1、come down
(成本、水平或數(shù)量)下降,降低
Interest rates should come down.
利率應(yīng)該降低。
If you buy three bottles, the bottle price comes down to 2.42.
如果買3瓶,價格會便宜一些,每瓶2.42英鎊。
落下;降落
The cold rain came down.
下起了冰冷的雨。
The curtain came down after the first act.
第一幕過后,幕布落了下來。
2、expense
花費;費用;開支
He's bought a specially big TV at vast expense so that everyone can see properly.
他花大價錢買了一臺特別大的電視機,這樣每個人都能看清楚。
To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished.
為避免將來出現(xiàn)額外的開支和不必要的麻煩,盡量在抹灰完工之前把固定設(shè)施確定下來。
由…付費
Should architects continue to be trained for five years at public expense?
建筑師是否應(yīng)該繼續(xù)接受5年的公費培訓(xùn)呢?
Teachers who signed up did so out of personal choice and at their own expense.
報名的教師完全出于自愿而且費用自理。