at the expense of是什么意思

双语例句

(1)Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage.

她出了名，却牺牲了她的婚姻。

(2)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。

(3)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。

(4)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。

(5)The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants.

物主靠压榨农民而赢得暴利。

同义词

以…为代价；由…支付费用

释义

so as to cause harm to or neglect of

以…为代价；在…受损害的情况下；以致忽视了…

the pursuit of profit at the expense of the environment

以环境为代价的利润追求

language courses which emphasize communication skills at the expense of literature.

只强调交际技能而忽视文学的语言课程。

(1)So, you want to protect your power at the expense of the patients. I want to protect the patients at the expense of my power.

那么，你想保护你的权力不惜牺牲你的病患，而我想牺牲我的权力去保护病患。《Downton Abbey Season 6》《唐顿庄园 第六季》

(2)Do you think it can be prevented by a young woman of inferior birth whose own sister's elopement resulted in a scandalously patched-up marriage only achieved at the expense of your uncle?

但忽然冒出来了个出身卑贱，门户低微的小妮子从中作梗？何况你的妹妹与人私奔的结果是一门令人感到可耻的，破碎的婚事，还要用舅舅的钱来支付婚事费用。《Pride & Prejudice》《傲慢与偏见》