詞彙精選：expensive的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

費用大的；昂貴的

例句：

He flings his money about on expensive luxuries.

他亂花錢買一些昂貴的奢侈品。

例句：

Rents are less expensive near the stadium.

在體育場附近租房子不是很貴。

二、詞義辨析：

dear,expensive,costly

這些形容詞都表示物品價格“高的，昂貴的”之意。dear側重指要價過高，或遠高於公道、合理的價格，其反義詞是cheap。expensive指物品的價格超過了它本身所值，或超過了購買者的支付能力。costly指物品價格高，通常是因物品稀少或珍貴所致。

三、參考例句：

It's too expensive.

太貴了。

She believed in expensive individuality.

她要保持她個人的奢華風格。

Tom has an expensive pen.

湯姆有一隻昂貴的鋼筆。

This is an expensive camera.

這是一臺昂貴的照相機。

The shoes are too expensive.

鞋子太貴了。

The sofa was covered with expensive brocade.

沙發上鋪上了華貴的織錦。

There is less expensive accommodation nearby.

附近有不太貴的住處。

Sports cars are an expensive indulgence.

跑車是一個花費昂貴的嗜好。

Wine's so expensive in this country.

葡萄酒在這個國家非常昂貴。

Rents are less expensive near the stadium.

在體育場附近租房子不是很貴。