expensive 的英语意思
expensiveexpensive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ adjective 
查看全部语言翻译 costing a lot of money花费大量金钱的；昂贵的 OPP cheap: 
the most expensive restaurant in town城里最贵的餐厅 Petrol is becoming more and more expensive.汽油越来越贵了。 Photography is an expensive hobby.摄影是一项花费不菲的爱好。expensive to buy/run/produce/maintain etc The house was too big and expensive to run.这栋房子太大，维护费用也太高。 For low-income families, children’s safety equipment can be prohibitively expensive (=so expensive that most people cannot afford it).对于低收入家庭而言，儿童安全设备的价格可能贵得令人望而却步（=贵到大多数人买不起）。 Employing the wrong builder can be a horribly expensive mistake.雇用了不合适的建筑商，可能会造成代价惨重的错误。 Her husband had expensive tastes (=liked expensive things).她丈夫品味讲究（=喜欢昂贵的东西）。—expensively adverb: She’s always expensively dressed.她衣着向来华贵。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adverbs副词quite/fairly expensive· The food’s quite expensive, but it’s really nice.· 食物相当贵，但真的很好吃。rather/pretty expensive (=more expensive than you expect)· I think £1000 for a bed is rather expensive.· 我觉得一张床要1000英镑实在太贵了。very/extremely expensive· We ate at a very expensive restaurant.· 我们在一家很贵的餐厅吃饭。astronomically/phenomenally expensive (=used to emphasize how expensive something is)· Some new medical treatments are phenomenally expensive.· 一些新的医疗方法费用惊人地高昂。hugely expensive (=extremely expensive, especially when you think something is too expensive)· The building is hugely expensive to maintain.· 这栋建筑的维护费用极其高昂。ridiculously/outrageously/horrendously expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that seems shocking)· Room service in the hotel was ridiculously expensive.· 酒店的客房服务贵得离谱。extortionately expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that is not fair or reasonable)· Houses in some parts of London are extortionately expensive.· 伦敦某些地区的房价高得过分。prohibitively expensive formal正式 (=too expensive, with the result that most people cannot afford to buy something)· HIV medicines are still prohibitively expensive for sufferers in Africa.· 艾滋病药物对非洲患者而言仍然贵得令人望而却步。verbs动词look expensive· All of her clothes look very expensive.· 她所有的衣服看起来都很昂贵。prove expensive· Their decision could prove expensive.· 他们的决定可能代价不菲。nouns名词expensive tastes (=a desire to have things that are very expensive)· His wife has very expensive tastes and his kids always want the latest things.· 他妻子品味昂贵，孩子们也总是想要最新的东西。an expensive mistake (=a mistake which results in someone having to spend a lot of money)· Choosing the wrong builder turned out to be an expensive mistake.· 选错了建筑商，结果是一个代价惨重的错误。THESAURUS同义词辨析expensive costing a lot of money花费大量金钱的；昂贵的: · an expensive car· 一辆昂贵的汽车· Apartments in the city are very expensive.· 城里的公寓非常贵。· An underground train system is expensive to build.· 地铁系统造价高昂。high costing a lot of money. You use high about rents/fees/prices/costs. Don’t use expensive with these words花费大量金钱的。表示房租、费用、价格、成本时用 high，不与这些词搭配 expensive: · Rents are very high in this area.· 这个地区的房租非常高。· Lawyers charge high fees.· 律师收取高额费用。· the high cost of living in Japan· 日本高昂的生活成本dear [not before noun] British English spoken口语 expensive compared to the usual price与通常价格相比偏贵的: · £3.50 seems rather dear for a cup of coffee.· 一杯咖啡要3.50英镑，感觉相当贵。pricey /ˈpraɪsi/ informal非正式 expensive昂贵的: · The clothes are beautiful but pricey.· 这些衣服很漂亮，但价格不菲。costly expensive in a way that wastes money花费大量金钱而造成浪费的；得不偿失的: · Upgrading the system would be very costly.· 升级该系统将需要高昂的费用。· They were anxious to avoid a costly legal battle.· 他们急于避免一场代价高昂的法律纠纷。cost a fortune informal非正式 to be very expensive非常昂贵: · The necklace must have cost a fortune!· 这条项链一定花了大价钱！exorbitant /ɪɡˈzɔːbətənt $ -ɔːr-/ much too expensive过于昂贵的；过高的: · Some accountants charge exorbitant fees.· 一些会计师收取过高的费用。astronomical astronomical prices, costs, and fees are extremely highastronomical 形容价格、成本和费用时，意为极其高昂: · the astronomical cost of developing a new spacecraft· 研发一艘新飞船的天文数字般的费用· the astronomical prices which some people had paid for their seats· 一些人为座位支付的天文数字般的价格· The cost of living is astronomical.· 生活成本高得惊人。overpriced too expensive and not worth the price定价过高而不值所付价格的: · The DVDs were vastly overpriced.· 这些DVD定价严重偏高。somebody can’t afford something someone does not have enough money to buy or do something某人没有足够的钱购买某物或做某事: · Most people can’t afford to send their children to private schools.· 大多数人负担不起把孩子送到私立学校的费用。
查看全部语言翻译 costing a lot of money花费大量金钱的；昂贵的 OPP cheap: the most expensive restaurant in town城里最贵的餐厅 Petrol is becoming more and more expensive.汽油越来越贵了。 Photography is an expensive hobby.摄影是一项花费不菲的爱好。expensive to buy/run/produce/maintain etc The house was too big and expensive to run.这栋房子太大，维护费用也太高。 For low-income families, children’s safety equipment can be prohibitively expensive (=so expensive that most people cannot afford it).对于低收入家庭而言，儿童安全设备的价格可能贵得令人望而却步（=贵到大多数人买不起）。 Employing the wrong builder can be a horribly expensive mistake.雇用了不合适的建筑商，可能会造成代价惨重的错误。 Her husband had expensive tastes (=liked expensive things).她丈夫品味讲究（=喜欢昂贵的东西）。—expensively adverb: She’s always expensively dressed.她衣着向来华贵。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adverbs副词quite/fairly expensive· The food’s quite expensive, but it’s really nice.· 食物相当贵，但真的很好吃。rather/pretty expensive (=more expensive than you expect)· I think £1000 for a bed is rather expensive.· 我觉得一张床要1000英镑实在太贵了。very/extremely expensive· We ate at a very expensive restaurant.· 我们在一家很贵的餐厅吃饭。astronomically/phenomenally expensive (=used to emphasize how expensive something is)· Some new medical treatments are phenomenally expensive.· 一些新的医疗方法费用惊人地高昂。hugely expensive (=extremely expensive, especially when you think something is too expensive)· The building is hugely expensive to maintain.· 这栋建筑的维护费用极其高昂。ridiculously/outrageously/horrendously expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that seems shocking)· Room service in the hotel was ridiculously expensive.· 酒店的客房服务贵得离谱。extortionately expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that is not fair or reasonable)· Houses in some parts of London are extortionately expensive.· 伦敦某些地区的房价高得过分。prohibitively expensive formal正式 (=too expensive, with the result that most people cannot afford to buy something)· HIV medicines are still prohibitively expensive for sufferers in Africa.· 艾滋病药物对非洲患者而言仍然贵得令人望而却步。verbs动词look expensive· All of her clothes look very expensive.· 她所有的衣服看起来都很昂贵。prove expensive· Their decision could prove expensive.· 他们的决定可能代价不菲。nouns名词expensive tastes (=a desire to have things that are very expensive)· His wife has very expensive tastes and his kids always want the latest things.· 他妻子品味昂贵，孩子们也总是想要最新的东西。an expensive mistake (=a mistake which results in someone having to spend a lot of money)· Choosing the wrong builder turned out to be an expensive mistake.· 选错了建筑商，结果是一个代价惨重的错误。THESAURUS同义词辨析expensive costing a lot of money花费大量金钱的；昂贵的: · an expensive car· 一辆昂贵的汽车· Apartments in the city are very expensive.· 城里的公寓非常贵。· An underground train system is expensive to build.· 地铁系统造价高昂。high costing a lot of money. You use high about rents/fees/prices/costs. Don’t use expensive with these words花费大量金钱的。表示房租、费用、价格、成本时用 high，不与这些词搭配 expensive: · Rents are very high in this area.· 这个地区的房租非常高。· Lawyers charge high fees.· 律师收取高额费用。· the high cost of living in Japan· 日本高昂的生活成本dear [not before noun] British English spoken口语 expensive compared to the usual price与通常价格相比偏贵的: · £3.50 seems rather dear for a cup of coffee.· 一杯咖啡要3.50英镑，感觉相当贵。pricey /ˈpraɪsi/ informal非正式 expensive昂贵的: · The clothes are beautiful but pricey.· 这些衣服很漂亮，但价格不菲。costly expensive in a way that wastes money花费大量金钱而造成浪费的；得不偿失的: · Upgrading the system would be very costly.· 升级该系统将需要高昂的费用。· They were anxious to avoid a costly legal battle.· 他们急于避免一场代价高昂的法律纠纷。cost a fortune informal非正式 to be very expensive非常昂贵: · The necklace must have cost a fortune!· 这条项链一定花了大价钱！exorbitant /ɪɡˈzɔːbətənt $ -ɔːr-/ much too expensive过于昂贵的；过高的: · Some accountants charge exorbitant fees.· 一些会计师收取过高的费用。astronomical astronomical prices, costs, and fees are extremely highastronomical 形容价格、成本和费用时，意为极其高昂: · the astronomical cost of developing a new spacecraft· 研发一艘新飞船的天文数字般的费用· the astronomical prices which some people had paid for their seats· 一些人为座位支付的天文数字般的价格· The cost of living is astronomical.· 生活成本高得惊人。overpriced too expensive and not worth the price定价过高而不值所付价格的: · The DVDs were vastly overpriced.· 这些DVD定价严重偏高。somebody can’t afford something someone does not have enough money to buy or do something某人没有足够的钱购买某物或做某事: · Most people can’t afford to send their children to private schools.· 大多数人负担不起把孩子送到私立学校的费用。