at the expense of 歸付費; 以……為代價;犧牲; 以……為代價;在損害……的情況下; 以為代價; 在損害…情況下,以…為犧牲
expense n. 1.(時間、精力、金錢等的)消耗,花消,消費。 2.(無形的)損失;犧牲。 3.〔常 pl.〕費用;(額外)開支。 4.費錢的東西。 household [domestic] expenses 家用。 sundry [miscellaneous] expenses 雜費。 running [current] expenses 經常費。 incidental expenses 臨時費。 school expenses 學費。 travelling expenses 旅費。 at a great expense 以巨大費用。 at any expense無論花費多少。 at his [her, my] expense嘲弄他[她,我等] (They have a good laugh at his expense. 他們嘲笑他)。 at one's own [public] expense自[公]費 (He went abroad at his own expense. 他自費出國)。 at the expense of 以…為代價;由…出錢;犧牲… (He attained his goal at the expense of others. 他犧牲別人來達到自己的目的)。 cut down [curtail] one's expenses 節省開支。 free of expense免費。 go to expense 花錢,用錢,出錢。 meet one's expenses 足夠開支。 put sb. to expense使人花錢,使某人負擔用費,使破財。 regardless of expense不計錢財,不惜花費。 spare no expense不惜花費。