expense
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/ɪkˈspens/us
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/ɪkˈspens/ B2 noun the use of money, time, or effort: Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense. 事实证明，买辆大点儿的车还是很值得的。
花钱者
spender
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/ˈspen.dər/us
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/ˈspen.dɚ/ noun someone who spends money: Tourists are often big spenders . 游客往往花钱很大方。
花钱过多
overspend
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/ˈəʊ.və.spend/us
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/ˈoʊ.vɚ.spend/ noun UK an amount of extra money that is spent on something above the amount that should have been spent: We're expecting to have a $5 million (budget) overspend this year. 今年我们预计会超支500万美元。
overspending
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/ˌoʊ.vɚˈspen.dɪŋ/ noun the action of spending more money than you should: The major problem we're facing is overspending by politicians. 现在我们面临的主要问题是政客花钱超支。
overspend
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/ˌəʊ.vəˈspend/us
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/ˌoʊ.vɚˈspend/ verb to spend more money than you should: The council seems likely to overspend this year. 市政会今年可能会超支。
pay through the nose
phrase informal to pay too much money for something: We paid through the nose to get the car fixed. 我们修这辆车花了大价钱。
花钱无底洞
money pit
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/ˈmʌn.i ˌpɪt/ noun informal something on which you keep having to spend a lot of money, especially when it may be a waste of money: We don't want the project to become a money pit. 我们不希望这个项目变成一个要不断投钱进去的无底洞。
不花钱地
for nothing
phrase free or without paying: I got this painting for nothing from a friend. 我是从一位朋友那儿得到这幅画的，分文未花。
花钱的东西
expense
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/ɪkˈspens/ noun something that makes you spend money: Our biggest expense this year was our summer holiday. 我们今年最大的开销就是暑期度假。
花钱多的
expensive
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/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/ A1 adjective costing a lot of money: Rolls Royces are very expensive. 劳斯莱斯汽车价格昂贵。
花钱太多
break the bank
phrase humorous to cost too much: It only costs $2. That's not going to break the bank. 只花了两英镑，不算太贵。
花钱无度的人
spendthrift
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/ˈspend.θrɪft/ noun someone who spends a lot of money in a way that wastes it: Max was a spendthrift and a heavy gambler.
值得花钱的
worthwhile
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/ˌwɝːθˈwaɪl/ B2 adjective useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made: She considers teaching a worthwhile career. 她把教书看成是一项值得从事的事业。