expense

The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.

那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了，却丧失了灵魂。

The dealers profited shamefully at the expense of my family.

这些经销商通过损害我家人的利益不光彩地赚钱。

The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants.

物主靠压榨农民而赢得暴利。

Neither should be overemphasized at the expense of the other.

二者不可偏废.

But skeptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient.

但是持怀疑态度的人担心费用的削减会以牺牲病人的利益为代价。

Those who know how to use the system can enrich themselves at the expense of the very people who work for those companies.

那些懂得如何利用现行体制的人使自己富有起来，而代价是牺牲真正为那些公司工作的人。

There may be travel expense, as well.

可能还有旅途费用.

Should architects continue to be trained for five years at public expense?

建筑师是否应该继续接受5年的公费培训呢？

We must limit our expense to what we can afford.

我们必须不使开支超出我们的支付能力

He tried to be clever at my expense.

他想捉弄我以卖弄小聪明.

It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.

据说他花费巨资在大楼里安装了一台电梯。

Next to the expense of cashiers, pricing items is one of the costliest labor costs of grocery retailers.

对食品杂货零售商来说，给货物贴价签也是劳动力成本中最为昂贵的一个部分，仅次于雇佣收银员的费用。

The other options simply complicate the situation and could land him with more expense.

其他办法只会使情况复杂化，而且可能给他带来更大花销。

Democrats will complain he overemphasizes punishment at the expense of prevention and treatment.

民主党人会抱怨他过分看重惩罚，而忽视了预防和解决措施。

We were wined and dined at the firm's expense.

公司以酒宴款待我们.

He put Elizabeth's motel bill and airfare on his expense account.

他将伊丽莎白住汽车旅馆的费用和机票费用记在他的报销账目中。

Don't profit yourself at the expense of others.

不要占他人的便宜.

He spared no expense to make the party a success.

为使宴会成功他不惜费用.

I don't want to put him to the expense of buying me dinner.

我不想让他破费请我吃饭.

The expense is prohibitive.

费用高得使人不敢问津.

The expense of living is immense.

生活费用很庞大.

Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense.

欧文因费用问题对此表示反对。

Never do anything to your profit at another's expense.

切不可作任何损人利己的事.

I think he's having fun at our expense.

我想他在拿我们寻开心。

Don't stress minor issues at the expense of the central task.

不要因次要问题而冲淡了中心任务.

I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth.

我会设法替他省下要从珀斯飞来的机票费用。

You really shouldn't have gone to the expense of renting the car specially for us.

你真不该花钱专门为我们租用这辆汽车.

He's bought a specially big TV at vast expense so that everyone can see properly.

他花大价钱买了一台特别大的电视机，这样每个人都能看清楚。

The garden was transformed at great expense .

花园改建花了一大笔费用。

She cannot afford the expense.

她花不起这笔钱.