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expense可数吗

时间: 高中英语

当“费用,成本”讲的时候,是可数名词,加s,作“代价,损失”讲,是不可数名词,不加s。expense可数不可数皆可,做“开支,经费”解释时常用复数形式。不可名词 spending of money etc;可数名词cause of spending。

expense

读音:英 [ɪkˈspens] 美 [ɪkˈspɛns]

释义:n.费用;花费的钱;消耗;花钱的东西

vt.向…收取费用;把…作为开支勾销

第三人称单数: expenses

复数: expenses

现在分词: expensing

过去式: expensed

过去分词: expensed

例句:

1、It was said that he went to great expense to install a lift in the building.

据说他花费巨资在大楼里安装了一台电梯。

2、It was not a fortune but would help to cover household expenses.

这笔钱不算多,但是能帮助支付家庭开支。