昂贵的，费用大的　costing a lot (of money)

　～ book　昂贵的书
　～ car　昂贵的小汽车
　～ clothes　昂贵的衣服
　～ education　费用高的教育
　～ gift　昂贵的礼物
　～ lady　衣着华丽的妇女
　～ mode of living　奢华的生活方式
　～ party　耗资巨大的晚会
　～ project　耗资巨大的工程
　～ watch　昂贵的手表
　abominably ～　奢侈得可恶
　absurdly ～　价钱高得不合理，奢侈得愚蠢
　amazingly ～　昂贵得惊人
　criminally ～　奢侈得可耻
　cruelly ～　极昂贵
　dreadfully ～　极端昂贵
　enormously ～　奢侈得极可恶
　excessively ～　极度奢侈
　exorbitantly ～　昂贵得过头
　extravagantly ～　过度奢侈
　extremely ～　极其昂贵
　foolishly ～　奢侈得愚蠢
　inconceivably ～　昂贵得惊人
　inevitably ～　必然昂贵
　inexpressibly ～　奢侈得无法形容
　naturally ～　自然昂贵
　outrageously ～　奢侈得令人不能容忍
　～ to buy　买不起
　～ to travel by plane　乘飞机旅行太贵
　～ for sb　对于某人来说太贵
　～ in diet　花在饮食上的费用大

　He flattered her with flowers and expensive gifts.　他用鲜花和昂贵的礼物讨好她。
　We really don't need such a big, expensive car.　我们实在并不需要如此大而豪华的汽车。
　He gently refused to accept these expensive gifts.　他委婉地拒绝了这些贵重的礼物。
　The state government inaugurated an expensive project.　州政府开始了一项耗资巨大的工程。
　The shop sells very expensive clothes.　这家商店销售十分昂贵的服装。
　Such expensive dresses are not available in ordinary department stores.　这样昂贵的衣服在普通百货商店里是买不到的。
　I haven't got much money. Is it an expensive shop?　我手头钱不多，那家店铺的商品售价很高吗?
　Cargo handling usually takes time and expensive equipment.　货物装卸通常费时，并需要昂贵的设备。
　They had an expensive party last week.　上星期他们举行了一次豪华的聚会。
　It was an expensive education.　它是一项耗资巨大的教育。
　A long illness is an expensive misfortune for the average family.　长期的生病对于普通家庭来说是件费钱而又不幸的事。
　His books were bringing in royalties enough to enable him to live in a more expensive style.　他的著作所获版税十分可观，足以使他过更为富裕的生活。
　I bought the most expensive watch.　我买了那块最昂贵的手表。
　A passing group attracted his attention, two gentlemen and a radiantly expensive lady.　一群过路的人引起了他的注意，两个男士和一位衣着华丽的妇女。
　If it is too expensive I don't want it.　这东西如果太贵，我就不要了。
　It may be expensive, but it's worth the price.　这东西可能比较贵，但物有所值。
　I don't like those shoes, besides, they're too expensive.　那双鞋我不喜欢，而且也太贵。
　The bed is expensive.　这张床很贵。
　Diamonds come expensive.　钻石现在价格很贵。
　The book was very expensive, costing over $500.　这本书非常昂贵，要花500多美元。
　The meals in that restaurant are very expensive.　那家酒店的饭菜很贵。
　Alcoholic drinks are relatively expensive.　低度饮料相应地涨价了。
　Living in the country is less expensive than in the city.　住在乡间比住在城里花钱少。
　Tailors are so expensive.　裁缝们索价很高。
　This was more expensive than the other one.　这本杂志比其他杂志贵。
　The book is too expensive for me.　这本书太贵了，我买不起。
　Such a tour would be too expensive for me.　这样的旅行观光对我来说太贵了。
　Meat was scarce during the war and too expensive for ordinary people.　战争期间肉类紧缺，贵得普通人家买不起。
　Houses are very expensive in this area.　这个地区的房价非常昂贵。
　Things such as diamonds are expensive to buy.　买钻石这类的东西是很贵的。
　Gold is too expensive to be used as a conductor.　黄金太贵了，以致不能用作导体。
　It is expensive to travel by plane.　乘飞机旅行很费钱。
　It's too expensive for me to buy.　太贵了，我买不起。

 ♣ expensive, costly, dear
　参见dear条。

1. 这套衣服的价钱太贵了。
　［误］ The price of this suit of clothes is too expensive.
　［正］ The price of this suit of clothes is too high.
　［正］ This suit of clothes is too expensive.
　［析］ expensive意为“昂贵的，费用巨大的”，不可与price连用。
2. 经营现代化的农场花钱不多。
　［误］ Modern farms aren't expensive to be developed.
　［正］ Modern farms aren't expensive to develop.
　［正］ Modern farms aren't expensive for us to develop.
　［析］ be expensive+to-v结构中，不定式的主动形式有被动意义，所以不可用被动结构。
3. 我在集邮簿里收藏了许多贵重的邮票。
　［误］ In my stamp album I have many highly-costed stamps.
　［正］ In my stamp album I have many expensive stamps.
　［析］ highly-costed意为“成本高”， expensive才是“有价值的，贵重的”的意思。

　［同义词］ costly, dear, high-priced
　［反义词］ cheap, inexpensive, modest
　［词源］　英国法语expense<近代拉丁语expensa（花费的，昂贵的）