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The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants.

物主靠压榨农民而赢得暴利。

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He received a piece of flesh at the expense of his friend.

他以牺牲朋友为代价,也分得一块肉.

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He refused to travel at the expense of the company and paid for the trip himself.

他不肯由公司出钱供他旅行,而是自己付了旅费.

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People like us must never seek petty advantages at the expense of justice and righteousness.

咱们这种人,万万不可以贪小利而忘大义.

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The dealers profited shamefully at the expense of my family.

这些经销商通过损害我家人的利益不光彩地赚钱。

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

它们值得拥有，但是不能因此放弃更好的服务。

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It is wrong to aim at sheer quantity at the expense of quality.

片面地追求数量而忽视质量是错误的.

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Ford has been gaining market share this year at the expense of GM.

今年福特公司的市场份额一直在扩大，导致通用汽车公司市场份额减少。

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Neither should be overemphasized at the expense of the other.

二者不可偏废.

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The seller must contract at his own expense for the carriage of the goods to the named point, if any, at the named port of destination. Who pays shipping, packing, handling, insurance, and other cost?

卖方必须自付费用订立运输合同，将货物运至指定目的港的指定的点。谁支付运费，包装费，管理费，保险，以及其他费用？

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The estimated expense of credit losses is charged to the Uncollectible Accounts Expense account at the end of each accounting period.

预估的信用损失在每个会计期末才结转到坏账损失账户。

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Some witty Thracian servant girl is said to have made a joke at Thales'expense& that in his eagerness to know what went on in the sky he was unaware of the things in front of him and at his feet.

一些机智色雷斯婢女据说是在Thales公司的费用是一个笑话-在他急于知道什么地方在天空的，他是在他面前的东西不知道，在他的脚下。

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The Office of Residence Life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is found that the student has shared the combination with others.

如果发现学生与他人共用门锁组合密码,宿舍生活办公室可随时更换门锁组合密码,费用由学生承担。

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His success was all the sweeter for being at the expense of Europe's most admired team.

他击败的是欧洲最受人崇拜的球队，这让他更有成就感。

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He attained his goal at the expense of others.

他牺牲别人来达到自己的目的.

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

那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了，却丧失了灵魂。

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

但是持怀疑态度的人担心费用的削减会以牺牲病人的利益为代价。

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

根据这项研究，女性以牺牲男性的利益为代价而获得了显著的收益。

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Don't profit yourself at the expense of others.

不要占他人的便宜.

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Those who know how to use the system can enrich themselves at the expense of the very people who work for those companies.

那些懂得如何利用现行体制的人使自己富有起来，而代价是牺牲真正为那些公司工作的人。

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