expensive

　　expensive

　　[英][ɪkˈspensɪv] [美][ɪkˈspɛnsɪv]

　　adj.昂贵的，花钱多的;豪华的

　　比较级：more expensive最高级：most expensive

　　expensive 语法信息

　　1.ADJ-GRADED昂贵的;高价的If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money.

　　Wine's so expensive in this country...

　　葡萄酒在这个国家非常昂贵。

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

　　因为正在使用很多昂贵的设备，所以我非常紧张。

　　expensively

　　She was expensively dressed, with fine furs and jewels...

　　她穿戴着名贵的毛皮大衣和珠宝，非常奢华。

　　They do a third-rate job very expensively.

　　他们收很多钱交出了三流的活儿。

expensive 例句学习

　　Why is tuition so expensive today?

　　为什么现如今学费这么贵?

　　The surge itself was expensive.

　　增兵本身就很昂贵。

　　We gave them expensive and often irrelevant economic advice.

　　我们向他们提出代价高昂、却往往不切实际的经济建议。

　　Expensive things don't create lasting happiness and security.

　　昂贵的东西无法带来持久的幸福和安逸。

　　Such lessons are both difficult and expensive to teach.

　　这样的课教起来既困难重重又价格不菲。

　　Think the lawyers are expensive?

　　你认为律师费用昂贵吗?

　　They left her expensive jewellery.

　　他们丢下了她的昂贵珠宝。

　　Things there are too expensive.

　　那里的东西太贵了。

　　The hardcover is more expensive.

　　精装本比较贵一点。

　　Why is zambia so expensive?

　　为什么赞比亚工人那么贵?

　　It has become more expensive to bring actions.

　　采取行动的成本已变得更加高昂。

　　Marital spats used to be expensive.

　　过去，夫妻吵架的代价十分高昂。

　　This is expensive as well as ironic.

　　这种做法既代价高昂，也具有讽刺意味。

　　Such protection was expensive and prone to volatility.

　　此类保护价格高昂，而且容易出现波动。

　　Specialist magazines are often expensive.

　　专业杂志通常更贵。

　　Bad reception, expensive phone bills.

　　糟糕的待人方式，昂贵的电话单。

　　Instead it will be expensive.

　　不出庭则代价昂贵。

　　Even basic lodging is expensive.

　　连基本住宿也很昂贵。

　　Governments across asia are already cutting expensive fuel price subsidies.

　　亚洲各国政府已经在削减昂贵的燃油补助。

　　Consumer data are expensive and can at most predict a quarter of the variance in voting preferences, he reckons.

　　据他估计，消费者数据不但价格高昂，并且最多只能预测选举取向中的四分之一的变动情况。