at the expense of

phrase

If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage.

But sceptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient.

According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men.

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at the expense of

phrase

If you say that someone does something at the expense of another thing, you are expressing concern at the fact that they are not doing the second thing, because the first thing uses all theirresources.

[disapproval]

They are worth having but not at the expense of better services.

The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.

Synonyms: with the sacrifice of, with the loss of, at the cost of, at the price of More Synonyms of at the expense of

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at the expense of in British English

to the detriment of

he succeeded at the expense of his health

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at the expense of in American English

with the payment, onus, loss, etc. borne by

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Examples of 'at the expense of' in a sentence
at the expense of

They did it under orders, of course; this was a fine opportunity to make propaganda at the expense of the West.Oh, the orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.If the patrol was attacked at this moment, the men were bound to safeguard him even at the expense of their own lives.

Chinese translation of 'at the expense of'

at the expense of

以 ... 为(為)代价(價) (yǐ ... wéi dàijià)

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at the expense of

at the end of August
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at the experimental stage
at the far end (of)
at the far side (of)

(phrase) in the sense of with the sacrifice of

Definition

to the detriment of

The company has increased productivity at the expense of safety.

Synonyms

with the sacrifice of

with the loss of

at the cost of

at the price of

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at the expense of

at someone's behest
at stake
at the end of your tether
at the expense of
at the hands of someone
at the helm
at the mercy of something or someone

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单词	at the expense of
释义	at the expense of phrase If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage. But sceptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient. According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men. See full dictionary entry for expense at the expense of phrase If you say that someone does something at the expense of another thing, you are expressing concern at the fact that they are not doing the second thing, because the first thing uses all theirresources. [disapproval] They are worth having but not at the expense of better services. The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit. Synonyms: with the sacrifice of, with the loss of, at the cost of, at the price of More Synonyms of at the expense of See full dictionary entry for expense at the expense of in British English to the detriment of he succeeded at the expense of his health See full dictionary entry for expense at the expense of in American English with the payment, onus, loss, etc. borne by See full dictionary entry for expense Examples of 'at the expense of' in a sentence at the expense of They did it under orders, of course; this was a fine opportunity to make propaganda at the expense of the West. Taylor, Andy TOY SHOP (1994) Oh, the orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit. Goldsborough, Robert MURDER IN E MINOR (1994) If the patrol was attacked at this moment, the men were bound to safeguard him even at the expense of their own lives. Lustbader, Eric FLOATING CITY (1994) Chinese translation of 'at the expense of' at the expense of 以 ... 为(為)代价(價) (yǐ ... wéi dàijià) See expense Nearby words of at the expense of at the end of August at the end of the day at the end of the street at the expense of at the experimental stage at the far end (of) at the far side (of) (phrase) in the sense of with the sacrifice of Definition to the detriment of The company has increased productivity at the expense of safety. Synonyms with the sacrifice of with the loss of at the cost of at the price of See expense Nearby words of at the expense of at someone's behest at stake at the end of your tether at the expense of at the hands of someone at the helm at the mercy of something or someone Synonyms of 'at the expense of' at the expense of Explore 'at the expense of' in the dictionary
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