at the expense of 归付费; 以……为代价;牺牲; 以……为代价;在损害……的情况下; 以为代价; 在损害…情况下,以…为牺牲
expense n. 1.(时间、精力、金钱等的)消耗,花消,消费。 2.(无形的)损失;牺牲。 3.〔常 pl.〕费用;(额外)开支。 4.费钱的东西。 household [domestic] expenses 家用。 sundry [miscellaneous] expenses 杂费。 running [current] expenses 经常费。 incidental expenses 临时费。 school expenses 学费。 travelling expenses 旅费。 at a great expense 以巨大费用。 at any expense无论花费多少。 at his [her, my] expense嘲弄他[她,我等] (They have a good laugh at his expense. 他们嘲笑他)。 at one's own [public] expense自[公]费 (He went abroad at his own expense. 他自费出国)。 at the expense of 以…为代价;由…出钱;牺牲… (He attained his goal at the expense of others. 他牺牲别人来达到自己的目的)。 cut down [curtail] one's expenses 节省开支。 free of expense免费。 go to expense 花钱,用钱,出钱。 meet one's expenses 足够开支。 put sb. to expense使人花钱,使某人负担用费,使破财。 regardless of expense不计钱财,不惜花费。 spare no expense不惜花费。
He says that when people are living upon their capital they must keep down current expenses by turning a penny where they can . 他说,一个人坐吃山空的时候为了节省日用,如果有机会就是一个钱也得挣。
They had an arrangement by which he placed twelve dollars a week in her hands , out of which to pay current expenses 他们约定,每星其他交到她手上块钱,用作日常开支。
In virtue of a acquaintance initiated in september 1903 in the establishment of george mesias , merchant tailor and outfitter , 5 eden quay , b hospitality extended and received in kind , reciprocated and reappropriated in person , c comparative youth subject to impulses of ambition and magnanimity , colleagual altruism and amorous egoism , d extraracial attraction , intraracial inhibition , supraracial prerogative , e an imminent provincial musical tour , common current expenses , net proceeds divided 鉴于那是:甲一九0三年九月在伊登码头五号的兼营服饰用品业的裁缝乔治梅西雅斯396的店里结识以来的熟人乙当事人献了殷勤,接受下来了,并报以同样的殷勤,对方也亲自接受了丙年纪较轻,容易野心勃勃或宽宏大量,同行间的利他行为或出于爱恋的利己之举。