词汇精选：expensive的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adj.

费用大的；昂贵的

例句：

He flings his money about on expensive luxuries.

他乱花钱买一些昂贵的奢侈品。

例句：

Rents are less expensive near the stadium.

在体育场附近租房子不是很贵。

二、词义辨析：

dear,expensive,costly

这些形容词都表示物品价格“高的，昂贵的”之意。dear侧重指要价过高，或远高于公道、合理的价格，其反义词是cheap。expensive指物品的价格超过了它本身所值，或超过了购买者的支付能力。costly指物品价格高，通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。

三、参考例句：

It's too expensive.

太贵了。

She believed in expensive individuality.

她要保持她个人的奢华风格。

Tom has an expensive pen.

汤姆有一只昂贵的钢笔。

This is an expensive camera.

这是一台昂贵的照相机。

The shoes are too expensive.

鞋子太贵了。

The sofa was covered with expensive brocade.

沙发上铺上了华贵的织锦。

There is less expensive accommodation nearby.

附近有不太贵的住处。

Sports cars are an expensive indulgence.

跑车是一个花费昂贵的嗜好。

Wine's so expensive in this country.

葡萄酒在这个国家非常昂贵。

Rents are less expensive near the stadium.

在体育场附近租房子不是很贵。