expensive

adj.

1. 昂贵的；花钱多的；价格高的
   costing a lot of money
   1. an expensive car/restaurant/holiday
      昂贵的汽车；高档的餐馆；花费大的假日
   2. Art books are expensive to produce.
      美术书籍制作成本高。
   3. I can't afford it, it's too expensive.
      我买不起，太贵了。
   4. Making the wrong decision could prove expensive .
      错误的决策可能会付出昂贵的代价。
   5. That dress was an expensive mistake .
      那件连衣裙看走眼买贵了。

1. ADJ-GRADED 昂贵的;高价的
   If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money.
   1. Wine's so expensive in this country...
      葡萄酒在这个国家非常昂贵。
   2. 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。

1. I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing
   我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。
2. It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
   这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。
3. The house was too expensive and too big. Besides, I'd grown fond of our little rented house.
   这座房子太贵太大了。再说，我已经喜欢上我们租的小房子了。
4. It's so expensive to borrow from finance companies
   从信贷公司借钱利息非常高。
5. It became increasingly expensive to hire casual workers.
   雇用临时工越来越贵了。
6. She had decked him out from head to foot in expensive clothes.
   她用昂贵的服装把他从头到脚打扮一新。
7. Managers are too expensive and important to spend time digging up market information
   经理的薪金过高，职责太过重大，不能将时间浪费在挖掘市场信息上。
8. Wine's so expensive in this country
   葡萄酒在这个国家非常昂贵。
9. 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。
10. I know for a fact that baby corn is very expensive in Europe
    我知道玉米笋在欧洲的确价格不菲。
11. They encourage doctors to prescribe cheaper generic drugs instead of more expensive brand names.
    他们鼓励医生给患者开较便宜的非专利药，而不是价格更高的品牌药。
12. At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer.
    乍一看，有机耕作对农民而言似乎花费大多了。
13. In their haste to escape the rising water, they dropped some expensive equipment
    他们在河水上涨仓促逃离时，丢掉了一些值钱的装备。
14. There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in them
    专门做这些菜的餐馆既有毫不起眼的也有价格昂贵的。
15. Meat and fish are relatively expensive.
    肉和鱼相对来说比较贵。
16. They have mostly invested their money in expensive real estate.
    他们已把钱主要投资到昂贵的房地产业了。
17. There is less expensive accommodation nearby
    附近有不太贵的住处。
18. It is possible to vacation at some of the more expensive resorts if you go in the off-season
    如果在淡季出游，就有可能去一些价格较为昂贵的旅游胜地度假。
19. Too much is spent on expensive curative medicine and too little on preventive medicine
    在昂贵的治疗性药物上花费太多，在预防性药物上的支出则太少。
20. Sometimes expensive drugs or other treatments can be economical in the long run
    有时昂贵的药物或其他治疗方法从长远来看可能是比较划算的。
21. The simple fact is that, for most people, surfing is too expensive.
    事情很简单，那就是对大多数人来说，网上冲浪费用太高。
22. 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。
23. A good tip is to buy the most expensive lens you can afford.
    建议购买能负担得起的最贵的镜头。
24. Unlike aerobics, walking entails no expensive fees for classes or clubs.
    散步不像有氧健身操那样需要交纳昂贵的费用来参加健身班或俱乐部。
25. When I had my first baby friends warned me that children were expensive
    当我有了第一个孩子时，朋友们提醒我说养孩子是很花钱的。
26. Waterproofed fabric pants are more expensive than plastic pants.
    防水纤维短裤比塑料短裤贵多了。
27. I was rush into buying these expensive boots.
    我是在匆忙中仓促决定买下这双价格昂贵的靴子的。
28. I don't like that new dictionary, besides, it's too expensive.
    我不喜欢那本新字典，另外，它也太贵。
29. It is not so expensive as you might expect.
    那不像你料想的那么昂贵。
30. Things are expensive here.
    这地方东西很贵。

  precious costly dear expensive valuable【导航词义：贵重的，昂贵的】

  precious adj. 贵重的

〔辨析〕强调稀有且价值不菲的。

  costly adj. 昂贵的

〔辨析〕较正式用词，指花费太多钱的，尤指超过愿意支付的价钱的。

  dear adj. 〈英〉昂贵的

〔辨析〕指价格贵的，通常作表语。

  expensive adj. 昂贵的

〔辨析〕强调花钱多、价格高的。

  valuable adj. 贵重的

〔辨析〕强调十分值钱的。

adj

1. high in price or charging high prices
   1. expensive clothes
   2. an expensive shop