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subject + be + expensive
This car is very expensive.
这辆车很贵。
昂贵的；高价的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
昂贵的；高价的
high in price or charging high prices
This car is very expensive.
这辆车很贵。
价格高
Having a high price or cost.
价格高或收费高
high in price or charging high prices
消耗大量系统时间或资源
Taking a lot of system time or resources.
经济成本高
Having a high economy rate.
This restaurant is too expensive for a casual lunch.
这家餐厅对于一顿便餐来说太贵了。
AI contextual example
She bought an expensive dress for the wedding.
她为婚礼买了一条昂贵的连衣裙。
AI contextual example
The hotel rooms are expensive during the summer holidays.
暑假期间酒店房间很贵。
AI contextual example
expensive clothes
昂贵的衣服
WordNet
This car is very expensive.
这辆车很贵。
表示做某事花费高。
This restaurant is expensive to eat at.
这家餐厅吃饭很贵。
Gold is more expensive than silver.
黄金比白银更贵。
Not this
This car expensive.
Use this
This car is expensive.
形容词作谓语时需加系动词be，汉语中常省略'是'，但英语必须使用连系动词。
Not this
The price of this phone is too expensive.
Use this
The price of this phone is too high.
'expensive'修饰物品本身，而价格需用'high'或'low'描述，这是常见的搭配错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
昂贵的汽车
She drives an expensive car.
她开一辆昂贵的汽车。
昂贵的餐厅
We had dinner at an expensive restaurant.
我们在一家昂贵的餐厅吃了晚餐。
昂贵的品味
He has expensive taste in clothes.
他在衣服方面有昂贵的品味。
代价高昂的错误
Buying that house was an expensive mistake.
买那所房子是一个代价高昂的错误。
贵得令人望而却步
The treatment is prohibitively expensive for most people.
这种治疗对大多数人来说贵得令人望而却步。
有昂贵的品味
She has expensive taste in cars.
她对车有昂贵的品味。
昂贵的教训
Losing his job was an expensive lesson in financial planning.
失去工作是他财务规划上昂贵的教训。
昂贵的提议（或事情）
Buying a house in this area is an expensive proposition.
在这个地区买房是一件昂贵的事情。
Use expensive naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音似'X-pensive'，让人联想到付款时心疼喊'X'，意为'昂贵的'。
[object Object]
All words rhyme with 'expensive' because they share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the ending /nsɪv/, despite different prefixes. Watch for spelling similarities that may not reflect pronunciation.
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