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A1 costing a lot of money
昂贵的;花钱多的;价格高的
Rolls Royces are very expensive.
劳斯莱斯汽车价格昂贵。
Big houses are expensive to maintain.
大房子维护费用很高。
She has expensive tastes (= she likes things that cost a lot of money).
她喜欢昂贵的东西。
更多范例减少例句If you send it by airmail, it'll be very expensive.I treated myself to a meal in an expensive restaurant.Toddlers don't need expensive toys and games to keep them amused.A large house like this must be expensive to heat.A lot of businesses are moving out of London because it's too expensive.
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The virtual nature of a computer-based training simulation enables training to be accomplished without risking damage to man or in most cases to expensive equipment.
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Moreover, the method is easily available in the laboratory, less expensive and user-friendly for guiding physicians to the proper treatment of typhoid fever.
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They are also less expensive and thus should be preferred for first-step t reatment in older patients.
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Finally, we have shown that highly expressed proteins tend to use energetically less expensive amino acids.
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Thus, an experienced, talented embroiderer working on the panels for elaborate, expensive dresses could expect to earn, at most, slightly less than £80 per year.
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Furthermore, more expressive languages may be too computationally expensive to use automated reasoning technology.
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Local finance is too expensive under structural adjustment to make agricultural marketing profitable.
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It was feared that this unusual sample frame might lead to a relatively expensive survey with a low response rate.
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A1 costing a lot of money: Rolls Royces are very expensive.expensive to Big houses are expensive to maintain.expensive taste She has expensive tastes (= she likes things that cost a lot of money). Synonyms
costly (EXPENSIVE)
dear (EXPENSIVE) mainly UK
pricey informalOpposites
cheap
inexpensive
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
costing a lot of moneyexpensiveHe thinks he's special with his expensive suits and fancy shoes.dearUK I find the veg too dear in that supermarket.costlyThey made several costly mistakes, including spending $60 million on shoddy machinery. priceyThe restaurants in town are a bit pricey.exclusiveThey have an apartment in an exclusive part of town.
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More examplesFewer examplesIf you send it by airmail, it'll be very expensive.I treated myself to a meal in an expensive restaurant.Toddlers don't need expensive toys and games to keep them amused.A large house like this must be expensive to heat.A lot of businesses are moving out of London because it's too expensive.
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Expensive & luxurious
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costing a lot of money: Housing in this part of the country is very expensive.
expensively adverb [ not gradable ] us
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She was expensively dressed.
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costing a lot of money: Business class travel has become very expensive. He was looking for insurance to cover the expensive equipment in his home office.sth is expensive to do Older houses are expensive to maintain. prohibitively/extremely/hugely expensive
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We also suspected that the timber solutions would be more expensive.
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Institutional funds may need expensive computer systems for administration, accounting, and reporting requirements.
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Local finance is too expensive under structural adjustment to make agricultural marketing profitable.
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Staff time is both valuable and expensive and a more economic model of assessment procedures could be developed.
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They are also less expensive and thus should be preferred for first-step t reatment in older patients.
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Aggregating at this level might be empirically difficult or expensive, but makes sense theoretically.
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For instance, a person with very extensive care needs is usually referred to institutional care because home-care would be much more expensive.
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Thus, an experienced, talented embroiderer working on the panels for elaborate, expensive dresses could expect to earn, at most, slightly less than £80 per year.
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The virtual nature of a computer-based training simulation enables training to be accomplished without risking damage to man or in most cases to expensive equipment.
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Moreover, the method is easily available in the laboratory, less expensive and user-friendly for guiding physicians to the proper treatment of typhoid fever.
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All would provide federal financial assistance to the uninsured (based on income) to make the cost of care less expensive.
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Furthermore, more expressive languages may be too computationally expensive to use automated reasoning technology.
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Finally, we have shown that highly expressed proteins tend to use energetically less expensive amino acids.
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Any alterations at proof stage, apart from the correction of printer's misprints, are expensive and must be avoided.
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Whatever their merits and promise, these physiologically-based techniques are more complex, and in many instances considerably more expensive to use, than verbal response alone.
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expensive
adjective
ex·pen·sive
ik-ˈspen(t)-siv
Synonyms of expensive
1
: involving high cost or sacrifice
an expensive hobby
2
a
: commanding a high price and especially one that is not based on intrinsic worth or is beyond a prospective buyer's means
b
: characterized by high prices
expensive shops
expensively
adverb
expensiveness
noun
Synonyms
big-ticket
costly
dear
extravagant
high
high-end
high-ticket
precious
premium
priceless
pricey
pricy
spendy [chiefly Northwest]
ultraexpensive
valuable
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The lights were expensive to install.
expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford
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circa 1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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expensive
adjective
ex·pen·sive
ik-ˈspen(t)-siv
1
: costly sense 2
an expensive hobby
2
a
: having a high price
expensive gifts
b
: marked by high prices
expensive shops
expensively
adverb
expensiveness
noun
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nsive - 搜索 词典 Rewards网页图片视频学术词典地图更多航班我的必应笔记本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;奢侈的搭配反义词adj.+n.expensive equipment,expensive item,expensive shop,expensive model,expensive giftadj.inexpensive权威英汉双解英汉英英网络释义expensive显示所有例句adj.1.昂贵的;花钱多的;价格高的costing a lot of moneyan expensive car/restaurant/holiday昂贵的汽车;高档的餐馆;花费大的假日Art books are expensive to produce.美术书籍制作成本高。I can't afford it, it's too expensive.我买不起,太贵了。Making the wrong decision could prove expensive .错误的决策可能会付出昂贵的代价。That dress was an expensive mistake .那件连衣裙看走眼买贵了。adj.1.费钱的;昂贵的,高价的;浪费的,奢侈的adj.1.something that is expensive costs a lot of money2.an expensive mistake or decision is one that causes you serious problems1.昂贵的词汇竞赛 - 中国习网 ... Feel 感觉 Expensive 昂贵的 Expense 费用,代价 ... learning.jingsai2012.ciwong.com|基于4648个网页2.花钱多的690个英语四级高... ... expense n. 开销,费用 107. expensive a. 花钱多的;价格高贵的 108. expand v. 扩大,扩张;展开,膨 …www.douban.com|基于523个网页3.价格高贵的守侯_新浪博客 ... 106. expense n. 开销,费用 107. expensive a. 花钱多的;价格高贵的 1. alter v. 改变,改动,变更 ... blog.sina.com.cn|基于486个网页4.高价的PETS3_资料内容_资料下载_学习资料共享网 ... expense 花费,消耗,消费 expensive 昂贵的,高价的 experiment 实验,试验 ... www.87994.com|基于84个网页5.奢侈的旅行常用英语口语(一) ... Nice 很棒 Expensive 贵重的,奢侈的 An express bus 直达公交车 ... www.douban.com|基于79个网页更多释义收起释义例句释义:全部全部,昂贵的昂贵的,花钱多的花钱多的,价格高的价格高的,价格高贵的价格高贵的,高价的高价的,奢侈的奢侈的类别:全部全部,口语口语,书面语书面语,标题标题,技术技术来源:全部全部,字典字典,网络网络难度:全部全部,简单简单,中等中等,难难更多例句筛选收起例句筛选1.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。blog.hjenglish.com2.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。www.bing.com3.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。enews.tacocity.com.tw4.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。www.hxen.com5.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。www.51junshi.com6.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。”www.ecocn.org7.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。www.elanso.com8.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?goabroad.zhishi.sohu.com9.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。www.infoq.com10.That's too expensive. Can you make it a bit cheaper?太贵了,便宜点儿行吗?english.bjta.gov.cn12345© 2024 Microsoft隐私声明和 Cookie法律声明广告帮Just a moment...
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Thesaurus > costing a lot of money > expensive These are words and phrases related to expensive. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,
去往 expensive 的释义。
COSTING A LOT OF MONEYHe thinks he's special with his expensive suits and fancy shoes.
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dear mainly UK I find the veg too dear in that supermarket.costly They made several costly mistakes, including spending $60 million on shoddy machinery. pricey informal The restaurants in town are a bit pricey.exclusive They have an apartment in an exclusive part of town.fancy informal We stayed in a fancy hotel on the beach.posh informal He took me to a posh restaurant.exorbitant Customers are charged exorbitant prices for drinks.extortionate disapproving Fifty pounds? That's extortionate!astronomical informal Property prices are astronomical in London.stiff The price is a bit stiff, but it's worth the money.steep Isn't £5 for a cup of coffee a little steep?unaffordable Rents in the city centre are unaffordable.punitive The banks were charging punitive rates of interest.usurious formal disapproving The fees being charged could be considered usurious.overpriced The restaurant is good, but overpriced, I think.
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cheap If the trainers were cheaper I would buy them.affordable A holiday here in low season is actually pretty affordable.
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cost a (small) fortunecost an arm and a leg informalbe daylight robbery UK informalbe highway robberybe a rip-offbe prohibitively expensivebe beyond/out of reachcan not afford
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If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money. You can also say that things are very expensive.
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expensive | American Thesaurusexpensive
adjective These are words and phrases related to expensive. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,
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The shop carries very expensive clothes.
Synonyms
costlyhigh-priceddearoverpricedexorbitantextravagantexcessiveunreasonableimmoderateuneconomicalbeyond one's means
Antonyms
cheapinexpensiveeconomicalreasonablebargain-basement
Synonyms for expensive from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.
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EXPENSIVE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use expensive in a sentenceThis is why affiliate businesses and licensing deals with manufacturers who can make and distribute the products on their own are often times the most appealing and less expensive routes for publishers, she said.‘It’s worth testing’: GQ is moving from recommending products to selling its own | Kayleigh Barber | August 25, 2020 | DigidayMany consumers, though, viewed it as a ploy to boost sales of newer and more expensive iPhones.Apple CEO Tim Cook is fulfilling another Steve Jobs vision | Rachel Schallom | August 24, 2020 | FortuneWhat Blink Health set out to do, as Fortune has previously reported, is bypass the middlemen who make drugs more expensive.Why an Amazon and Airbnb vet joined a digital health company that wants to slash drug prices | Sy Mukherjee | August 24, 2020 | FortunePharma companies favor expensive medicines that must be taken repeatedly and generate revenue for years or decades.Oxford’s COVID vaccine deal with AstraZeneca raises concerns about access and pricing | lbelanger225 | August 24, 2020 | FortuneWell, first and foremost, it’s more expensive to design sustainably and it’s more expensive to design so that there isn’t an obvious loser in the situation.Uncharted Power’s Jessica O. Matthews has a plan to revive America’s crumbling infrastructure | Brooke Henderson | August 23, 2020 | FortuneWe indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTexpensive day care pushes women out of the labor market while men continue to work outside the home.How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCommunity policing is expensive and, in an era of budget cuts, increasingly rare.How to Solve the Policing Crisis | Keli Goff | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSome medicines, like HIV drugs, are very expensive, as most them are under brand names.No More Paper Prescriptions: Docs Fight Fraud by Going Electronic | Dale Eisinger | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven local chickens were more expensive than in the summer, Smirnova and another woman at the counter complained.How Crimea Crashed the Russian Economy | Anna Nemtsova | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTW was a Watchman, and guarded the door; X was expensive, and so became poor.Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) | VariousMagnums of the driest and most expensive champagne seemed to be the favourite beverage.The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsYou may take my word for it that pigs are far more interesting and far more respectable, though they're expensive, mind you.The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsPlay-writing is a luxury to a journalist, as insidious as golf and much more expensive in time and money.First Plays | A. A. MilneIt was possible that no insurance company would take the risk on an expensive building in such a quarter.Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for expensiveexpensive/ (ɪkˈspɛnsɪv) /adjectivehigh-priced; costly; dearDerived forms of expensiveexpensively, adverbexpensiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Definition of expensive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
expensive adjective /ɪkˈspensɪv/ /ɪkˈspensɪv/
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costing a lot of moneyan expensive car/restaurant/holidayI can't afford it—it's too expensive.Making the wrong decision could prove expensive.That dress was an expensive mistake. expensive to do Art books are expensive to produce. expensive for somebody The new regulations are likely to be very expensive for employers. expensive for somebody to do Bonds can be expensive for individuals to invest in. it is expensive to do something It's expensive to live in London. it is expensive for somebody to do something It is now more expensive for Europeans to visit here.Synonyms expensiveexpensivecostly ▪ overpriced ▪ pricey ▪ dearThese words all describe something that costs a lot of money.expensive costing a lot of money; charging high prices:I can’t afford it—it’s just too expensive for me. an expensive restaurantcostly (rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay:You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.overpriced too expensive; costing more than it is worth:ridiculously overpriced designer clothespricey (informal) expensive:Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.dear [not usually before noun] (British English) expensive:Everything’s so dear now, isn’t it? This word is starting to become rather old-fashioned.Patternsexpensive/costly/overpriced/pricey for somebody/somethingexpensive/costly to do somethingvery/too/fairly/quite/pretty expensive/costly/pricey opposite cheap (1), inexpensiveExtra ExamplesFood in this country is getting very expensive.Giving every patient an annual anti-flu injection would be prohibitively expensive.Her suit looked extremely expensive.I found the food very expensive.Some of these legal cases are enormously expensive.discreetly expensive perfumeTopics Shoppinga1, Moneya1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbsbelookprove…adverbextremelyfairlyvery…See full entryWord Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘lavish, extravagant’): from Latin expens- ‘paid out’, from the verb expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’ + -ive.
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