| 单词 | expensive |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ADVANTAGE〕Coal is relatively expensive but its redeeming feature is that it is in plentiful supply. 煤相对比较贵，但是它的可取之处是供应充足。朗文写作活用〔COMMON〕Expensive foreign cars are commonplace in this Chicago suburb. 在芝加哥的这个郊区，昂贵的进口汽车相当常见。朗文写作活用〔DANGEROUS〕Personal insurance is expensive if you plan to take part in a risky sport such as parachuting. 如果你计划参加跳伞等危险的运动，人身保险就会很昂贵。朗文写作活用〔ENVIRONMENT〕Many shoppers will buy environmentally friendly washing powders even if they are slightly more expensive. 对环境无害的洗衣粉即使稍贵，许多人也都愿意购买。朗文写作活用〔EXPENSIVE〕Do you have any less expensive cameras? 你们有便宜一些的照相机吗?朗文写作活用〔EXPENSIVE〕She spends most of her money on expensive clothes. 她的大部分钱都用来买名贵的衣服。朗文写作活用〔FAIRLY/QUITE〕The hotel was quite expensive. 这家旅馆相当贵。朗文写作活用〔FAST〕Dean always loved fast cars and expensive clothes. 迪安总是喜欢高速的汽车和昂贵的衣服。朗文写作活用〔HAVE/NOT HAVE〕Meat was expensive and a lot of people went without. 肉很贵，许多人就不吃了。朗文写作活用〔HOUSE〕I've been looking in the newspapers for student accommodation but it's all so expensive. 我在报纸上寻找供学生住宿的地方，但都太贵了。朗文写作活用〔I might add〕It was a long project and, I might add, an expensive one.这个项目耗时很长，而且，我想补充一下，耗资也很大。韦氏高阶〔ICU〕ICU beds are a very expensive and limited resource.加护病房的床位昂贵而且数量很少。剑桥高阶〔LOT〕The tickets were a lot more expensive than we expected. 票价比我们原来所想的要贵很多。朗文写作活用〔PART〕Faxes are expensive, when you consider you can send emails at a fraction of the cost. 考虑到发送电子邮件花费很少，发传真就贵多了。朗文写作活用〔PRIVATE〕Private sector housing is just too expensive for low-income families in the city at the moment. 目前，私营部门提供的住房对低收入家庭来说太贵了。朗文写作活用〔SELL〕Tax agents are visiting more than 5,000 businesses that deal in expensive items such as cars, boats, and jewels. 税务员查访了五千多家公司，这些公司都经营汽车、船只和珠宝等高价商品。朗文写作活用〔SHARE〕If the wine is expensive, we can go halves. 如果酒很贵的话，我们各出一半。朗文写作活用〔SPEND MONEY OR TIME|花钱/时间〕The hotel was really expensive. We went through $3000 in the first week. 这家酒店很昂贵，我们第一个星期就花掉了3,000美元。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕The company is anxious to avoid an expensive court case. 该公司急切地想避免一场昂贵的官司。朗文写作活用〔TALK〕I wish you'd stop going on about how expensive everything is. 我希望你别再不停地唠叨每样东西有多么贵。朗文写作活用〔TRAVEL〕You can fly non-stop to Hong Kong, but it's more expensive. 你可以直飞香港，不过票价要贵些。朗文写作活用〔action〕In Scene 1, the action takes place in an expensive restaurant.在第一场中，剧情发生在一家高档餐馆。麦克米伦高阶〔also〕I didn't like it that much. Also, it was much too expensive.我并不怎么喜欢它，再说它太贵了。牛津高阶〔although〕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。柯林斯高阶〔and〕The project is becoming more and more expensive.这个项目越来越耗费金钱。韦氏高阶〔anyway〕I don't have time to go, and anyway it's too expensive.我没有时间去，再说，也太贵了。剑桥高阶〔anywhere〕I don't want to eat anywhere expensive.我不想去贵的地方吃饭。外研社新世纪〔appreciate〕I don't think you appreciate how expensive it will be.我想你不了解它会有多昂贵。牛津高阶〔as〕He smokes as expensive a cigarette as he can afford.他抽一种他买得起的最贵的香烟。英汉大词典〔automobile〕He drives an expensive automobile.他开的是一辆昂贵的汽车。韦氏高阶〔a〕I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing.我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。柯林斯高阶〔bait and switch〕A sales tactic in which a bargain-priced item is used to attract customers who are then encouraged to purchase a more expensive similar item.诱饵销售法：一种用廉价商品来吸引顾客，然后煽动他们购买更昂贵的类似产品的销售策略美国传统〔be someone's lookout〕If he wants to spend all his money on expensive clothes, that's his lookout.要是他想把所有的钱都花在买昂贵的衣服上，那是他自己的事。韦氏高阶〔belief〕Thieves broke into the building in the mistaken belief that there was expensive computer equipment inside.窃贼闯进大楼，误以为楼里有昂贵的计算机设备。朗文当代〔bind〕It's expensive to buy and a bind to carry home.买这个很贵, 搬回家也费劲。外研社新世纪〔civil〕The matter would be better dealt with in the civil court rather than by an expensive criminal proceeding.这事最好在民事法庭处理，而不要进行昂贵的刑事诉讼。剑桥高阶〔comparison〕In terms of price there's no comparison(= one thing is much more expensive than the other).在价格方面无法相比。牛津高阶〔copycat〕At the market you can buy affordable copycat (= very similar) versions of expensive perfumes.你可以在市场上买到廉价的冒牌昂贵香水。剑桥高阶〔correspondingly〕The service is better and correspondingly more expensive.服务越好，相应地也越贵。麦克米伦高阶〔damn〕Everything was so damn expensive.什么东西都贵得要命。朗文当代〔deck out〕She had decked him out from head to foot in expensive clothes.她用昂贵的服装把他从头到脚打扮一新。柯林斯高阶〔democratically〕He called for widespread changes to make the armed forces more democratic and less expensive.他呼吁进行广泛的改革，使武装部队作风更加民主，开支更加俭省。柯林斯高阶〔difference〕If you decide on the more expensive model, you can bring this one back and pay the difference.如果你决定了更想要贵一点儿的那一款，你可以交回这个，补上差价就可以了。牛津搭配〔dine〕She likes to dine at/in expensive restaurants.她喜欢在价格昂贵的餐馆用餐。韦氏高阶〔dinky〕This area is too expensive for most people to live in, but it's particularly popular with dinkies.这个地区贵得让大多数人都住不起，但特别受丁克一族的欢迎。剑桥高阶〔downside〕The downside of living here, of course, is that it is expensive.在这里生活的不利因素当然就是生活费用很高。剑桥高阶〔every〕That salmon was very expensive so make sure you eat up every (single) bit.那鲑鱼肉很贵，一定要全吃了，一点儿都不要剩。剑桥高阶〔expensively〕Wine's so expensive in this country.葡萄酒在这个国家非常昂贵。柯林斯高阶〔expensive〕Big houses are expensive to maintain.大房子维护费用很高。剑桥高阶〔expensive〕Employing the wrong builder can be a horribly expensive mistake .用错了建筑工人有时是代价昂贵的错误。朗文当代〔expensive〕He always wears expensive clothes.他总是穿价格不菲的衣服。麦克米伦高阶〔expensive〕Her suit looked extremely expensive.她的套装看上去极为昂贵。牛津搭配〔expensive〕Rolls Royces are very expensive.劳斯莱斯汽车价格昂贵。剑桥高阶〔expensive〕She has expensive tastes (= she likes things that cost a lot of money).她喜欢昂贵的东西。剑桥高阶〔expensive〕Such things are expensive to buy.买这一类东西很贵。英汉大词典〔expensive〕That dress was an expensive mistake.那件连衣裙看走眼买贵了。牛津高阶〔expensive〕The lights were expensive to install.安装那些灯价格很高。韦氏高阶〔fabric〕The curtains are made of expensive fabric.那些窗帘是用昂贵布料制成的。韦氏高阶〔family circle〕A section of theater seats that are less expensive than some others.家庭座：剧场座位的一部分，价格通常比其他座位便宜美国传统〔feeding〕Feeding a hungry family can be expensive.养活饥肠辘辘的一家人花费很大。柯林斯高阶〔forklift upgrade〕We had to choose between an expensive forklift upgrade and keeping our old machines.我们必须在花大钱进行叉车式升级和保留旧机器之间作选择。朗文当代〔fork〕We don't want to have to fork out for an expensive meal.我们可不想浪费钱去吃一顿很贵的饭。朗文当代〔former〕Given the choice between a pure white T-shirt and a more expensive, dirty cream one, most people can be forgiven for choosing the former.如果要在一件纯白的 T 恤和一件更贵的脏兮兮的米色 T 恤之间选择的话，多数人都会选前者，这是无可厚非的。柯林斯高阶〔former〕Of these two options, the former is less expensive, while the latter is less risky.这两个选择中，前者花费低一些，而后者风险小一些。韦氏高阶〔fritter sth away〕She fritters so much money away on expensive make-up.她大把大把地花钱购买昂贵化妆品。剑桥高阶〔further〕The new service will be considerably more expensive. Further, it will only be available in certain areas.新的服务价格要昂贵得多，而且，只有在某些地区才可以获得此项服务。麦克米伦高阶〔gamut〕Prices in the restaurants run the gamut from cheap to very expensive.最大限度内涵盖；包括全部可能性麦克米伦高阶〔general〕There was general agreement that the plan was too expensive.大家普遍认为这项计划耗资过多。麦克米伦高阶〔glance〕At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer.乍一看，有机耕作对农民而言似乎花费大多了。柯林斯高阶〔gold digger〕A woman who seeks money and expensive gifts from men.傍大款者，钓凯子者：想从男人那里得到金钱和贵重礼品的女人美国传统〔grade〕The best grades of tea are expensive.最上等的茶价格很贵。朗文当代〔guilt〕He used to buy them expensive presents, out of guilt.出于内疚，他以前总是给他们买昂贵的礼物。朗文当代〔heat〕The house was cheap to rent, but the heat was expensive.房子租金虽便宜但供暖价格昂贵美国传统〔heck〕It's rather expensive, but what the heck.这个相当贵，不过管它呢。朗文当代〔hell〕I know the fare is expensive, but what the hell.我知道车费很贵,但这有什么关系。英汉大词典〔impractically〕It is generally impractically expensive to obtain the very large storage.要获得这种庞大的电脑存储,一般来说,花费昂贵且不切实际。英汉大词典〔interest〕The salesman tried to interest me in a more expensive computer.推销员竭力劝我购买价格更高的电脑。韦氏高阶〔kind〕Certain kinds of medical care are more expensive than others.某些医疗保健服务比其他的保健服务要昂贵些。朗文当代〔know〕I should have known it would be too expensive.我早就知道这东西会很贵。韦氏高阶〔labour〕The car parts themselves are not expensive, it's the labour that costs the money.汽车零件本身并不贵，但人工费很高。剑桥高阶〔lakefront〕Property along the lakefront is very expensive.滨湖的产业很贵。文馨英汉〔lapin〕Rabbit fur, especially when dyed to imitate a more expensive fur.兔皮毛：兔皮毛，尤其是指当它被染色以模仿一种更贵重的毛皮时美国传统〔latter〕Of the two, the former is more expensive than the latter.两者之中前者比后者贵。文馨英汉〔least〕She chose the least expensive of the hotels.她挑了一家最便宜的旅馆。牛津高阶〔less〕Tickets were less expensive than I had expected.票比我原来想的要便宜。朗文当代〔license〕They're only licensed for beer and expensive wine.他们仅获准出售啤酒和名酒。英汉大词典〔look〕They liked the look of the hotel, but it was too expensive.他们很喜欢酒店的样子，只是价格太贵了。剑桥高阶〔luxury〕Opera was an expensive luxury that appealed to the few.歌剧是少数人喜爱的昂贵享受。英汉大词典〔make〕New curtains have become so expensive that people have decided to make do and mend.新窗帘那么贵,人们只好将旧的缝缝补补再用。英汉大词典〔mistake〕This dress was an expensive mistake.买这件裙子是个错误，还那么贵。牛津搭配〔money〕I had some very expensive dental treatment recently, but it was money well spent - it'll save me problems in the future.我最近看牙花费很高，不过花得值，这样就不会有后患了。剑桥高阶〔money〕Unless you've got money to burn, these expensive guitars are probably not for you.除非你钱多得烫手，这些昂贵的吉他大概不是你该买的。朗文当代〔more〕The new edition is not more expensive than the old edition.新版本不比旧版本贵。 英汉大词典〔muster〕His cooking could pass muster in an expensive French restaurant.他的烹饪技术在高级法国餐厅也能得到认可。韦氏高阶〔objection〕His main objection to buying the car is that it's too expensive.他反对买那车的主要理由是太贵了。韦氏高阶〔only〕We wanted to buy that painting, only it was far too expensive.我们想买那幅画，但它实在是太贵了。韦氏高阶〔outfit〕She was wearing an expensive new outfit.她穿着一身昂贵的新衣裳。牛津高阶〔pastiche〕Peter Baker's bathroom is a brilliant pastiche of expensive interior design.彼得·贝克的浴室是高档室内设计的集大成之作。柯林斯高阶〔peerage〕Burke's Peerage, the expensive handbook for aristocrats who are vague about their ancestors《伯克贵族名册》, 供不知自己祖先是谁的贵族们使用的昂贵手册外研社新世纪〔peg〕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。柯林斯高阶〔persuade〕He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo.他不会让自己被忽悠去购买更昂贵的音响。韦氏高阶〔phenomenally〕It's phenomenally expensive.它非常昂贵。文馨英汉〔pick〕Her father picks up the tab for her expensive lifestyle.她父亲为她奢华的生活方式付账。麦克米伦高阶〔plaything〕VCRs were once the expensive, high-tech playthings of the rich.盒式录像机一度价格昂贵，是有钱人的高科技玩具。韦氏高阶〔plus〕Let's not go on holiday in August - it'll be too hot - plus it'll be more expensive.我们不要在8月份去度假——天太热，而且花销会更大。剑桥高阶〔pocketbook〕Many foreign goods are too expensive for American pocketbooks.许多外国货都太贵，与一般美国人的财力不符。牛津高阶〔point sb towards/in the direction of sth〕The salesman was trying to point us in the direction of the most expensive furniture in the showroom.那个销售员设法诱劝我们购买展览室中最贵的家具。剑桥高阶〔population〕As populations age, funding retirement becomes more expensive.随着人口老龄化，供养退休人员会变得更加昂贵。牛津搭配〔poultry〕Poultry is expensive this year.今年家禽肉很贵。文馨英汉〔presume〕They are very expensive, I presume? 我想这些东西很贵吧？牛津高阶〔previous〕The previous owners of the house had hired an expensive interior decorator.原先的屋主高薪聘请了一位室内设计师。麦克米伦高阶〔price〕The least expensive will be priced at £7,000.最便宜的标价将为7,000英镑。外研社新世纪〔prime〕The house is expensive because it's in a prime location.因为地处黄金地段，这座房子很贵。韦氏高阶〔prohibitive〕Car insurance can be prohibitively expensive for young drivers.汽车保险费有时高得让年轻开车人承受不起。牛津高阶〔prohibitive〕Moving house would be prohibitively expensive.搬家的费用高得惊人朗文当代〔pull〕Over the long pull, an expensive pair of shoes may save you money.一双价格昂贵的鞋子从长远看反而可能更省钱。英汉大词典〔rather〕It's rather expensive.它相当贵。外研社新世纪〔rationalize〕He couldn't rationalize buying such an expensive car.他无法合理解释为什么要买这么贵的轿车。韦氏高阶〔rental〕Property rental is quite expensive here.这儿房租很贵。剑桥高阶〔repair〕The repairs to the roof will be expensive.修理房顶将会花很多钱。剑桥高阶〔resigned to the fact〕He was resigned to the fact that an expensive vacation would have to wait.他只好接受这样一个事实，即一个大把花钱的假期还必须得等一等。韦氏高阶〔rest〕He wants a big house and an expensive car and all the rest of it.他想要大房子、豪华汽车，如此等等。牛津高阶〔result〕For best results buy one of the more expensive brands.要想获得最佳效果就买贵一些的牌子。牛津搭配〔royal〕The upkeep of the royal household was expensive.皇室的日常开支数目巨大。外研社新世纪〔saving grace〕It's expensive, but the machine's saving grace is its ease of operation.这台机器很贵，但具有操作简便的优点。韦氏高阶〔scarce〕Food was scarce and expensive.食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。柯林斯高阶〔sell〕The shop assistant sold me on a more expensive model than I wanted.店员说服我购买了一款比我原先想要的价格更高的样式。外研社新世纪〔sit〕Her expensive skis sat gathering dust.她的那副昂贵的雪橇久闲不用，已经盖满了灰尘美国传统〔slightly〕They will be slightly more expensive but they last a lot longer.它们的价钱要贵一些，可是更加耐用。柯林斯高阶〔snob appeal〕Expensive cars have snob appeal.名贵轿车能吸引爱慕虚荣的顾客。韦氏高阶〔snooty〕She was one of those really snooty sales assistants that you often find in expensive shops.她是那种目中无人、特爱摆谱的营业员，属于你在高档商店里经常能见到的那类人。剑桥高阶〔sort〕This sort of camera is very expensive.这种照相机很贵。剑桥高阶〔so〕Programs ar e expensive, and even more so if you have to keep altering them.买软件很贵，要是老得更换，那就更贵了。牛津高阶〔spirit〕Spirits are more expensive than beer, but they get you drunk faster.烈酒比啤酒要贵，但能很快把人灌醉。剑桥高阶〔style〕He'd had his hair styled at an expensive salon.他去一家豪华美容厅做了头发。牛津高阶〔surfing〕The simple fact is that, for most people, surfing is too expensive.事情很简单，那就是对大多数人来说，网上冲浪费用太高。柯林斯高阶〔tad〕It's a tad too expensive for me.这对我来说稍微贵了一点儿。牛津高阶〔taste〕I have expensive tastes (= I like expensive things).我看来是喜欢奢华的东西。剑桥高阶〔taste〕She has very expensive tastes.她喜欢价格昂贵的东西。外研社新世纪〔test〕The family doctor ordered numerous, expensive medical tests, which revealed no physical problem.家庭医生安排了名目繁多、收费昂贵的检查，结果没有查出任何健康问题。柯林斯高阶〔test〕The family doctor ordered numerous, expensive medical tests, which revealed no physical problem.那位家庭医生安排了名目繁多、收费昂贵的检查, 结果没有查出任何健康问题。外研社新世纪〔toll〕Is Bayonne a toll call (= a more expensive phone call) from New York? 从纽约打电话到贝约纳是长途吗？剑桥高阶〔too〕It was too expensive a desk for a child's room.作为孩子房间的书桌，这个太贵了。剑桥高阶〔twofold〕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。柯林斯高阶〔two〕Small houses are very expensive there, but in Ireland they are two a penny.小住宅在那里价钱昂贵,而在爱尔兰却相当便宜。英汉大词典〔unsatisfying〕The meal was expensive and unsatisfying.这顿饭很贵且不令人满意。韦氏高阶〔upkeep〕The upkeep of larger old properties is very expensive.维护大型老房子的费用很高。剑桥高阶〔whichever〕It's going to be expensive whichever way you do it.无论你采用什么方法，代价都会非常高昂。剑桥高阶〔wreckage〕He surveyed the wreckage of his expensive equipment.他查看了一番他那昂贵装备的残骸。牛津搭配A replacement would be very expensive, but it would cost a relatively small amount of money to repair it.替换它将非常贵，但如果进行修理将花费得少一些。剑桥国际A strategy of dual-sourcing can be expensive, but there is less risk of having a shortage of materials.双重采购战略可能花费不菲，但原材料短缺的风险较小。牛津商务Air fares are more expensive during the (holiday/summer/tourist) season.飞机票价在休假旺季/夏季/旅游旺季特别昂贵。剑桥国际During the 1980s boom, residential property became too expensive for overseas buyers who were always outbid by the UK buyer.在80年代的繁荣期间，房产对于海外买主来说过于昂贵，英国的买主总是出更高的价。剑桥国际Existing methods of production are expensive and inefficient.现行的生产方法是花钱多而效率低。剑桥国际He has a partiality for expensive suits.他偏爱价钱贵的衣服。剑桥国际He's had the benefit of an expensive education and yet he continues to work as a waiter.他具有受过高投入的教育的优势，然而他依旧做一名服务员。剑桥国际High-performance (=Fast, powerful and easy to control) cars are the most expensive.性能好的车价格最高。剑桥国际I don't think we should go on holiday in August -- it'll be too hot -- plus the fact that it'll be more expensive.我认为我们不应该在8月份度假----天太热，外加花销太大。剑桥国际If I decide I don't like an expensive piece of clothing that I've bought I can usually fob it off on one of my daughters as a birthday present.假如我认定自己对刚买的昂贵衣物不喜欢，我常常能将它当作生日礼物送给我的某一个女儿。剑桥国际If you send it (by) airmail, it'll be very expensive.如果你航空邮寄的话，就会很贵。剑桥国际Investors have made a flight to quality (= they have begun to buy more expensive and safer shares, bonds, etc.).投资者开始购买价格更高、更为安全的股票和债券。牛津商务It is expensive to stay in that hotel. 住那家旅馆很贵。译典通It's going to be expensive whichever way you do it.无论你用什么方法做，代价都会很昂贵。剑桥国际It's just too expensive.这个就是太昂贵了。剑桥国际Just a word of warning --restaurants in this area can be very expensive.只是提醒一下----这一带的饭店都是很贵的。剑桥国际Most first-class mail (=the more expensive class of post in Britain which is delivered more quickly than second class) is delivered the day after it is posted.大多数一类信件都是在寄出的第二天就投递的。剑桥国际Our current methods of production are too expensive. 我们现今用的生产方法太花钱了。译典通Prices at the top end of the market (= the more expensive prices) have fallen.高端市场价格已下跌。牛津商务Repairs to the roof will be expensive.屋面维修会很贵。剑桥国际Rolls Royces are very expensive (= cost a lot of money).罗尔斯--罗伊斯汽车十分昂贵。剑桥国际She decided to accept his offer of marriage after he wooed her for months with flowers and expensive presents.他用鲜花与贵重礼品追求了她好几个月后，她决定接受他的求婚。剑桥国际She stayed in an expensive hotel and really lived in style. 她住在豪华的旅馆里，过得真阔气。译典通Sirloin is the most expensive cut (=piece) of beef.牛腰肉是牛肉最贵部分。剑桥国际Sports cars such as Ferraris and Porsches are priced beyond the reach of most people (= They are too expensive for most people to buy).赛车的价格，比如费拉利和鲍适兹，远远超出了大多数人的承受力。剑桥国际Such heavy items are expensive to transport (by plane).这么重的东西（用飞机）运输很贵。剑桥国际The boys looked covetously at the row of expensive cars parked along the street.男孩子们贪婪地看着停在街旁的一排名车。剑桥国际The bracelet was expensive, but the necklace was more expensive still.这手镯很贵，但这项链还要贵。剑桥国际The coat was expensive and well outside/beyond/out of my price range.这件外套很贵，大大超出了我(指望)的价格范围。剑桥国际The company operates out of modern offices and expensive hotel suites to create an air of respectability.这家公司在现代化办公室和豪华饭店套间中办公，以营造出一种体面的氛围。剑桥国际The food was excellent, but the table linen (= TABLECLOTH and NAPKINS ) was rather dirty for such an expensive restaurant.饭菜相当好，但对于这样一家豪华饭店来讲台布和餐巾显得太脏了。剑桥国际The government can no longer afford these expensive entanglements abroad in other countries’wars.政府无法再支付在国外卷入别国战争的高额费用。剑桥国际The hall was filled with expensively-perfumed women (= women wearing expensive perfume) in silk ballgowns.大厅里挤满了洒着昂贵的香水、穿着丝绸长裙的妇人。剑桥国际The project became so expensive that we had to pull out.这个项目变得耗资巨大，我们不得不退出。牛津商务The restaurants are as good as ever (= as good as they have been at any time) and no more expensive than when I was last here.这些餐馆和以往一样好，而且并不比我上次来时贵。剑桥国际The robbers jemmied open the window, grabbed some expensive watches and then made their getaway.强盗们撬开窗户，抢了一些贵重的手表，然后逃之夭夭。剑桥国际The salesman was trying to point us in the direction of the most expensive furniture in the showroom.售货员试图劝我们买展室里最贵的家具。剑桥国际Their toys are expensive but they are built to last.虽然他们的玩具很昂贵，但是经久耐玩。牛津商务There is a glut of large, expensive houses lying empty and unsold.过量宽敞但昂贵的房子空关，无人购买。剑桥国际These shoes are extortionately expensive.这些鞋过于昂贵。剑桥国际They like fast cars and expensive restaurants.他们喜欢开快车和在高级餐馆吃饭。剑桥国际They liked the look of the hotel but it was too expensive.他们喜欢该旅馆的外观，但是价格太贵了。剑桥国际They live in a rather chichi, expensive part of town.他们住在城里相当时髦、房价很贵的区域。剑桥国际Things are much more expensive down (in the) south.在南方，东西要贵得多。剑桥国际This is a gold necklace, hence it is expensive. 这是根金项链，因此很贵。译典通This is the least expensive way to pack and ship each order.这是打包发运每张订单的最节省的方式。牛津商务Those cars were out of my league (= too expensive or too fast).那些车不合我的意。剑桥国际Tourists have been advised not to wear expensive jewellery in public places or they will become easy targets for thieves.旅游者被告诫别在公共场合戴贵重的首饰，否则很容易成为窃贼的目标。剑桥国际We both think the same --the house is too expensive.我们两人的想法一样----这房子太贵了。剑桥国际What is the least expensive option? 最便宜的选择是甚么？牛津商务When the contract ended the company was left with an office full of expensive, underemployed talent.当合同终止时，公司里剩下一群无用武之地的高薪人才。牛津商务 |
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