英文是expensive，念作英[ɪkˈspensɪv]，美[ɪkˈspensɪv]

例如，这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.

错误的决策可能会付出昂贵的代价。

Making the wrong decision could prove expensive.

He went to an expensive clinic to dry out.