expensive

expensive

美 [ɪkˈspensɪv] 　英 [ɪk'spensɪv]

• adj.昂贵的；花钱多的；价格高的
• 网络价格高贵的；高价的；奢侈的

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例句

To own an expensive home, a yacht and a limousine, you have to be a man of means.

要拥有一幢昂贵的房子、一艘游艇和一部豪华轿车，你就得很有钱。

I look to see how much it costs: twice as expensive as I'd thought.

查了下价格：比预想的贵出一倍。

It was a very expensive city. Before we had been there a week, we had spent all the money.

那是一座高消费城市。我们在那儿待了不到一星期就把所有的钱都花光了。

It is often less expensive to see a doctor in a clinic than in a hospital.

通常去诊所看病比去医院看病便宜。

One time we were at the mall and he charged a very expensive pair of designer sunglasses to his credit card.

有一次我们在商场里，他用信用卡买了一副非常贵的太阳眼镜。

It is a bit more expensive, says Mr Clough, but "if you plan to be around for a while, you'll recapture the costs eventually. "

“咋看确实比原来贵了一些，”柯先生说道：“但如果长远计算，还是会收回成本的。”

He asked her about her expensive-looking wardrobe, where she lived, and what she did for a living.

他问到她那套看起来相当显眼的服装，问到她住在哪儿，问到她的工作。

So how much does it cost if you buy a pair of shoes? is it expensive or cheap?

那你们买一双鞋通常要花多少钱呢？是贵还是便宜呢？

None of that worked! It all became way too computationally expensive, plus the languages kept changing, and the idioms and all that.

这些都不是很管用，计算上的花销太高了，加上语言也是在不断变化之中的。

That's too expensive. Can you make it a bit cheaper?

太贵了，便宜点儿行吗？

Then, because he was elated by his mother, he started to steal more expensive things.

后来，因为母亲他得意洋洋，开始偷更贵重的东西。

And it might be a little bit expensive at the time that we did it, but if it worked, we would truly be able to do something different.

也许这一针在注射的时候会很昂贵但如果它有效，我们就真的可以以一种新的方式来解决问题了。

The buffer may encompass expensive building materials whose earthquake flexibility is needed only for a minute or two every century.

缓冲层资源可能是昂贵的抗震建筑材料，其抗震挠性每个世纪只用得上一两分钟。

Ben: Wow! How much was the carriage? It must be very expensive!

哇！那得多少钱啊！一定很贵吧？

How much less do I have to pay if I don't buy the most expensive item?

如果我不买这个最贵的东西，可以少付多少钱呢？

It doesn't have to be something expensive nor big. It may be just a little toy to your poor neighbor's child.

不必是什么昂贵的或者大件的东西，也许仅仅是给家庭贫困的邻居的小孩买的一个小玩具。

The government, the BCCI and the owners of expensive IPL teams and television rights no doubt want to put all this behind them.

政府，毫无疑问的是国际信贷银行和昂贵印度板球塞队的股东还有电视转播权都想把这件事隐藏掉。

How much is the most expensive computer ?

那个价格最昂贵的计算机需要多少钱？

And workshops don't have to be expensive -- one of the workshops in this book was constructed inside a closet.

及工作坊，不需要昂贵-在这本书的研讨会之一，是一个衣柜内建成。

Yet despite the anger, the economic consequences of expensive fuel might not be as dire as is often assumed.

然后尽管愤怒，昂贵燃油价格带来的经济结果可能未必像大家想的那样糟糕。

The father, who was always very handsome and expensive in his tastes, seemed as if he never would be able to do anything worth doing.

爸爸用起钱来，一向是出手很大的，他爱好奢华的生活，看起来也不象是有朝一日会干出一番事业的。

The company is backtracking from its more expensive plans.

这家公司在逐步放弃种种耗资较大的计划。

The food was not actually all that expensive.

食品居然并不那么昂贵。

As a rule they got the same amount whether it was a cheap funeral or an expensive one.

一般说来，不论简陋还是阔绰的丧礼，他们拿到的钱大致差不多。

Although prices are falling in absolute terms , energy is still expensive.

尽管能源的绝对售价在下降，但仍然昂贵。

They would certainly be less pleasing to the eye and often more expensive than the prestressed concrete beam.

与预应力混凝土梁比较，它们自然更显得外貌粗拙，不甚美观，而且成本也往往更高一些。

Mr. Vincy himself had expensive Middle March habits.

文西先生过着米德尔马契式的阔绰生活。

I don't think you appreciate how expensive it will be.

我想你不了解它会有多昂贵。

His new guitar is a very expensive beast.

他的新吉他贵得吓人。

Things are expensive here.

这地方东西很贵。

Immediate access stores are expensive to make and so comparatively few computers have stores larger than 64k.

直接访问存储器的制造费用大，所以存储器容量大于64K的计算机很少。

a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.

有一个女人，拿着一玉瓶极贵的香膏来，趁耶稣坐席的时候，浇在他的头上。

It would be my pleasure to treat a girl as beautiful as you to an expensive dinner.

能请你这么漂亮的女孩到豪华餐厅吃饭是我的荣幸。

It was the largest bankruptcy in U. S. history, and now it is shaping up to be the most expensive bankruptcy in U. S. history as well.

雷曼兄弟的破产是美国历史上规模最大的破产，现在看来，它正发展成为美国史上最昂贵的破产。

I can walk into a shop, pick up something expensive, and then walk out with it without handing over any cash.

我可以走进一家商店，选件贵重物品，然后不付现金就离开。

He could have had transport on a winged steed, but that would have been expensive, and risky in its own fashion.

他本来可以买一匹飞马代步，但是价钱太贵，也难以驾驭。

you are sumptuous , opulent , expensive , " her father rejoined , " you look as if you had eighty thousand a year .

“你看上去豪华、富丽、阔绰！”父亲接着说，“好象一年有八万元收入。”

Recruitment is an expensive and time-consuming process, so your reviewer will want you to pass. They're not out to trip you up.

招聘时一个成本昂贵、耗费时间的过程，所以对你进行测评的人都希望你通过。他们不故意为难你。

Such information is usually collated using surveys, which are very expensive to carry out.

这类数据通常通过调查采集得到，运作起来费用很高。

Mrs Jones asked to see a less expensive hat. The salesgirl got up on her high horse and said that the shop did not sell cheap merchandise.

琼斯太太要看看不太贵的帽子，售货姑娘摆出副盛气凌的人样子，说这个店不卖便宜货。

Finally, it's true that junk food is often less expensive than healthy food.

最后，它的真实，往往比垃圾食品健康食品。

Because buying a new car would be very expensive and I wouldn't be able to afford the insurance.

因为买新车太贵了，也付不起保险费。

Oil is no longer cheap; indeed, it has never been more expensive.

石油不再便宜；事实上，它从来就没有像现在这样昂贵过。

Without enforcement, he said, new standards would represent "just a piece of paper" and data recorders expensive decorations.

如果不认真执行，新标准就仅仅是“一纸空文”，数据记录器也不过是个昂贵的装饰品，这位颇具先见之明的商人这样说道。

Potash may be tempted to bulk up its balance sheet with debt to make it a more expensive deal for BHP.

Potash可能会扩大资产负债表中的债务，从而令必和必拓面临更昂贵的交易。

she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.

她又选了商场里最昂贵的一件衣服，把它递给了售货员。那售货员以最快的速度为她包好了衣服。

Scarce and expensive skilled labour is often a spur to invention.

稀缺而价格昂贵的技术劳动常常是发明创造的推动力量。

Gearing up to produce small cars in the United States was a very expensive proposition.

在美国要提高生产小型车的效率是很费钱的事情。

"We are here and we are surviving. " The cost of an Aveda salon treatment tends to be more expensive and is considered a high-end salon.

“我们在这里，我们生存。”一个肯梦沙龙治疗费用往往是更昂贵，被认为是高端沙龙。

Customer service can be a nuisance and is often expensive.

客户服务可能是件麻烦事并且耗资巨大。

For more than a year, many have argued that bonds are in a bubble, or at least very expensive.

一年多以来，许多人都声称债券市场处于泡沫状态，最起码债券价格也是非常昂贵的。