expensive

英 [?k'spens?v; ek-] 美[?k'sp?ns?v]
  • adj. 昂貴的;花錢的

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詞態(tài)變化


比較級(jí):?more expensive;最高級(jí):?most expensive;副詞:?expensively;

英文詞源


expensive (adj.)
1620s, "given to profuse expenditure," from expense (n.) + -ive. Meaning "costly, requiring profuse expenditure" is from 1630s. Earlier was expenseful (c. 1600). Expenseless was in use mid-17c.-18c., but there seems now nothing notable to which it applies, and the dictionaries label it "obsolete." Related: Expensively; expensiveness.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
因?yàn)檎谑褂煤芏喟嘿F的設(shè)備,所以我非常緊張。

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2. The case against is twofold: too risky and too expensive.
反對(duì)理由有兩點(diǎn):太冒險(xiǎn)而且太昂貴。

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3. They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent's that expensive.
他們確實(shí)從樓上搬到了樓下,因?yàn)榉孔馓F了。

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4. Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.
盡管價(jià)格昂貴,但它們經(jīng)久耐用,永不過(guò)時(shí)。

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5. Retooling, or recasting new toy moulds, is a slow and expensive process.
更換機(jī)器或者重新鑄造新的玩具模具都是一個(gè)耗費(fèi)時(shí)間和財(cái)力的過(guò)程。

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