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:?more expensive;最高級:?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.
雙語例句
- 1. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
- 因為正在使用很多昂貴的設(shè)備，所以我非常緊張。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The case against is twofold: too risky and too expensive.
- 反對理由有兩點：太冒險而且太昂貴。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent's that expensive.
- 他們確實從樓上搬到了樓下，因為房租太貴了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.
- 盡管價格昂貴，但它們經(jīng)久耐用，永不過時。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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耗費時間和財力的過程。
來自柯林斯例句