depreciation n. 1.减价,贬值。 2.折旧;【机械工程】损耗。 3.藐视,轻视。 depreciation in price 减价。 a depreciation of currency 通货贬值。 depreciation funds 折旧费。
at the expense of 归付费; 以……为代价;牺牲; 以……为代价;在损害……的情况下; 以为代价; 在损害…情况下,以…为牺牲
expense n. 1.(时间、精力、金钱等的)消耗,花消,消费。 2.(无形的)损失;牺牲。 3.〔常 pl.〕费用;(额外)开支。 4.费钱的东西。 household [domestic] expenses 家用。 sundry [miscellaneous] expenses 杂费。 running [current] expenses 经常费。 incidental expenses 临时费。 school expenses 学费。 travelling expenses 旅费。 at a great expense 以巨大费用。 at any expense无论花费多少。 at his [her, my] expense嘲弄他[她,我等] (They have a good laugh at his expense. 他们嘲笑他)。 at one's own [public] expense自[公]费 (He went abroad at his own expense. 他自费出国)。 at the expense of 以…为代价;由…出钱;牺牲… (He attained his goal at the expense of others. 他牺牲别人来达到自己的目的)。 cut down [curtail] one's expenses 节省开支。 free of expense免费。 go to expense 花钱,用钱,出钱。 meet one's expenses 足够开支。 put sb. to expense使人花钱,使某人负担用费,使破财。 regardless of expense不计钱财,不惜花费。 spare no expense不惜花费。
maximum n. (pl. maximums, -ma ) 极点,最大,最高,最高额,最大值;最高点;最大限度;【数学】极大(值)(opp. minimum)。 The excitement was at its maximum. 兴奋到极点。 adj. 最大的,最高的,顶点的,最多的。 maximum draught [draft] 【航海】最大吃水深度。 maximum obscuration 【天文学】蚀甚。 a maximum range 最大射程。 a maximum thermometer 最高温度计。