费[fèi]

名fee; dues; expenses; charge

♦ 生活~ living expenses

♦ 订报~ subscription for a newspaper

♦ 医药~ medical expenses

动

1. cost; spend; expend

♦ 买这部电影机~了我们不少钱。 This projector cost us a lot of money.

♦ 买东西~时间。 Shopping takes time.

2. consume too much; expend sth. too quickly; be wasteful

♦ 这部汽车~油。 This car consumes too much gasoline.

♦ 这孩子穿鞋太~。 This child wears out his shoes much too quickly.