(1) You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses. (2) We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense. (3) He built up the business at the expense of his health.
expense [ɪkˈspens] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.尊重；尊敬；关心；遵守； n.尊重，恭敬；敬意；某方面；
n.费用；花费的钱；消耗；花钱的东西； vt.向…收取费用；把…作为开支勾销；
n.破产，倒闭；彻底失败；（勇气）完全丧失；
n.镜子，反光镜；真实的写照；反映，借鉴；榜样； vt.反映；反射；
(1) to sue sb for breach of contract (2) to sue sb for $10 million (= in order to get money from sb) (3) to sue sb for damages
sue [su:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.位置，方位；地位，职位；态度；状态； vt.安置；把…放在适当位置；给…定位；驻扎军队；
n.出纳员；叙述者；银行柜员机；计票人；
vt.& vi.控告，控诉，和…打官司；请求；起诉；提起（诉讼）要求判决；
仓皇；
(1) I got the fright of my life . (2) The birds took fright and flew off. (3) You gave me a fright jumping out at me like that.
fright [fraɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.麻烦事，纰漏；汤；开水；
n.目标，目的；球门；终点；得分；
n.恐怖；惊吓；可怕的东西，难看的人； v.使惊恐；
vi.盯着看；显眼；倒立，直竖起； vt.凝视；盯着他的眼睛； n.凝视，瞪视；
(1) The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. (2) He has cracked a bone in his arm. (3) Her lips were dry and cracked.
(1) She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve. (2) He is a captain who leads by example . (3) It would be a mistake to follow his example .
(1) They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well. (2) Successful are those who are willing to take pains. (3) If you want to succeed in the work, you must take pains about it.
(1) It rained the whole of last week, day in, day out. (2) You get fit by playing the game, day in, day out, morning, noon and night. (3) Day in , day out , no matter what the weather is like, she walks ten miles.
(1) The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit. (2) They are worth having but not at the expense of better services. (3) The dealers profited shamefully at the expense of my family.
(1) In the end the contrary was proved true: he was innocent and she was guilty. (2) ‘It must have been terrible. ’ ‘On the contrary, I enjoyed every minute. ’ (3) I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.
(1) The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14. (2) Other youngsters are not so lucky... (3) I was only a youngster in 1935.
youngster [ˈjʌŋstə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
合格；[口]看看；检查；相等；
n.年轻人；小孩子；少年；
n.邮局；
可以说，可谓；
(1) We loved the food so much, especially the fish dishes. (2) Grease 6 ramekin dishes of 150 ml (5-6 fl oz) capacity. (3) He moved all the caked and crusted dishes into the kitchen.
dishes
📢 UK📢 US
n.宽容；怜悯；幸运；侥幸；
v.淹没，耗尽；
n.图书管理员；[计算机]库管理程序；
n.盘( dish的名词复数 )；餐具；一盘食物；外貌有吸引力的人；
(1) students in full-time education (2) a full-time employee (3) a full-time job
full-time [ˈfʊlˈtaɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
[体]深吸气；
n.（尤指女子的）发式，发型；
n.代沟；
adj.全部时间的；全日制的；专职的，专任的；
(1) Hurstwood, on the contrary, saw in the strength of her new attractiveness his miserable predicament. (2) on the contrary, to join the black ink, the color becomes dark. (3) This did not seem to discompose him ; on the contrary, he looked rather amused.
(1) He came to complain about the volume of the music. (2) People usually complain about having to deal with too much bureaucracy. (3) I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth.
complain about [kəmˈplein əˈbaut] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有魅力的；引人注目的；迷人的；招人喜爱的；
n.物主，所有人；
抱怨，投诉；
vt.& vi.（使）结婚；娶；嫁；结合； vt.为…主持婚礼；
(1) brightly-coloured exotic flowers/plants/birds (2) She travels to all kinds of exotic locations all over the world. (3) ...brilliantly coloured, exotic flowers...
exotic [ɪɡˈzɒtɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.目的，目标；目的地，终点；[罕用语]预定，指定；
vt.（商业）通知，报告；提议，建议； vi.接受劝告，商量；建议，提供意见；
vt.使…疲惫；使…厌烦； vi.厌烦；疲劳； n.轮胎；头饰；
adj.异国的；外来的；异乎寻常的，奇异的；吸引人的； n.舶来品，外来物；脱衣舞女；
(1) If you're naughty, mother will spank you. (2) When I used to do that when I was a kid, my mom would spank me. (3) If I hear any more about monsters, " he said, " I'll spank you. "
spank [spæŋk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.花生；微不足道的人，小人物；很少的钱； adj.微不足道的；
n.美国印地安人；
n.加仑（容量单位）；
vt.用手掌打； n.一掴；
(1) green vegetables (= for example cabbage ) (2) root vegetables (= for example carrots ) (3) a salad of raw vegetables
(1) She's looking for a part-time job. (2) to study on a part-time basis (3) part-time workers
part-time [ˈpɑ:tˌtaɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
追赶上；比得上；想出；准备好（钱等）；
n.歌手；歌唱家；诗人；鸣禽；
adj.兼职的；部分时间的； adv.兼职地；用部分时间地；
n.默想；默念；沉思；冥想；
(1) There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training lions. (2) Ethiopia, for instance uses the equivalent of just twenty kilos of oil per head a year. (3) They will be concerned to do the right thing — to dress properly, for instance.
(1) ‘Listen! ’ said Doyle suddenly. (2) I suddenly realized what I had to do. (3) It all happened so suddenly.
suddenly [ˈsʌdənli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.意外地，忽然地；奄；勃；霍然；
n.啧啧吃的声音； v.啜食；
adj.全部时间的；全日制的；专职的，专任的；
adj.使人不愉快的；不合意的；讨厌的；不客气的；
(1) Lee was ill so I went instead. (2) He didn't reply. instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. (3) She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.
(1) The report highlights a number of instances of injustice. (2) In most instances, there will be no need for further treatment. (3) I would normally suggest taking time off work, but in this instance I'm not sure that would do any good.
vt.& vi.咬；叮； n.咬；咬伤；疼痛；受骗； vi.刺痛；咬饵；有咬（或叮）的习性；（人）上当； vt.（辣椒，胡椒等）刺激；（齿轮，螺丝，钳子，锚等）咬住；（利器等）刺进；（寒风等）刺骨； abbr.机内测试设备(Built-In Test Equipment)；
n.<美>帆船(= sailing boat)；
(1) The airlift was conducted in force ten winds... (2) Northerly winds will increase to force six by midday. (3) Joe forced a smile, but underneath he was a little disturbed...
(1) I'm going to complain to the manager about this. (2) She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted. (3) The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
complain [kəmˈpleɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.事件；（讨论、考虑等的）问题；重要性；物质； vi.要紧，重要；化脓；有重大影响；有重要性；
n.注意；笔记；注解；便条； vt.注意；记录；对…加注释；指出；
vt.治愈；矫正；解决；消除； vi.受治疗；被加工处理； n.治愈；药物；疗法；措施；
vi.抱怨，诉苦；申诉，控诉，抗议； vt.诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句]；
(1) She slapped his face hard. (2) She slapped him hard across the face. (3) ‘Congratulations! ’ he said, slapping me on the back.
(1) Take, for example, the simple sentence: "The man climbed up the hill" (2) Many factors are important, for example class, gender, age and ethnicity. (3) There are many sources of air pollution ; exhaust fumes, for example.
for example [fɔ: iɡˈzɑ:mpl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.怜悯；同情；可惜的事；憾事； vt.对…表示怜悯；对…感到同情；
例如， 譬如；拿 ... 来说；
n.膝；膝盖； vt.用膝盖碰；
n.火鸡；蠢货；失败之作；
(1) Mari tilted her head back so that she could look at him. (2) He spun the steering-wheel so that we yawed from side to side. (3) Swaddle your newborn baby so that she feels secure.
(1) from now on, I'm gonna say yes--yes to love, yes to adventure, yes to life, whatever it maybe, the answer's going to be yes. (2) from now on events moved reasonably quickly. (3) I won't take any more of your sauce from now on.
(1) They may complain of diarrhea or bellyache. (2) Nurses complain of being overworked and underpaid . (3) TV viewers have been writing in to complain of the false advertisement.
complain of [kəmˈplein ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.在水中的；水面下的； adv.在水下，在水中；
n.生活方式；
[医]沸过的水，凉开水；熟水；
抱怨， 诉苦；
(1) The boys were getting bored... (2) There's no point in getting upset... (3) Half the pleasure of an evening out is getting ready...
(1) People don'tlike to ask questions for fear of appearing ignorant. (2) They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals. (3) for fear of disturbing others she spoke with bated breath.
for fear of [fɔ: fiə ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
为了避免，害怕；
adj.过度的，过分的；奢侈的，浪费的；放肆的；大量的；
与…联系，与…交往；与…相通；
n.母语，本国语；
(1) She is scared of going out alone. (2) He's scared of heights. (3) People are scared to use the buses late at night.
scared
📢 UK📢 US
n.卧室，寝室； adj.<美>城郊住宅区的；两性关系的，男女性爱的；
adj.恐惧的；惊恐的；担心的； v.使害怕（scare的过去分词）；
抱怨， 诉苦；
n.不动产，土地；房地产；物业不动产；房地契；
(1) It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time. (2) Just the size of the place amazed her. (3) It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money.