expensive的正确形式

【基本用法】 a.昂贵的：

It is expensive to stay in that hotel. 住那家旅馆很贵.

Living in the country is less expensive than in the city. 住在乡间比住在城里花钱少.

【习惯用法】表示“贵”,主要用于说明具体的事物,而不用于说明 price,如“这外套太贵”译成英语不能是：The price of the coat is too expensive. 可改为：The coat is too expensive. / The price of the coat is too high.

【易混辨析】expensive, dear.两者均可表示“贵”,但前者多指物美价高,非购买者财力所能及；而后者则多指物价超过常情(如物以稀为“贵”

expensive的比较级形式是more expensive，

名词形式是expense

最高级 most expensive

expensive

昂贵的常见释义

英[ɪkˈspensɪv]

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美[ɪkˈspensɪv]

adj.

昂贵的;花钱多的;价格高的;

例句

The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.

这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。

expensive的用法1：expensive的基本意思是“昂贵的,费用大的”,指花费的时间多、金额高或精力大。在用于价格时,含有超过应有价值或超出购物者的购买能力的意味。

　　expensive的用法2：expensive常用于修饰物,有时也可用于修饰人,此时多强调一个人的“衣着华丽”。

　　expensive的用法例句：

　　1. 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。

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

　　反对理由有两点：太冒险而且太昂贵。

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

　　他们确实从楼上搬到了楼下，因为房租太贵了。