at the expense of什么意思、怎么读？单词发音音标、相关例句、释义：归...付费, 在损害......

at the expense of 音标：[æt ðə ɪks'pens ɒv]

归...付费, 在损害...的情况下【法】归...付费

Lawmakers were insistent that bankers not be rescued at the expense of ordinary homeowners and consumers.

立法者坚持不应在损害普通住房者及消费者的情况下救援银行。

Natural-resource income is spent rashly or invested at the expense of other sectors of the economy.

自然资源的收入被轻率地花费掉或者进行以损害其它经济部门为代价的投资。

He finished the job at the expense of his health.

他完成了那件工作，但却损害了健康。