expense, cost, spending,以及account 的区别,谢谢

问题描述:

expense, cost, spending,以及account 的区别,谢谢

expense
n. 开支;消费;损失,代价
vt. 向…收取费用
vi. 被花掉
在英语中最大的应用基本是这个短语:
at great expense以极大的代价
例:I bought the bike at great expense.
我花了极大的代价买下了这辆车.
sth. cost sb. +money或时间等
例:The book costs me 20 yuan.
sb. spend money或时间 on sth. / sb. spend +时间+in doing sth.
例:I spent 20 yuan on the book.
Last night I spent three hours in doing my homework.
account
n. 帐目,帐单;理由;帐户;解释
vi. 报帐;解释;导致
vt. 认为;把…视为
但是在英语中应用最多的短语却是:
account for对…负有责任;对…做出解释;说明……的原因
Accounting for the bad weather, the football match is canceled.
考虑到天气很差,足球赛别取消了.
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