expensive

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expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ adjective

expensive

/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/

adjective

Learner's definition of EXPENSIVE

[more expensive; most expensive]

: costing a lot of money昂贵的；花钱多的；索价高的

an expensive hobby花费很高的业余爱好
an expensive car名贵汽车
expensive clothes昂贵的衣服
The lights were expensive to install.安装那些灯价格很高。
They live in an expensive neighborhood. [=a neighborhood in which houses, apartments, etc., cost a lot to buy or rent]他们住在高档住宅区里。
Her decision to leave the company proved to be an expensive mistake. [=a mistake that caused her to lose a lot of money]离开公司的决定是个让她损失惨重的错误。
an expensive shop [=a shop that sells expensive things]奢侈品商店
He has expensive tastes. [=he likes expensive things]他喜欢贵重商品。

— expensively

adverb