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expensive

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英[ɪkˈspensɪv]
美[ɪkˈspensɪv]

基本释义

adj.
昂贵的

词性变化

实用例句

There are other restaurants where you can eat less expensively.

还有其他一些餐馆价钱稍微便宜些。

牛津词典

expensively dressed/furnished

穿着 / 陈设华贵

牛津词典

That dress was an expensive mistake .

那件连衣裙看走眼买贵了。

牛津词典

Making the wrong decision could prove expensive .

错误的决策可能会付出昂贵的代价。

牛津词典

an expensive car/restaurant/holiday

昂贵的汽车;高档的餐馆;花费大的假日

牛津词典

Art books are expensive to produce.

美术书籍制作成本高。

牛津词典

I can't afford it, it's too expensive.

我买不起,太贵了。

牛津词典

I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.

因为正在使用很多昂贵的设备,所以我非常紧张。

Wine's so expensive in this country...

葡萄酒在这个国家非常昂贵。

The upkeep of a yacht is very expensive.

游艇的维修保养费是很昂贵的.

《简明英汉词典》

That's an inefficient and expensive method.

这种方法少慢差费.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.

接着向我走过来的那个人是卖高档钢笔和手表的.

《用法词典》

John chose the least expensive of the book in these books.

约翰在这些书中选了一本最便宜的.

《简明英汉词典》

He felt a real country bumpkin, sitting in that expensive restaurant, not knowing which cutlery to use.

他觉得自己像个土老帽儿, 坐在高级餐厅里, 不知道该用哪一件餐具.

《简明英汉词典》

We choose an expensive toy for the boy.

我们给孩子买了一件昂贵的玩具.

《简明英汉词典》

The territory was too expensive for any purchaser, so the two couples parceled out a picnic lunch.

这地方什么都贵, 因此,两对夫妇分享一顿野餐.

《简明英汉词典》

This fur coat is expensive.

这件皮大衣价格高昂.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Her bikini was one of those expensive designer jobbies.

她的比基尼泳装是那种价格昂贵的名牌产品。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

She was wearing an expensive new outfit.

她穿着一身昂贵的新衣裳。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

a bottle of expensive perfume

一瓶昂贵的香水

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.

这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

In their haste to escape the rising water, they dropped some expensive equipment.

他们在河水上涨仓促逃离时,丢掉了一些值钱的装备。

柯林斯例句

GATT member countries have largely agreed to replace expensive and inefficient protectionist policies with a competitive free market system for world trade.

关贸总协定的成员国已大体上同意在全球贸易中用竞争性的自由市场体制取代代价高且效率低的保护主义政策。

柯林斯例句

The case against is twofold: too risky and too expensive.

反对理由有两点:太冒险而且太昂贵。

柯林斯例句

They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent's that expensive.

他们确实从楼上搬到了楼下,因为房租太贵了。

柯林斯例句

Instead of dining in top restaurants and wearing expensive suits, he likes to eat hamburgers and buys clothes off the peg.

比起穿着昂贵的套装到高档饭店吃饭,他更喜欢吃汉堡、买成衣。

柯林斯例句

Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.

尽管价格昂贵,但它们经久耐用,永不过时。

柯林斯例句

真题例句

These extra features are deemed unnecessary by the majority of shoppers, which probably reflects how these types of products are typically more expensive than regular toilet paper, even when on special offer.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

A friend recently took her mother to visit an expensive assisted living / nursing home near my town.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The model works for items that are expensive to buy and are widely owned by people who do not make full use of them

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

The most frequently shared items are those expensive to buy but not fully used

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

For now the app is also iPad-exclusive, and though a few of these educational institutions are giving the hardware away for free, for other students who don't have such a luxury it's an added layer of cost — and an expensive one at that.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be prohibitively expensive.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The You Gov poll of 2, 000 people indicates that in a recession it is more expensive for couples to split up.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

it is more expensive for couples to split up

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

I don't have any TV commercials, because they are too expensive.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

A Pearson spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that "digital materials are less expensive and a good investment" that offer new features, like audio texts, personalized knowledge checks and expert videos.

2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

As universities go digital, students are complaining of a new hit to their finances that's replacing—and sometimes joining—expensive textbooks: pricey online access codes that are required to complete coursework and submit assignments.

2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Even though pumping from these depths is expensive, it is still cheaper than desalinating (脱盐) the ocean water in the largely coastal state.

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

It's a great opportunity to try some of the more expensive restaurants at a discounted price and try something new.

2018年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

so, I'm really enjoying it and I can' t wait for my next session, although the lessons are rather expensive.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

Travelling is a great way to expand your world view, although it can be expensive.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Some intensive summer programs are very expensive but most of them provide scholarships.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Economic reasoning shows that the least expensive way for each country is to put a price on carbon emissions.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

With a tax imposed on expensive health insurance plans, most employers will likely transfer money from health expenses into wages.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Sometimes the best treatment might be the most expensive.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Is surgery, radiation or careful monitoring best for prostate cancer? Is the latest and most expensive cholesterol-lowering drug any better than its common competitors? The pending bills would spend additional money to accelerate this effort.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

In cases where sewage mud is used, expensive chemical fertilizer use can be avoided.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Enrollees would have to pay more money for many services out of their own pockets, and that would encourage them to think twice about whether an expensive or redundant test was worth it.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Economists project that most employers would shift money from expensive health benefits into wages.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

It is too expensive for most young people.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Unfortunately for them , our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia , and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

The biggest obstacle to energy transition is that the present energy system is too expensive to replace.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

In practical terms, the new guidelines being develop could result in doctors choosing one drug over another for cost reasons or even deciding that a particular treatment — at the end of life, for example — is too expensive.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Piling on higher taxes won't help, "If higher taxes make it more expensive to raise children," says Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute, "people will think twice about having another child.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Raising children is getting expensive

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

McCartney found that EMI's (百代唱片) contractual clauses made it prohibitively expensive to follow suit, and the Beatles had to make do with the primitive technology of Abbey Road.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

A college education is getting ever more expensive.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

It is too expensive to support a large family.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Supporters of home education claim that it is less expensive and far more efficient than mass public education.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

After reading a book on how to address for success, he had purchased an expensive dark navy suit and golden tie

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Why did Larry purchase an expensive navy suit and golden tie?

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Delia realized the plan was expensive and potentially controversial.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

Buy an expensive gift for Gemma.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

They are not as expensive as believe

出自-2012年6月听力原文

It must have come a bit expensive.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

This is one of our best and least expensive two-bedroom listings.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

"I’ve seen very expensive protein supplements that claim to be high quality but they might not really be beneficial for the average healthy adult," she says.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

And it’s very expensive because it comes from a special type of pig that only eats a special type of food.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

But all these concepts are massively expensive, require safety certification standards for road and air, need dual controls, involve complex folding wings and propellers,and have to be flown from air-strips.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

By replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

For instance, DeWalt discovered that many contractors were holding on to their old tools, even if they no longer worked, because they were expensive purchases and it was hard to justify bringing them in to recycle.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

I also do not want anything too expensive, Maybe mid-range.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

Is the latest and most expensive cholesterol-lowering drug any better than its common competitors?

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Now, though a novel type of steel has been developed that resists fractures at much lower temperatures, while retaining its strength and toughness-without the need for expensive additives.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

NYU is consistently ranked one of the country's most expensive schools, with room and board costs totaling upwards of $64,000 a year.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

One problem with grass-fed products is that they are usually more expensive than conventional ones.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Photography was once an expensive, laborious ordeal reserved for life's greatest milestones.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

So scientists have strived to find a solution by mixing it with expensive metals such as nickel.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Some parents pull their children out of school because of expensive field trips.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

The average student's debt upon graduation now approaches $, 000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make it free are multiplying.

2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

The average student's debt upon graduation now approaches $40, 000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make it "free" are multiplying.

2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

The paintings were done with such skill and with such expensive dyes that experts believe the artists originally came from Italy.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

The resulting steel appears to achieve a combination of strength and toughness that is comparable to that of modern steels that are very rich in alloy content and, therefore, very expensive.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

The same held true for people who used products that implied they were short on time: In one experiment, for example, customers of the grocery-delivery service Peapod were seen as of higher status than people who shopped at grocery stores that were equall

2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

This is because they must share expensive facilities.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Unfortunately for them and often the taxpayers, our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier : they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia meaning it takes a lot of energy to se

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Up until then, I hadn't truly realized just how expensive an education can be.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Big cities generally have heavy traffic and expensive parking, but there you have a choice of taking public transport, which is cheaper than driving.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

Data giants' technology is very expensive.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Yes, but a few blocks down town would be much more expensive.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 听力 原文

Modem methods of/for tracking polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid-1980s, and are expensive to perform consistently over a large area.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

Necessities like food and wood were very expensive.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

The team transforms the family's long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文

Traffic is getting worse every day and parking is more expensive.

2017年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the bar exam.

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper—printing presses, delivery trucks—isn’t just expensive; it’s excessive at a time when online-only competitors don’t have the same set of financial constraints.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

It’s not as expensive as you might think.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot complete on their own or that they cannot do without expensive equipment.

2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

first, it is very expensive to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the dominant form of payment.

2013年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

It's not as expensive as you might think.

2016年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper—printing presses, delivery trucks—isn't just expensive; it's excessive at a time when online-only competitors don't have the same set of financial constraints.

2016年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The process is cumbersome, expensive, and unreliable.

2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the

2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. high in price or charging high prices;

    "expensive clothes"

    "an expensive shop"

同义词辨析

dear, expensive, costly

这些形容词都表示物品价格"高的,昂贵的"之意。

  • dear: 侧重指要价过高,或远高于公道、合理的价格,其反义词是cheap。
  • expensive: 指物品的价格超过了它本身所值,或超过了购买者的支付能力。
  • costly: 指物品价格高,通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。

同义词

adj.高价的;昂贵的

high-priceddearcostly

反义词

adj.高价的;奢侈的

cheapinexpensiveeconomical

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