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expensive

英 /ɪk'spensɪv; ek-/ 美 /ɪk'spɛnsɪv/

adj. 昂贵的；花钱的

短语

• 1

  less expensive

  adj. 比较便宜的

• 2

  expensive thing

  昂贵的东西

• 3

  a bit expensive

  有点贵

例句

• 1

  the most expensive restaurant in town

  城里最贵的餐馆

• 2

  Petrol is becoming more and more expensive.

  汽油越来越贵了。

• 3

  Photography is an expensive hobby.

  摄影是一项很花钱的业余爱好。

• 4

  For low-income families, children’s safety equipment can be prohibitively expensive (= so expensive that most people cannot afford it ).

  对于低收入家庭来说，儿童的安全设备贵得让人望而却步。

• 5

  Employing the wrong builder can be a horribly expensive mistake.

  用错建筑工人有时会是代价高昂的错误。

• 6

  Her husband had expensive tastes (= liked expensive things ).

  她丈夫喜欢的东西都很贵。

同根词

adv.expensively 昂贵地；乱花钱地

n.expense 损失，代价；消费；开支

n.expensiveness 高价，昂贵性

vi.expense 被花掉

vt.expense 向…收取费用

同近义词

adj.昂贵的；花钱的

rich / dear / costly /