expensive

汉语翻译

a. 贵的, 奢华的, 费用浩大的, 乱化钱的
【经】 高价的, 昂贵的, 浪费的

词型变化：

名词:expensiveness 副词:expen-sively 

词意辨析：

dear, expensive, costly

这些形容词都表示物品价格“高的，昂贵的”之意。
dear: 侧重指要价过高，或远高于公道、合理的价格，其反义词是cheap。
expensive: 指物品的价格超过了它本身所值，或超过了购买者的支付能力。
costly: 指物品价格高，通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。

英语解释：

形容词 expensive:

1. high in price or charging high prices

例句：

1. The transport of goods by air is very expensive.
   空运货物费用十分昂贵。
2. I think international calls are very expensive.
   我认为国际电话费用很高。
3. He gave her an expensive fur for her birthday.
   他送给她一件昂贵的毛皮衣服作生 日礼物。
4. This set of crystal wine cups is very expensive.
   这套水晶玻璃酒杯非常昂贵。
5. A cheaper camera is not always inferior to a more expensive one.
   廉价照相机的质量并总不比昂贵的差。
6. The manufacture of these small components is expensive.
   制造这些小部件是非常昂贵的。
7. She likes to wear expensive blue underwear.
   她喜欢穿昂贵的兰色内衣。
8. The dress is too expensive for me to buy.
   那衣服太昂贵，我买不起。

详细解释：

ex.pen.sive

adj.（形容词）
Requiring a large expenditure; costly.
费用浩大的：须要大笔开支的；昂贵的
Marked by high prices:
豪华的：以高价为标志的：
例句：
expensive stores.See Synonyms at costly
豪华商场参见 costly


【引伸】
expen.sively
adv.（副词）
expen.siveness
n.（名词）