n.
at sb's expense
- 由某人付钱;由某人负担费用
paid for by sb
- We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense.
公司出钱请我们外出就餐。
- 在某人受损的情况下;以某人为代价;跟某人开玩笑
if you make a joke at sb's expense , you laugh at them and make them feel silly
at the expense of sb/sth
- 在牺牲(或损害)…的情况下
with loss or damage to sb/sth
- He built up the business at the expense of his health.
他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。
go to the expense of sth/of doing sth
go to a lot of, etc. expense
- 把钱用在…上;花钱于
to spend money on sth
- They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.
他们不惜一切代价重新装饰这房子,可后来又搬走了。
put sb to the expense of sth/of doing sth
put sb to a lot of, etc. expense
- 使某人花钱(于…);使某人负担费用
to make sb spend money on sth
- Their visit put us to a lot of expense.
他们的来访使我们破费不小。
expense, money, etc. is no object
- 费用不在话下;钱不成问题
used to say that you are willing to spend a lot of money
- He always travels first class─expense is no object.
他总是乘头等舱旅行,从不计较花费多少。