1·Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage.
她出了名，却牺牲了她的婚姻。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.
该管弦乐队现在更有纪律了，但却牺牲了士气。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·It is wrong to aim at sheer quantity at the expense of quality.
片面地追求数量而牺牲质量是错误的。
4·People do it at the expense of everything that was a constant in their lives.
人们这样做的代价是牺牲生活中所有一尘不变的东西。
5·They may want to know that the product they're buying hasn't been made at the expense of the people who are producing it, whether it's in this country or abroad.
他们可能想知道他们购买的产品是否以生产人员的利益为代价，不管是本国的还是国外的。
6·Therefore, a begging nestling that secures food at the expense of its siblings might actually leave behind fewer copies of its genes overall than it might otherwise.
因此，一只以其兄弟姐妹为代价来获取食物的乞食雏鸟实际上可能会比其它雏鸟留下更少的基因副本。
7·He built up the business at the expense of his health.
他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。
—— 《牛津词典》
8·The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants.
物主靠压榨农民而赢得暴利。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·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取得了显著收益。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·Democrats will complain he overemphasizes punishment at the expense of prevention and treatment.
民主党人会抱怨他过分强调了惩罚，而忽略了预防和处理。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》