Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1577
expensive
昂贵的；高价的
核心释义
high in price or charging high prices
- 1.
价格高
Having a high price or cost.
- 2.
价格高或收费高
high in price or charging high prices
- 3.
消耗大量系统时间或资源
Taking a lot of system time or resources.
- 4.
经济成本高
Having a high economy rate.
价格高；价格高或收费高；消耗大量系统时间或资源；经济成本高；贵的
用法In use
This restaurant is too expensive for a casual lunch.
用法提示：expensive 作表语，表示主语价格昂贵。
She bought an expensive dress for the wedding.
用法提示：expensive 作定语修饰名词 dress，意为“昂贵的”。
The hotel rooms are expensive during the summer holidays.
用法提示：expensive 作表语，描述 hotel rooms 价格高。
expensive clothes
an expensive shop
subject + be + expensive
This car is very expensive.
这辆车很贵。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- expensive car
- 昂贵的汽车
- She drives an expensive car.她开一辆昂贵的汽车。
- expensive restaurant
- 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。
- expensive taste
- 昂贵的品味
- He has expensive taste in clothes.他在衣服方面有昂贵的品味。
- expensive mistake
- 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。
- prohibitively expensive
- 贵得令人望而却步
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
音似'X-pensive'，让人联想到付款时心疼喊'X'，意为'昂贵的'。
语境与语域Context & Register
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发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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