expensive
adjective uk/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/ us/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
A1 昂贵的；花钱多的；价格高的
costing a lot of money
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。
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- If you send it by airmail, it'll be very expensive.
- I treated myself to a meal in an expensive restaurant.
- Toddlers don't need expensive toys and games to keep them amused.
- A large house like this must be expensive to heat.
- A lot of businesses are moving out of London because it's too expensive.