形容词dearhigh-pricedcostly
形容词cheapeconomicalinexpensive
形容词
1. I can't afford that expensive toy.
我买不起那昂贵的玩具。
2. expensive是什么意思
2. It is expensive to stay in that hotel.
住那家旅馆很贵。
3. Your dress must have been expensive.
你的衣服一定很贵。
4. It is expensive to travel by plane.
坐飞机旅行很费钱。
Taxicabs-(出租车)
B：Oh, no. We’re going to be late for the meeting.
噢，糟糕。我们开会要迟到了。
A：No. We’ll get a cab. It’s faster than taking the bus or the subway.
不会的。我们坐出租车去。那比坐公车或搭地铁快。
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B：Oh, good.
哦，好啊。
A：How much will it cost?
要多少钱？
B：Well, cabs are more expensive than the bus or the subway. It’ll probably cost around six dollars.
嗯，坐出租车比坐公车或地铁贵。可能大概要花6美元吧。
expensive的解释
A：Taxi!!!
出租车！！！
B：I can’t find the business card. Do you know the address?
我找不到名片了，你知道地址吗？
A：Yeah. I met with them back in March, remember?
知道。我在三月还和他们见过面，记得吗？
B：Right.
对呀。
A：Driver, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., please.
司机。去宾夕法尼亚大街1600号。
Health Insurance-(医疗保险)
B：Ohhh, I think I broke my leg.
哦哦哦，我象是把腿给摔断了。
A：Here, sir, sit down in this wheelchair.
坐这儿，先生，坐在轮椅上。
B：Thanks.
谢谢。
A：The doctor will be with you in a moment. I just need to ask you a few questions.
医生马上就来。我要问你几个问题。
B：All right.
好的。
A：Name, age and date of birth, please.
您的姓名、年龄和出生日期是…？
B：John Taylor, 32, May 23, 1970.
约翰·泰勒，32岁，生于1970年5月23日。
A：Health insurance company and policy number?
您购买的医疗保险的公司和保险单编码是多少？
B：I don’t have it.
我没有。
A：What?
什么？
B：I don’t have health insurance.
我没有买医疗保险。
A：Well, this is going to be a very expensive broken leg, Mr. Taylor.
哦，泰勒先生。这次摔断腿花费可不小。
B：Ohhhh!
哦哦哦。
Quality Control-(品管)
A：We're having some quality-control problems, Jim. We need to go to the source to work them out.
吉姆，我们有一些品管的问题。我们必须找出问题根源并设法解决。
B：What problems are you having, exactly?
你们究竟有什么问题？
A：The complaint rate for our new product line is very high, almost seven percent.
我们新产品的抱怨率非常高，几乎高达百分之七。
B：That's high.
的确很高。
expensive在线翻译
A：Yes. We keep finding problems when testing the boards.
没错。我们测试声卡时一直发现问题。
B：But your promotional materials claim the boards are the least expensive of their type on the market.
可是你们的促销材料要求这种声卡必须是市场上同类型产品中最便宜的。
A：The least expensive, but still fully functional. And we think that your factory needs to take measures to improve quality control.
是要最便宜，但仍要有完备的功能。我们认为你们工厂需要采取措施来改善品管。
B：That will involve additional expenses for us, which we'll have to pass on to you as a rate hike.
那意味我们会有额外的开销，而我们会把价格增加部分转嫁到你们身上。
A：I'm afraid that's unacceptable. Your contract says that you will deliver a product with a reject rate of less than five percent.
恐怕我们无法接受。你们的合约上说你们会以低于百分之五的瑕疵率交货。
B：Well, I'll tell you what, Mike. I'll review the contract and talk with management. Then we'll get together and hash this out.
嗯，莱斯特我跟你说，我会再看一遍合约，并和管理部门讨论。然后我们会一起讨论解决这个问题。
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1. 昂贵的;高价的
If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money.
e.g. Wine's so expensive in this country...
葡萄酒在这个国家非常昂贵。
e.g. 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。