at the expense是什么意思，at the expense的意思翻译、用法、同义词、例句
常用词典
以…为代价
例句
Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage.
她出了名，却牺牲了她的婚姻。
The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.
该管弦乐队现在更有纪律了，但却牺牲了士气。
This comes at the expense of increased performance overhead.
这是以增加的性能开销为代价的。
It is wrong to aim at sheer quantity at the expense of quality.
片面地追求数量而牺牲质量是错误的。
He built up the business at the expense of his health.
他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。
同义词
|at the cost of;以…为代价
网络扩展资料
单词: at the expense
定义： 表示某人或某事物为了达成某个目的而牺牲或受到损害。
例句：
- The company laid off a number of employees at the expense of its profits. (为了获得利润，公司辞退了一些员工。)
- He became successful at the expense of his personal life. (他在牺牲个人生活的代价下获得了成功。)
用法： at the expense通常用于表示某个人或某个群体的利益、财产、健康、时间等被牺牲或受到损失的情况。
近义词：
- at the cost of (付出了...的代价)
- at the sacrifice of (以...为牺牲)
反义词：
- without expense (没有代价)
- at no cost (不需要付出代价)