| 短语 | at sb's expense |
| 释义 | at sb's expensea. if you do something at someone's expense, they pay for you to do it由某人付费:•Her mansion was refurnished at taxpayers' expense.她的豪宅由纳税人出钱重新布置了一番。b. if you make jokes at someone's expense, you laugh about them and make them seem stupid or silly嘲笑某人:•Louis kept making jokes at his wife's expense.路易斯不断地嘲笑妻子。at sb's expense1paid for by sb由某人付钱；由某人负担费用We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense.公司出钱请我们外出就餐。2if you make a jokeat sb's expense,you laugh at them and make them feel silly在某人受损的情况下；以某人为代价；跟某人开玩笑 |
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