at the expense of

释义

1. 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。

电影里这样说 · 64 部

• CHiCo: So at the expense of your very wide butt...Batman: Under the Red Hood2010
• Not at the expense of protecting the homeland, you can't...Zero Dark Thirty2012
• would come at the expense of our awfully good fission program.Oppenheimer2023
• You discovered the truth at the expense of your life.The Unholy2021
• So you got your revenge, at the expense of a U.S. Government investigation.Rush Hour 22001
• No, he-he thought that a fusion program would come at the expense of our awfully good fission program.Oppenheimer2023
• Spare no expense.Arthur the King2024
• all at The Table s expenseJohn Wick: Chapter 42023

在完整场景里学

• 奥本海默2023
  • 大师劝他离开剑桥：leaves a little to be desired（还稍欠火候）
  • 请他执掌研究院：the man for the job（非他莫属）
  • 火车上结识拉比：seek out（主动去寻找）
• 冠军亚瑟2024
  • 退潮搁浅全队争执：own worst enemy（自己最大的敌人）
  • 复出前四处拉赞助：stuck in the mud（陷在泥里）
  • 讲吃苦的本事拉赞助：have what it takes（有那份本事）

同一词条的短语

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