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基本釋義

adj.
昂貴的

詞性變化

實用例句

There are other restaurants where you can eat less expensively.

還有其他一些餐館價錢稍微便宜些。

牛津詞典

expensively dressed/furnished

穿著 / 陳設華貴

牛津詞典

That dress was an expensive mistake .

那件連衣裙看走眼買貴了。

牛津詞典

Making the wrong decision could prove expensive .

錯誤的決策可能會付出昂貴的代價。

牛津詞典

an expensive car/restaurant/holiday

昂貴的汽車;高檔的餐館;花費大的假日

牛津詞典

Art books are expensive to produce.

美術書籍制作成本高。

牛津詞典

I can't afford it, it's too expensive.

我買不起,太貴了。

牛津詞典

I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.

因為正在使用很多昂貴的設備,所以我非常緊張。

Wine's so expensive in this country...

葡萄酒在這個國家非常昂貴。

The upkeep of a yacht is very expensive.

游艇的維修保養(yǎng)費是很昂貴的.

《簡明英漢詞典》

That's an inefficient and expensive method.

這種方法少慢差費.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.

接著向我走過來的那個人是賣高檔鋼筆和手表的.

《用法詞典》

John chose the least expensive of the book in these books.

約翰在這些書中選了一本最便宜的.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He felt a real country bumpkin, sitting in that expensive restaurant, not knowing which cutlery to use.

他覺得自己像個土老帽兒, 坐在高級餐廳里, 不知道該用哪一件餐具.

《簡明英漢詞典》

We choose an expensive toy for the boy.

我們給孩子買了一件昂貴的玩具.

《簡明英漢詞典》

The territory was too expensive for any purchaser, so the two couples parceled out a picnic lunch.

這地方什么都貴, 因此,兩對夫婦分享一頓野餐.

《簡明英漢詞典》

This fur coat is expensive.

這件皮大衣價格高昂.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

Her bikini was one of those expensive designer jobbies.

她的比基尼泳裝是那種價格昂貴的名牌產(chǎn)品。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

She was wearing an expensive new outfit.

她穿著一身昂貴的新衣裳。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

a bottle of expensive perfume

一瓶昂貴的香水

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.

這座新辦公大樓成了昂貴的擺設。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

In their haste to escape the rising water, they dropped some expensive equipment.

他們在河水上漲倉促逃離時,丟掉了一些值錢的裝備。

柯林斯例句

GATT member countries have largely agreed to replace expensive and inefficient protectionist policies with a competitive free market system for world trade.

關貿(mào)總協(xié)定的成員國已大體上同意在全球貿(mào)易中用競爭性的自由市場體制取代代價高且效率低的保護主義政策。

柯林斯例句

The case against is twofold: too risky and too expensive.

反對理由有兩點:太冒險而且太昂貴。

柯林斯例句

They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent's that expensive.

他們確實從樓上搬到了樓下,因為房租太貴了。

柯林斯例句

Instead of dining in top restaurants and wearing expensive suits, he likes to eat hamburgers and buys clothes off the peg.

比起穿著昂貴的套裝到高檔飯店吃飯,他更喜歡吃漢堡、買成衣。

柯林斯例句

Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.

盡管價格昂貴,但它們經(jīng)久耐用,永不過時。

柯林斯例句

真題例句

These extra features are deemed unnecessary by the majority of shoppers, which probably reflects how these types of products are typically more expensive than regular toilet paper, even when on special offer.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

A friend recently took her mother to visit an expensive assisted living / nursing home near my town.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

The model works for items that are expensive to buy and are widely owned by people who do not make full use of them

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

The most frequently shared items are those expensive to buy but not fully used

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

For now the app is also iPad-exclusive, and though a few of these educational institutions are giving the hardware away for free, for other students who don't have such a luxury it's an added layer of cost — and an expensive one at that.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be prohibitively expensive.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

The You Gov poll of 2, 000 people indicates that in a recession it is more expensive for couples to split up.

出自-2011年12月閱讀原文

it is more expensive for couples to split up

出自-2011年12月閱讀原文

I don't have any TV commercials, because they are too expensive.

出自-2011年6月聽力原文

A Pearson spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that "digital materials are less expensive and a good investment" that offer new features, like audio texts, personalized knowledge checks and expert videos.

2018年6月四級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

As universities go digital, students are complaining of a new hit to their finances that's replacing—and sometimes joining—expensive textbooks: pricey online access codes that are required to complete coursework and submit assignments.

2018年6月四級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

Even though pumping from these depths is expensive, it is still cheaper than desalinating (脫鹽) the ocean water in the largely coastal state.

2018年12月四級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section C

It's a great opportunity to try some of the more expensive restaurants at a discounted price and try something new.

2018年12月四級真題(第二套)聽力 Section B

so, I'm really enjoying it and I can' t wait for my next session, although the lessons are rather expensive.

2019年6月四級真題(第一套)聽力 Section B

Travelling is a great way to expand your world view, although it can be expensive.

2019年12月四級真題(第二套)聽力 Section C

Some intensive summer programs are very expensive but most of them provide scholarships.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

Economic reasoning shows that the least expensive way for each country is to put a price on carbon emissions.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

With a tax imposed on expensive health insurance plans, most employers will likely transfer money from health expenses into wages.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

Sometimes the best treatment might be the most expensive.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

Is surgery, radiation or careful monitoring best for prostate cancer? Is the latest and most expensive cholesterol-lowering drug any better than its common competitors? The pending bills would spend additional money to accelerate this effort.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

In cases where sewage mud is used, expensive chemical fertilizer use can be avoided.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

Enrollees would have to pay more money for many services out of their own pockets, and that would encourage them to think twice about whether an expensive or redundant test was worth it.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

Economists project that most employers would shift money from expensive health benefits into wages.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

It is too expensive for most young people.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

Unfortunately for them , our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia , and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

The biggest obstacle to energy transition is that the present energy system is too expensive to replace.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

In practical terms, the new guidelines being develop could result in doctors choosing one drug over another for cost reasons or even deciding that a particular treatment — at the end of life, for example — is too expensive.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

Piling on higher taxes won't help, "If higher taxes make it more expensive to raise children," says Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute, "people will think twice about having another child.

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

Raising children is getting expensive

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

McCartney found that EMI's (百代唱片) contractual clauses made it prohibitively expensive to follow suit, and the Beatles had to make do with the primitive technology of Abbey Road.

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

A college education is getting ever more expensive.

出自-2011年6月閱讀原文

It is too expensive to support a large family.

出自-2010年12月閱讀原文

Supporters of home education claim that it is less expensive and far more efficient than mass public education.

出自-2013年12月聽力原文

After reading a book on how to address for success, he had purchased an expensive dark navy suit and golden tie

出自-2013年12月聽力原文

Why did Larry purchase an expensive navy suit and golden tie?

出自-2013年12月聽力原文

Delia realized the plan was expensive and potentially controversial.

出自-2012年12月聽力原文

Buy an expensive gift for Gemma.

出自-2012年6月聽力原文

They are not as expensive as believe

出自-2012年6月聽力原文

It must have come a bit expensive.

出自-2011年6月聽力原文

This is one of our best and least expensive two-bedroom listings.

出自-2010年12月聽力原文

"I’ve seen very expensive protein supplements that claim to be high quality but they might not really be beneficial for the average healthy adult," she says.

2019年12月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

And it’s very expensive because it comes from a special type of pig that only eats a special type of food.

2018年6月六級真題(第二套)聽力 Section A

But all these concepts are massively expensive, require safety certification standards for road and air, need dual controls, involve complex folding wings and propellers,and have to be flown from air-strips.

2019年6月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A

By replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed.

2019年12月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

For instance, DeWalt discovered that many contractors were holding on to their old tools, even if they no longer worked, because they were expensive purchases and it was hard to justify bringing them in to recycle.

2019年6月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

I also do not want anything too expensive, Maybe mid-range.

2018年6月六級真題(第二套)聽力 Section A

Is the latest and most expensive cholesterol-lowering drug any better than its common competitors?

2016年6月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

Now, though a novel type of steel has been developed that resists fractures at much lower temperatures, while retaining its strength and toughness-without the need for expensive additives.

2019年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section A

NYU is consistently ranked one of the country's most expensive schools, with room and board costs totaling upwards of $64,000 a year.

2018年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150.

2018年6月六級真題(第二套)聽力 Section A

One problem with grass-fed products is that they are usually more expensive than conventional ones.

2019年12月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

Photography was once an expensive, laborious ordeal reserved for life's greatest milestones.

2018年6月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section C

So scientists have strived to find a solution by mixing it with expensive metals such as nickel.

2019年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section A

Some parents pull their children out of school because of expensive field trips.

2019年12月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C

The average student's debt upon graduation now approaches $, 000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make it free are multiplying.

2018年6月六級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section C

The average student's debt upon graduation now approaches $40, 000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make it "free" are multiplying.

2018年6月六級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section C

The paintings were done with such skill and with such expensive dyes that experts believe the artists originally came from Italy.

2019年6月六級真題(第二套)聽力 Section B

The resulting steel appears to achieve a combination of strength and toughness that is comparable to that of modern steels that are very rich in alloy content and, therefore, very expensive.

2019年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section A

The same held true for people who used products that implied they were short on time: In one experiment, for example, customers of the grocery-delivery service Peapod were seen as of higher status than people who shopped at grocery stores that were equall

2017年12月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section C

This is because they must share expensive facilities.

2019年6月六級真題(第二套)聽力 Section C

Unfortunately for them and often the taxpayers, our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier : they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia meaning it takes a lot of energy to se

2015年12月六級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

Up until then, I hadn't truly realized just how expensive an education can be.

2018年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.

2019年高考英語全國卷I 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

Big cities generally have heavy traffic and expensive parking, but there you have a choice of taking public transport, which is cheaper than driving.

2014年高考英語全國卷1 聽力 原文

Data giants' technology is very expensive.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 選項

Yes, but a few blocks down town would be much more expensive.

2018年高考英語全國卷I 聽力 原文

Modem methods of/for tracking polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid-1980s, and are expensive to perform consistently over a large area.

2019年高考英語全國卷I 語法填空 原文

Necessities like food and wood were very expensive.

2018年高考英語全國卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

The team transforms the family's long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.

2018年高考英語全國卷I 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.

2015年高考英語浙江卷 完形填空 原文

Traffic is getting worse every day and parking is more expensive.

2017年高考英語北京卷 聽力 原文

There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the bar exam.

出自-2014年考研閱讀原文

The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world.

出自-2015年考研閱讀原文

The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper—printing presses, delivery trucks—isn’t just expensive; it’s excessive at a time when online-only competitors don’t have the same set of financial constraints.

出自-2016年考研閱讀原文

It’s not as expensive as you might think.

出自-2016年考研閱讀原文

Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot complete on their own or that they cannot do without expensive equipment.

2012年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

first, it is very expensive to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the dominant form of payment.

2013年考研真題(英語二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

It's not as expensive as you might think.

2016年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper—printing presses, delivery trucks—isn't just expensive; it's excessive at a time when online-only competitors don't have the same set of financial constraints.

2016年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

The process is cumbersome, expensive, and unreliable.

2019年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the

2014年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Adjective
  • 1. high in price or charging high prices;

    "expensive clothes"

    "an expensive shop"

同義詞辨析

dear, expensive, costly

這些形容詞都表示物品價格"高的,昂貴的"之意。

  • dear: 側(cè)重指要價過高,或遠高于公道、合理的價格,其反義詞是cheap。
  • expensive: 指物品的價格超過了它本身所值,或超過了購買者的支付能力。
  • costly: 指物品價格高,通常是因物品稀少或珍貴所致。

同義詞

adj.高價的;昂貴的

high-priceddearcostly

反義詞

adj.高價的;奢侈的

cheapinexpensiveeconomical

最新英語單詞

行業(yè)英語