- 重点词汇
- costsn.讼费,诉讼费用;不惜任何代价;价钱( cost的名词复数 );花费;牺牲;[用复数][法律]诉讼费(尤指判处败方偿付胜方的诉讼费用);
- theart.这个;指已提到或易领会到的人或事物;指独一无二的、正常的或不言而喻的人或事物;用以泛指;与形容词连用,指事物或统称的人;用于姓氏的复数形式前,指家庭或夫妇;(指特定用途的事物)足够,恰好;每,一;当前的,本,此;(重读,表示所指的为知名或重要的人或事物)
- patientn.病人,患者;
- may be也许,可能;
- skepticsn.疑论者,怀疑主义者(skeptic的复数形式);
- worryv.(使)担心,发愁;烦扰;攻击;
- butconj.但是;而是;除了;只因为;
- at the expense of在损失[损坏]某事物的情况下;
- 相关例句
The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants.
物主靠压榨农民而赢得暴利。
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They are worth having but not at the expense of better services.
它们值得拥有,但是不能因此放弃更好的服务。
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The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.
那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了,却丧失了灵魂。
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The men had relinquished their position at the first serious counterattack.
士兵们经不起敌人稍微用点力气一反扑,又把阵地丢了.
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You can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first warning sign.
刚出现征兆时,就服用止痛片来预防疼痛。
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Then, at the first sniff of danger, he was back at his post.
然后,他一嗅到危险的气息,便马上回到自己的岗位。
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