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expensive expensive ★★★★☆/ɪkspe̱nsɪv/1[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。expensivelyShe 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。 expensiveex‧pen‧sive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family  costing a lot of money  OPP  cheap:  the most expensive restaurant in town Petrol is becoming more and more expensive. Photography is an expensive hobby.expensive to buy/run/produce/maintain etc The house was too big and expensive to run. For low-income families, children’s safety equipment can be prohibitively expensive (=so expensive that most people cannot afford it). Employing the wrong builder can be a horribly expensive mistake. Her husband had expensive tastes (=liked expensive things).—expensively adverb:  She’s always expensively dressed.COLLOCATIONSadverbsquite/fairly expensive· The food’s quite expensive, but it’s really nice.rather/pretty expensive (=more expensive than you expect)· I think £1000 for a bed is rather expensive.very/extremely expensive· We ate at a very expensive restaurant.astronomically/phenomenally expensive (=used to emphasize how expensive something is)· Some new medical treatments are phenomenally expensive.hugely expensive (=extremely expensive, especially when you think something is too expensive)· The building is hugely expensive to maintain.ridiculously/outrageously/horrendously expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that seems shocking)· Room service in the hotel was ridiculously expensive.extortionately expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that is not fair or reasonable)· Houses in some parts of London are extortionately expensive.prohibitively expensive formal (=too expensive, with the result that most people cannot afford to buy something)· HIV medicines are still prohibitively expensive for sufferers in Africa.verbslook expensive· All of her clothes look very expensive.prove expensive· Their decision could prove expensive.nounsexpensive tastes (=a desire to have things that are very expensive)· His wife has very expensive tastes and his kids always want the latest things.an expensive mistake (=a mistake which results in someone having to spend a lot of money)· Choosing the wrong builder turned out to be an expensive mistake.THESAURUSexpensive costing a lot of money: · an expensive car· Apartments in the city are very expensive.· An underground train system is expensive to build.high costing a lot of money. You use high about rents/fees/prices/costs. Don’t use expensive with these words: · Rents are very high in this area.· Lawyers charge high fees.· the high cost of living in Japandear [not before noun] British English spoken expensive compared to the usual price: · £3.50 seems rather dear for a cup of coffee.pricey /ˈpraɪsi/ informal expensive: · The clothes are beautiful but pricey.costly expensive in a way that wastes money: · Upgrading the system would be very costly.· They were anxious to avoid a costly legal battle.cost a fortune informal to be very expensive: · The necklace must have cost a fortune!exorbitant /ɪɡˈzɔːbətənt $ -ɔːr-/ much too expensive: · Some accountants charge exorbitant fees.astronomical astronomical prices, costs, and fees are extremely high: · the astronomical cost of developing a new spacecraft· the astronomical prices which some people had paid for their seats· The cost of living is astronomical.overpriced too expensive and not worth the price: · The DVDs were vastly overpriced.somebody can’t afford something someone does not have enough money to buy or do something: · Most people can’t afford to send their children to private schools.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EUrPjWGzXKnPkCbXLYMs+SBr/N3SBAfSZSAVjX4jH4KmL013iiXMXs8YK69eLcP/GBKD3POg7c8D6GIB7PjN+mH+gASNrLjhIQfgoWN3JsqN67nuDl0ZsCk3kPkN5lCjR4SWDWKT3s6wXAYI2xGqn9I=             ex·pen·sive              ★                    /        ɪkˈspensɪv                ;          NAmE                ɪkˈspensɪv                /                              adjective                                                costing a lot of money        昂贵的；花钱多的；价格高的                    ◆      an 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。              OPP                                    inexpensive                                                        ▶                ex·pen·sive·ly                  /          ɪkˈspensɪvli                    ;            NAmE                    ɪkˈspensɪvli                    /                          adverb                                      ◆          expensively dressed/furnished          穿着╱陈设华贵                          ◆          There are other restaurants where you can eat less expensively.          还有其他一些餐馆价钱稍微便宜些。                                    SYNONYMS 同义词辨析                                                  expensive            costly              ◆overpriced              ◆pricey                                      These words all describe sth that costs a lot of money.                以上各词均用于花钱多的事物。                                                    ■              expensive              costing a lot of money; charging high prices                指昂贵的、花钱多的、价格高的：                                            ◆                I can't afford it—it's just too expensive for me.                我买不起，对我来说这太贵了。                                                          ◆                an expensive restaurant                高档餐馆                                                    ■              costly              (                rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay                指昂贵的、花钱多的、价钱比愿意付的为高：                                            ◆                You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.                如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。                                                    ■              overpriced              too expensive; costing more than it is worth                指价格太高的、过于昂贵的：                                            ◆                ridiculously overpriced designer clothes                贵得离谱的名牌衣服                                                    ■              pricey              (                informal) expensive                指昂贵的、价格高的：                                            ◆                Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.                如今该村庄的房价太高，当地人根本买不起。                                                    ■              dear              [not usually before noun] (                BrE) expensive                指昂贵、价格高：                                            ◆                Everything's so dear now, isn't it?                现在什么东西都那么贵，是不是？                                            NOTEThis word is starting to become rather old-fashioned.                这词已开始有些过时了。                                                    PATTERNS                              ◆                expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey                  forsb/sth                                                            ◆                expensive/costly                  to do sth                                                            ◆                                  very / very  expensive/costly/pricey                                                                                    ex·pen·sive              /        ɪkˈspensɪv                ;          NAmE                ɪkˈspensɪv                /                    ex·pen·sive·ly              /        ɪkˈspensɪvli                ;          NAmE                ɪkˈspensɪvli                /             expensive[ɪkˈspensɪv]CET4CET6TEM4考研j16702353736613009717365333161ADJ13861065143Spoken:155828599昂贵的(94%)，高价的(6%)adj.昂贵的；花钱的

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Collins	expensive ★★★★☆ /ɪkspe̱nsɪv/ 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。
Oxford	ex·pen·sive ★ / ɪkˈspensɪv ; NAmE ɪkˈspensɪv / adjective costing a lot of money 昂贵的；花钱多的；价格高的 ◆ an 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。 OPP inexpensive ▶ ex·pen·sive·ly / ɪkˈspensɪvli ; NAmE ɪkˈspensɪvli / adverb ◆ expensively dressed/furnished 穿着╱陈设华贵 ◆ There are other restaurants where you can eat less expensively. 还有其他一些餐馆价钱稍微便宜些。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 expensive costly ◆overpriced ◆pricey These words all describe sth that costs a lot of money. 以上各词均用于花钱多的事物。 ■ expensive costing a lot of money; charging high prices 指昂贵的、花钱多的、价格高的： ◆ I can't afford it—it's just too expensive for me. 我买不起，对我来说这太贵了。 ◆ an expensive restaurant 高档餐馆 ■ costly ( rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay 指昂贵的、花钱多的、价钱比愿意付的为高： ◆ You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can. 如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。 ■ overpriced too expensive; costing more than it is worth 指价格太高的、过于昂贵的： ◆ ridiculously overpriced designer clothes 贵得离谱的名牌衣服 ■ pricey ( informal) expensive 指昂贵的、价格高的： ◆ Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford. 如今该村庄的房价太高，当地人根本买不起。 ■ dear [not usually before noun] ( BrE) expensive 指昂贵、价格高： ◆ Everything's so dear now, isn't it? 现在什么东西都那么贵，是不是？ NOTEThis word is starting to become rather old-fashioned. 这词已开始有些过时了。 PATTERNS ◆ expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey forsb/sth ◆ expensive/costly to do sth ◆ very / very expensive/costly/pricey ex·pen·sive / ɪkˈspensɪv ; NAmE ɪkˈspensɪv / ex·pen·sive·ly / ɪkˈspensɪvli ; NAmE ɪkˈspensɪvli /
LDC	expensiveex‧pen‧sive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family costing a lot of money OPP cheap: the most expensive restaurant in town Petrol is becoming more and more expensive. Photography is an expensive hobby.expensive to buy/run/produce/maintain etc The house was too big and expensive to run. For low-income families, children’s safety equipment can be prohibitively expensive (=so expensive that most people cannot afford it). Employing the wrong builder can be a horribly expensive mistake. Her husband had expensive tastes (=liked expensive things).—expensively adverb: She’s always expensively dressed.COLLOCATIONSadverbsquite/fairly expensive· The food’s quite expensive, but it’s really nice.rather/pretty expensive (=more expensive than you expect)· I think £1000 for a bed is rather expensive.very/extremely expensive· We ate at a very expensive restaurant.astronomically/phenomenally expensive (=used to emphasize how expensive something is)· Some new medical treatments are phenomenally expensive.hugely expensive (=extremely expensive, especially when you think something is too expensive)· The building is hugely expensive to maintain.ridiculously/outrageously/horrendously expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that seems shocking)· Room service in the hotel was ridiculously expensive.extortionately expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that is not fair or reasonable)· Houses in some parts of London are extortionately expensive.prohibitively expensive formal (=too expensive, with the result that most people cannot afford to buy something)· HIV medicines are still prohibitively expensive for sufferers in Africa.verbslook expensive· All of her clothes look very expensive.prove expensive· Their decision could prove expensive.nounsexpensive tastes (=a desire to have things that are very expensive)· His wife has very expensive tastes and his kids always want the latest things.an expensive mistake (=a mistake which results in someone having to spend a lot of money)· Choosing the wrong builder turned out to be an expensive mistake.THESAURUSexpensive costing a lot of money: · an expensive car· Apartments in the city are very expensive.· An underground train system is expensive to build.high costing a lot of money. You use high about rents/fees/prices/costs. Don’t use expensive with these words: · Rents are very high in this area.· Lawyers charge high fees.· the high cost of living in Japandear [not before noun] British English spoken expensive compared to the usual price: · £3.50 seems rather dear for a cup of coffee.pricey /ˈpraɪsi/ informal expensive: · The clothes are beautiful but pricey.costly expensive in a way that wastes money: · Upgrading the system would be very costly.· They were anxious to avoid a costly legal battle.cost a fortune informal to be very expensive: · The necklace must have cost a fortune!exorbitant /ɪɡˈzɔːbətənt $ -ɔːr-/ much too expensive: · Some accountants charge exorbitant fees.astronomical astronomical prices, costs, and fees are extremely high: · the astronomical cost of developing a new spacecraft· the astronomical prices which some people had paid for their seats· The cost of living is astronomical.overpriced too expensive and not worth the price: · The DVDs were vastly overpriced.somebody can’t afford something someone does not have enough money to buy or do something: · Most people can’t afford to send their children to private schools.
WDF	expensive [ɪkˈspensɪv] CET4CET6TEM4考研 j1670 23537 3661 3009 7173 6533 3161 ADJ1386 1065143 Spoken: 155828599 昂贵的(94%)，高价的(6%) adj.昂贵的；花钱的

Expensive Lot Costing High Money Afford ɪkˈspensɪv Costly

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