expensive
US /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/
・UK /ɪkˈspensɪv/
A1 初級英檢初級多益
adj.形容詞高價的；昂貴的
That is a very expensive watch, how much did you pay?
adj.形容詞奢華的
They stayed in an expensive hotel during their vacation.
adj.形容詞難以獲得的
In the past, sugar was an expensive commodity.
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不只是「好笑」，原來「funny」還有其他這麼多意思？！（When Funny Isn't Funny in English)
06:52
- The other day, I brought my van to the garage and I had a funny feeling that it was going to be very expensive to fix it.
前幾天，我把我的廂型車開到了修車廠，我有一種奇怪的感覺，覺得修復費用將非常昂貴。
- I wasn't sure it was going to be expensive, but I knew it needed an oil change and it was making some strange sounds.
我不確定它是否會很貴，但我知道它需要換機油 ，而且還發出一些奇怪的聲音。
信用卡用戶注意！為什麼「感應付款」比「刷卡」更安全？ (Why Tap-to-Pay Is Safer Than a Credit Card Swipe | WSJ Tech Behind)
06:53
- US Retailers have been slow to replace payment systems, in part because they're expensive to change.
美國的零售商在更換支付系統方面進展較慢，部分原因是更改系統成本高昂。
- in part because they're expensive to change.
部分原因是更換成本高昂。
就不能設計寬敞一點嗎！為什麼飛機上的座位越來越窄？ (How airplane legroom got so tight)
09:15
- you can see that compared to 1993, domestic flights have actually gotten less expensive.
可以看出與 1993 年相比國內班機的價格實際上已經有所下降。
- domestic flights have actually gotten less expensive.
國內班機的價格實際上已經有所下降。
這些建築如何使土耳其-敘利亞的地震如此致命 (How these buildings made Turkey-Syria’s earthquake so deadly)
06:16
- A solution like this seem simple, but it's extremely expensive to execute.
像這樣的解決方案看起來很簡單，但執行起來非常昂貴。
- In fact, retrofitting is an expensive undertaking and nearly impossible, even in countries like the US.
事實上，房屋改建是一項昂貴的工作，幾乎是不可能的，即使在美國這樣的國家也是如此。