Word · Frequency #18750
expensively
昂贵地；乱花钱地
核心释义
in an expensive manner; at a high cost
- 1.
昂贵地；以高价。
In an expensive manner.
昂贵地；以高价。
用法In use
She always dresses expensively, even for casual events.
用法提示：expensively 是副词，修饰动词 dresses，表示穿着花费高昂。
The hotel was expensively furnished with marble floors and silk curtains.
用法提示：expensively 作副词修饰 furnished，说明装修方式很奢华。
They live expensively, dining at top restaurants every night.
用法提示：expensively 作副词修饰 live，表示生活方式开销很大。
expensively + past participle
expensively 用于过去分词前，强调物品因花费高昂而显得豪华。
The couple lives in an expensively furnished apartment.
这对夫妇住在一套装修昂贵的公寓里。
verb + expensively
expensively 修饰动词时，说明动作需要付出高昂费用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- expensively dressed
- 穿着昂贵
- She was always expensively dressed.她总是穿着昂贵。
- expensively furnished
- 家具陈设豪华
- The apartment was expensively furnished.这套公寓的家具陈设很豪华。
- expensively decorated
- 装修奢华
- The restaurant is expensively decorated.这家餐厅装修奢华。
- expensively produced
- 制作成本高昂
- The film was expensively produced.这部电影制作成本高昂。
- live expensively
- 生活奢侈
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
expensive（贵）加 ly 变副词，想象买完东西看到账单：贵得吓人，就是 expensively 地花钱。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：穿着、装饰等具体描述、生活方式或消费行为描述 该词为中性副词，通常用于描述以高价完成或拥有的事物，如穿着、装修或生活方式；在口语中可能不如“cost a lot”常用，但多用于书面或较正式的表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 expensively (/ɪkˈspɛnsɪvli/) 押韵的有 defensively、offensively、intensively、extensively、comprehensively，均含重读的 /ˈɛnsɪvli/。注意 aggressively 拼写也以 -sively 结尾，但读作 /əˈɡrɛsɪvli/，中间没有 /n/，不押韵。
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