expense的中文意

• 0 the use of money, time, or effort

  • Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense. 事實證明，買輛大一點的車還是值得的。

  • We've just had a new garage built at great expense. 我們剛用了很多錢蓋一座新車庫。

  • We went on holiday at my father's expense (= he paid for it). 我們去度了假，一切費用由我父親支付。

  • It's silly to go to the expense of (= spend money on) buying new clothes when you don't really need them. 花錢去買你並不真正需要的新衣服是很傻的。

  • Our biggest expense this year was our summer holiday. 我們今年最大的開支就是暑期度假。

  • We need to cut down on our expenses. 我們必須縮減開支。

  • I need to get my expenses approved. 我要去辦核銷手續。

  • UK Don't worry about the cost of lunch - it's on expenses. 不要擔心午餐用多少錢——這是可以報銷的。