expensive

美音：[ɪk'spensɪv] 英音：[ɪk'spensɪv]

简单释义：

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

完整释义：

adj.

1.费钱的,花费大,开销大,代价昂贵,消费大
2.高级的,华丽的,阔绰的,讲排场的
3.太会花钱,花大钱,乱花钱;破费;奢华
4.代价大的
5.浪费,劳民伤财

例句：

When a man give expensive jewelry, perhaps he expect much things returned. but talking is one of these things.
当一个男人送给一个女人昂贵的珠宝，也许他想要的能回报他的东西有很多。但谈话，并不是其中之一。
By then, Shawn and Amy, our oldest girls were attending expensive Ivy League schools and we had only a few thousand dollars in the bank.
当时，两个大的女儿肖恩和埃米正在费用很高的常春藤学校上学，而我们只有几千美金的银行存款。
In the early years of British tea consumption, the product was an expensive indulgence.
在英国人茶叶消费的早年，这种产品是一种昂贵的嗜好。
London is Europe's most expensive city, but bargains are easy to find if you know where to look.
伦敦是欧洲消费最高的城市，不过便宜货还是很容易找到的，前提是你得知道上哪儿去找。
He is always puffing about the expensive wines he brings over to my place, and is then sniffy about the offerings I take round to his.
他总是吹嘘自己带到我家来的名贵红酒，而对我带到他家去的酒总是嗤之以鼻。
It is hard to say how much more expensive, since so few are being built.
这很难说到底贵多少，因为目前很少有在建的项目。
The contractor said the repairs on Frank's house would be very expensive, but Frank decided to have the work done.
承包商说弗兰克房子的整修将很昂贵，而弗兰克决定让他干这活。
But everything is so expensive in Paris that I might have to come back and cash another one in a few days.
但是在巴黎什么东西都这么贵，以至几天之内我可能还得回来兑现另一张支票。

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