at expense

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 60%

   由某人付錢；由某人負擔費用

   paid for by sb

   At our expense.

2. 牛津電影裡 40%

   在某人受損的情況下；以某人為代價；跟某人開玩笑

   if you make a joke at sb's expense, you laugh at them and make them feel silly

   Lloyd got a great deal of enjoyment at my expense when he was alive.

電影裡這樣說 · 6 部

• Lloyd got a great deal of enjoyment at my expense when he was alive.Steel Magnolias1989
• At our expense.Arthur the King2024
• - Well, not at our expense, I hope. - Good heavens, no. She was going anyway.The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943
• I spared no expense.Spielberg2017
• Not at the expense of protecting the homeland, you can't...Zero Dark Thirty2012
• All expense... yeah.Waiting for Guffman1997
• towards the expense of the funeral.Mary Reilly1996
• the cost of shutting down, the expense of setting up elsewhere.The Gentlemen2020

在完整場景裡學

• 鋼木蘭1989
  • 清早的忙亂與當場錄用：talking to a brick wall（說了等於白說）
  • 美髮店僱新人聊八卦：talk some trash（聊點別人的閒話）
  • 婚前拉鋸與鄰里算賬：a bone to pick with（有賬要算）
• 冠軍亞瑟2024
  • 退潮擱淺全隊爭執：own worst enemy（自己最大的敵人）
  • 復出前四處拉贊助：stuck in the mud（陷在泥裡）
  • 講吃苦的本事拉贊助：have what it takes（有那份本事）
• 百戰將軍1943
  • 演習開戰還虛報傷亡：my Aunt Fanny（才怪）
  • 演習假戲真做抓間諜：not a hope（一點希望都沒有）
  • 將軍在蒸汽室被俘：my foot（才怪）

同一詞條的短語

• at the expense of
• go to the expense of doing
• put to the expense of doing
• expense, money, is no object

習語頻道里接下來

• be good friends
• by comparison
• have a part
• have your doubts
• in theory
• make certain
• not just yet
• not later than
• in reality
• give a whirl
• at first sight
• throw in the towel