paid for by someone
由某人付費(fèi)；由某人承擔(dān)費(fèi)用
the document was printed at the taxpayer's expense.
文件的印刷費(fèi)用由納稅人承擔(dān)。
so as to cause harm to or neglect of
以…為代價(jià)；忽視
the pursuit of profit at the expense of the environment.
以環(huán)境為代價(jià)的利潤(rùn)追求。
language courses which emphasize communication skills at the expense of literature.
強(qiáng)調(diào)交際技能而忽視文學(xué)的語(yǔ)言課程。
To (one's) detriment or chagrin
對(duì)某人不利
telling jokes at my expense.
我被嘲弄了一番