.
  一切费用都已经开销了。
• It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.
  这笔钱不算多，但是能帮助支付家庭开支。
• The expenses shall not exceed 200 yuan.
  费用以200元为限。
• Staff who have to travel farther can claim excess travel expenses.
  需要到更远的地方出差的职员可以领取额外差旅费。
• As a member of the International Olympic Committee her fares and hotel expenses were paid by the IOC
  作为国际奥林匹克委员会的成员，她的交通费用和酒店住宿费用都由国际奥委会支付。
• Charge the expenses to my account.
  在我名下下账。
• She is demanding reimbursement for medical and other expenses
  她正在索赔医药费和其他花费。
• They can ill afford the multifarious expenses.
  他们无力承担这些五花八门的开支。
• At this point, the accountant did a runner — with all my bank statements, expenses and receipts.
  这个时候，会计溜了——带走了我所有的银行结算单、资金和收据。