當“費用,成本”講的時候,是可數名詞,加s,作“代價,損失”講,是不可數名詞,不加s。expense可數不可數皆可,做“開支,經費”解釋時常用複數形式。不可名詞 spending of money etc可數名詞cause of spending。
expense
讀音:英 [ɪkˈspens] 美 [ɪkˈspɛns]
釋義:n.費用花費的錢消耗花錢的東西
vt.向…收取費用把…作為開支勾銷
第三人稱單數: expenses
複數: expenses
現在分詞: expensing
過去式: expensed
過去分詞: expensed
例句:
1、It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.
據説他花費巨資在大樓裏安裝了一台電梯。
2、It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.
這筆錢不算多,但是能幫助支付家庭開支。