[ɪk'spensɪv][ɪk'spensɪv]
  • adj. 昂贵的;高价的
  • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    1.【记】ex+pens+ive→要花钱的→昂贵的【威学】
    2.联想方式:ex:恶心pen:钢笔si:死ve:维生素E
    记忆方法:恶心的钢笔死了,因为吃了昂贵维生素E
    谐音记忆法
    谐音:艾克斯笨媳妇,艾克斯笨媳妇买昂贵的东西从不砍价。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 昂贵的;花钱多的;价格高的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 昂贵的;花钱多的;价格高的

      Rolls Royces are very expensive.

      劳斯莱斯汽车价格昂贵。

      Big houses are expensive to maintain.

      大房子维护费用很高。

      She has expensive tastes (= she likes things that cost a lot of money).

      她喜欢昂贵的东西。

    小知识

    The adjective expensive means high in price, like the expensive basketball sneakers you had to work all summer to save up enough money to buy.

    Expensive comes from the 1620s, when it meant “given to profuse expenditure.” Back then, it was the people doing the buying who got called “expensive.” Now it's the costly things they buy or take part in. For example, sailing is an expensive hobby. If someone tells you, “I have expensive taste,” it means that person likes things that cost a lot of money, whether they are purchased or just admired from the shop window.

    实用短语

    1. big expensive

      大富大贵

    2. too expensive

      太贵了,太贵,买不起,太便宜了

    3. very expensive

      买得起,很贵,非常昂贵

    4. the expensive sun

      昂贵的太阳

    5. it wasn't that expensive

      其实没有那么贵

    6. much too expensive

      非常昂贵,太贵,太贵了,太昂贵

    7. expensive room escape

      高价的房间逃出,逃脱

    常用短语

    1. less expensive

      adj. 比较便宜的

    2. expensive thing

      昂贵的东西

    3. a bit expensive

      有点贵

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    以下这些形容词都表示物品价格”高的,昂贵的”的意思
    dear:侧重指要价过高,或远高于公道、合理的价格,其反义词是cheap。
    expensive:指物品的价格超过了它本身所值,或超过了购买者的支付能力。
    costly:指物品价格高,通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。
    重要短语
    less expensive 比较便宜的
    expensive thing 昂贵的东西
    a bit expensive 有点贵
    同根单词
    expense n.消费;损失

    词根词缀

    词根: pens

    1. =expend,表示”花费,支付”; 2. 最初意思为”称重量而衡量……”,引申出花费,支付; 3. =hang,表示”悬挂”

    • adj.

      dispensable 可分配的,不是必要的,可有可无的

      dispense分配+able可以……的→dispensable可分配的→能分送出去的,不重要的

      expensive 花费的,昂贵的

      ex出+pens花费,支付+ive……的→要花很多钱出去的

      pensive 沉思的,愁眉苦脸的

      pens称重量+ive……的→衡量→思考

    • n.

      dispensary 医院等的药房

      dispense分配+ary场地→dispensary分配[药]的地方→药房

      expense 费用, 代价, 损失

      ex出+pens花费,支付+e→花钱出去

      pension 养老金,年金

      pens花费,支付+ion表名词→用以花费,支付的

      propensity 嗜好,习性

      pro多+pens花费,支付+ity性质,特性→某[方面]花费的多→嗜好

      suspension 悬挂,暂停,停职;悬[置]架

      suspense[v.担心;悬而不决]+ion表名词→n.悬挂,暂停,停职;悬[置]架

    • v.

      compensate [for]补偿,赔偿

      com全部+pens支付+ate表动词→为……而全部支付→赔偿

      dispense 分配

      dis分开+pens花费+e→分开花费→分配[财富等]

      recompense 报酬;赔偿

      re回+com全部+pens支付+e→回报

      suspense 担心;悬而不决

      sus下面+pens挂+e→一颗心挂着

    同义词辨析

    dear, expensive, costly

    这些形容词都表示物品价格”高的,昂贵的”之意。

    • dear: 侧重指要价过高,或远高于公道、合理的价格,其反义词是cheap。
    • expensive: 指物品的价格超过了它本身所值,或超过了购买者的支付能力。
    • costly: 指物品价格高,通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。

    同义词

    adj.高价的;昂贵的

    high-priced  /  dear  /  costly

    其他释义

    costly  /  exclusive  /  rich  /  prime  /  valuable  /  priceless  /  high-priced  /  dear  /  precious

    反义词

    adj.高价的;奢侈的

    cheap  /  inexpensive  /  economical

    其他释义

    cheap  /  inexpensive  /  economical

    同根词

    词根:expense

    adv.

    expensively昂贵地;乱花钱地

    n.

    expense损失,代价;消费;开支

    expensiveness高价,昂贵性

    vi.

    expense被花掉

    vt.

    expense向…收取费用