时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:英语单词荟萃


英语课

  今天我们要学的词是at the expense of。At the expense of, 意思是以某件事或者某个人为代价。沸沸扬扬的占领华尔街运动继续在美国各大城市上演。 "Protesters accused the richest 1 % of accumulating their wealth at the expense of the remaining 99 percent," 示威者指责说,全美最富有的1%的人以其他99%的人为代价聚集财富。美国国防部将在未来10年内缩减开支,不过, "Defense 1 Secretary Leon Panetta said the budget cuts won't come at the expense of U.S. power in the Pacific," 国防部长帕内塔表示,预算削减不会以降低美国在太平洋地区的实力为代价。好的,今天我们学习的词是at the expense of...



n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。