expense

n. 费用, 代价, 开支, 损失
【经】 费用, 开支, 将支出转为费用
相关词组:
go to the expense of...
put sb to expense
at sb's expense
have a laugh at sb's expense

动词过去式:expensed 过去分词:expensed 现在分词:expensing 第三人称单数:expenses 

ex.pense

n.（名词）


Something spent to attain a goal or accomplish a purpose:
花费：为达到目的或完成目标而支付的东西：
例句：
an expense of time and energy on the project.
在那个项目上时间和精力的支出

A loss for the sake of something gained; a sacrifice:
损失，牺牲：为获得某物而付出的损失；牺牲：
例句：
achieved speed at the expense of accuracy.See Synonyms at price
获得了速度但丧失了精确性参见 price

An expenditure of money; a cost:
金钱的支出；花费：
例句：
an improvement that was well worth the expense; a trip with all expenses paid.
值得花费的改进；所有花费已被付清的旅行

expenses Abbr. exp.
expenses 缩写 exp.
Charges incurred by an employee in the performance of work:
业务费用，经费：雇员在履行工作中所带来的花费：
例句：
was reimbursed for her travel expenses.
她的旅费已报销

Informal Money allotted for payment of such charges.
【非正式用语】 开支：为支付这样花费而拨出的钱
Something requiring the expenditure of money:
需要支出金钱的事物：
例句：
Redecorating the house will be a considerable expense.
重新装饰房屋将是一项很大的花费

Archaic The act of expending.
【古语】 花费：花费的行为
v.tr.（及物动词）
ex.pensed,ex.pens.ing,ex.pens.es
To charge with expenses.
收取费用
To write off as an expense.
把…作为开支勾销

<习惯用语>at (one`s) expense
To (one`s) detriment or chagrin:
对某人不利：
例句：
telling jokes at my expense.
我被嘲弄了一番

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法语
from Latin (pecunia) expônsa [(money) paid out] [from feminine past participle of] expendere [to pay out] * see expend
源自 拉丁语 (pecunia) expônsa [支付的（钱）] [] 源自expendere的阴性过去分词 [付钱] *参见 expend