0 the use of money, time, or effort -- 花钱；支付；耗费
Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense. 事实证明，买辆大点儿的车还是很值得的。
We've just had a new garage built at great expense. 我们刚花了很多钱建了一座新车库。
We went on holiday at my father's expense (= he paid for it). 我们去度了假，一切费用由我父亲支付。
It's silly to go to the expense of (= spend money on) buying new clothes when you don't really need them. 花钱买你并不真正需要的新衣服是很傻的。
Our biggest expense this year was our summer holiday. 我们今年最大的开销就是暑期度假。
I need to get my expenses approved. 我得去办报销核准手续。
UK Don't worry about the cost of lunch - it's on expenses. 别担心午饭花多少钱——这是可以报销的。
He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.
Owning a car involves a lot of expense - it's unavoidable.
She rationalized the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.
All the time and expense involved in keeping up to date with the changes has been worthwhile.
The old plan paid 100 per cent of all covered medical expenses and had a premium of approximately $5,000 per year per family.
In 1993, a long-term care allowance programme was introduced in order to support people in need of care to compensate for care-related additional expenses.
Another measure examined here is an indicator that the respondent cannot meet essential expenses.
