expense.

　　釋義：n.費用;花費的錢(qián);消耗;花錢(qián)的東西。

　　vt.向…收取費用;把…作為開(kāi)支勾銷(xiāo)。

　　第三人稱(chēng)單數： expenses.

　　復數： expenses.

　　現在分詞： expensing.

　　過(guò)去式： expensed.

　　過(guò)去分詞： expensed.

　　例句：

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

　　據說(shuō)他花費巨資在大樓里安裝了一臺電梯。

　　2、It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.

　　這筆錢(qián)不算多，但是能幫助支付家庭開(kāi)支。