学个词 Learn A Word:1370 at the expense of

　　今天我们要学的词是at the expense of。At the expense of, 意思是以某件事或者某个人为代价。沸沸扬扬的占领华尔街运动继续在美国各大城市上演。 "Protesters accused the richest 1 % of accumulating their wealth at the expense of the remaining 99 percent," 示威者指责说，全美最富有的1%的人以其他99%的人为代价聚集财富。美国国防部将在未来10年内缩减开支，不过， "Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the budget cuts won’t come at the expense of U.S. power in the Pacific," 国防部长帕内塔表示，预算削减不会以降低美国在太平洋地区的实力为代价。好的，今天我们学习的词是at the expense of...