expensive
ik'spensivadjective
A2939th most heard wordIn 127 of 2278 videos (6%)heard 258 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026
- adj. high in price or charging high prices
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- 1:48You know, disasters are getting a lot more expensive for the government.你知道，灾难对政府来说变得越来越昂贵了。Sand and Money | This Old House
- 12:09If you make medical trials hard, very slow, and expensive, on average you'll harm fewer people and can be pretty confident that new therapies are pretty safe.如果你让临床试验变得困难、极其缓慢且昂贵，平均而言，你伤害的人会更少，并且可以相当确信新疗法是相当安全的。This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method
- 5:59Hmm, but it's very expensive, son.嗯，但这很贵，孩子。Dad Thinks Mom Is Cheating... But What’s the Truth?! I Slow English Listening Story (A2)
- 17:05And yes, everyone, I am happy using the framework, and I 30% apologize for the mean things I said in the past, but it's still too expensive, and you know what it is.是的，各位，我很乐意使用 Framework 笔记本，对于过去我说过的刻薄话，我表示 30% 的歉意，但它依然太贵了，你们懂的。I Tried Daily Driving SteamOS
- 33:25And yeah, of course, to become a premium English Sponge member, it's actually only eight dollars a month, so it's it's not too expensive, as well.是的，当然，成为高级English Sponge会员实际上每月只需8美元，所以它也不是太贵。Learn Real British English With This Podcast - British Accents! | English Comprehensible Input B2
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- more expensive46×very expensive23×most expensive22×be expensive20×too expensive19×
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