壹些愛好是花錢很多的，其它的根本不需要花去任何東西，壹些收藏品值得很多錢，其他僅僅只是擁有者很值錢/貴重
A short time ago he bought a rare fiftycent piece worth $250. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was reasonable. On the contrary, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them. But I doubt if they are worth any money. However, for my brother, they are extremely valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.
expensive
英 [?k?spens?v] 美 [?k?sp?ns?v]
adj. 昂貴的，花錢多的；豪華的
貴； 昂貴； 高價； 昂貴的
昂貴的;高價的 If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money.
Wine's so expensive in this country...
葡萄酒在這個國家非常昂貴。
I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
因為正在使用很多昂貴的設備，所以我非常緊張
expensively
She was expensively dressed, with fine furs and jewels...
她穿戴著名貴的毛皮大衣和珠寶，非常奢華。
They do a third-rate job very expensively.
他們收很多錢交出了三流的活兒。
dear, expensive, costly
這些形容詞都表示物品價格“高的，昂貴的”之意。
dear： 側重指要價過高，或遠高於公道、合理的價格，其反義詞是cheap。
expensive： 指物品的價格超過了它本身所值，或超過了購買者的支付能力。
costly： 指物品價格高，通常是因物品稀少或珍貴所致。
1.Admittedly, it is rather expensive but you don't need to use much.
的確很貴，但不需要用得很多。
2. It's too expensive and anyway the colour doesn't suit you.
這個太貴，而且顏色也不適合妳。
3. Art books are expensive to produce. 術書籍制作成本高。
4. Her bikini was one of those expensive designer jobbies.
她的比基尼泳裝是那種價格昂貴的名牌產品。
5. She was wearing an expensive new outfit.
她穿著壹身昂貴的新衣裳。
6. a bottle of expensive perfume
壹瓶昂貴的香水
7. Many foreign goods are too expensive for American pocketbooks.
許多外國貨都太貴，與壹般美國人的財力不符。
8. They are very expensive, I presume?
我想這些東西很貴吧？
9. Firstly, it's expensive, and secondly, it's too slow.
首先是價格貴，其次，速度太慢。
10. The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.
這座新辦公大樓成了昂貴的擺設。
11. This restaurant is rather more expensive than that one.
這家餐廳的收費比那家貴得多。
12. This paint is very expensive, so please use It'sparingly.
這種塗料很貴，請省著點用。
13. A gourmet like him always eats in expensive restaurants.
像他這樣的美食家總是到豪華的餐館用餐。
14. John chose the least expensive of the book in these books.
約翰在這些書中選了壹本最便宜的。
15. She thought fit to buy two expensive hats at that time.
她認為在那時買兩頂很貴的帽子是很合適的。
16. We indulged in an expensive supper after the concert.
音樂會後我們盡情地享受了壹頓昂貴的晚餐。
17. Giving every patient an annual anti-flu injection would be prohibitively expensive.
每年給每個病人註射抗流感針劑的花費是無法承受的。
18. The product is of high quality and is not expensive either.
這種產品質量好價格也不貴。
19. It's expensive to leave the electric stove on all day.
整天開著電爐太浪費錢了。
20. I don't like the ostentation of their expensive life-style.
他們生活奢侈，愛擺闊，我不敢恭維。
valuable
英 [?v?lju?bl] 美 [?v?lju?b?l, ?v?lj?-]
adj. 貴重的，寶貴的；有價值的；可評估的
n. 貴重物品，財寶
有價值； 值錢； 有價值的； 寶貴
有價值的;有益的;有用的
If you describe something or someone as valuable, you mean that they are very useful and helpful
Many of our teachers also have valuable academic links with Heidelberg University...
我們的很多老師也和海德堡大學保持著有益的學術聯系。
If you decide to do you own make-up, here are a few valuable tips that will help you look your best...
如果妳決定自己化妝，這裏有壹些有用的小竅門，可以幫助妳呈現最美的壹面。
The experience was very valuable. 這壹經驗很寶貴。
2. 能被表示程度的副詞或介詞詞組修飾的形容詞貴重的;值錢的
Valuable objects are objects which are worth a lot of money.
Just because a camera is old does not mean it is valuable.
古舊的相機不壹定就值錢。
...valuable books. 貴重書籍
valuable, precious
這兩個形容詞均含“貴重的，有價值的”之意。
valuable： 指有相當價值，可高價出售的，或有用、有益的東西。
precious： 指因稀罕、不易得到而很值錢，或因本身的品質而具有極大的價值。
1.Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee's valuable time.
爭論細節問題耗費了委員會數小時寶貴的時間。
2. The Romantics believed that the life of the imagination was intrinsically valuable.
浪漫主義作家認為想像的生命力本身就很重要。
3. This is one of the most valuable lessons I learned.
這是我所學到的最寶貴的教訓。
4. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time.
我不滿所有這些占用了我的寶貴時間的行為。
5. These crustaceans provide a valuable food source for some fish.
這些甲殼綱動物是某些魚類重要的食物來源。
6. The bronze chariot proved to be a valuable find.
那輛青銅戰車證明是有價值的發現。
7. A man is valued as he makes himself valuable.
人必自重，而後人重之。
8. This old French table is a very valuable piece of furniture.
這張古老的法國餐桌是件很有價值的家具。
9. I'll not wish to omit this valuable book from my reading.
我可不願在自己的閱讀書目中漏掉這本有價值的書。
10. You are valuable to the organization, you mustn't take chances.
組織上對妳很器重，妳不得掉以輕心。
11. The flaw in this stamp makes it less valuable.
這張郵票因為有點缺陷，不那麽值錢。
12. They have come to us to pass on their valuable experience.
他們給我們傳經送寶來了。
13. After the First World War Germany conceded its neighbours much valuable land.
第壹次世界大戰後，德國讓與其鄰國許多寶貴的領土。
14. Valuable mineral deposits have been found in this region.
在這地區發現有價值的礦床。
15. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
他們正在期待壹包來自南非的貴重鉆石。
16. The most valuable find of all was the ship's log book.
在所發現的東西中，最珍貴的就是那艘船的日誌。
17. It's time I left; I've taken so much of your valuable time.
我該走了，我占用了妳這麽多寶貴的
18. He has a valuable collection of stamps.
他收藏了很有價值的郵票。
19. The avocado is a valuable food.
鱷梨是有價值的壹種食物。
20. He made valuable observations on the prices.
他對物價問題提出了寶貴的意見。
collection
名詞 n.
1.收集; 收取, 領取
There are two collections a day from this letter-box.
這個信筒每天收信兩次。
2.收藏品, 收集的東西
The collection is housed in a fine building.
這批收藏品存放在壹座漂亮的房子裏。
Her new book is a collection of short stories.
她的新書是壹部短篇小說集。
3.募集的款項, 捐款
His workmates made a collection for his leaving party.
他的同事為他的告別晚會募捐。
4.積聚物; 集中在壹起的人
There is a collection of rubbish in the corner.
角落裏有壹堆垃圾。
This is an odd collection of people.
這是壹群稀奇古怪的人。
5. 作品集
6.（常為季節性推出的）系列時裝（或家用品）
collection
英 [k?lek?n] 美 [k?l?k?n]
n. 收集，采集；征收；收藏品；募捐
收集； 采集； 集合； 征收
可數名詞(壹批)收藏品，收集物
A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
Robert's collection of prints and paintings has been bought over the years...
這些年來，羅伯特逐漸收藏了壹批版畫和繪畫作品。
The Art Gallery of Ontario has the world's largest collection of sculptures by Henry Moore...
安大略美術館是世界上收藏亨利·摩爾雕塑作品最多的美術館。
He made the mistake of leaving his valuable record collection with a former girlfriend.
他犯了壹個錯誤，把自己收藏的壹批珍貴唱片留在了以前的壹個女友那裏。
2. N-COUNT 可數名詞(故事、詩歌或文章的)集子，作品集
A collection of stories, poems, or articles is a number of them published in one book.
Two years ago he published a collection of short stories called 'Facing The Music'...
兩年前，他出版了短篇小說集《勇敢面對》。
The Brookings Institution has assembled a collection of essays from foreign affairs experts.
布魯金斯研究所將壹批外交專家撰寫的文章結集出版。
3. N-COUNT 可數名詞壹堆，壹群(東西) A collection of things is a group of things
Lea is a collection of farm buildings that have been converted into an attractive complex. “
懷河草地”是壹處由農舍改造而成的賞心悅目的建築群。
4. N-COUNT 可數名詞(為新季設計的)系列時裝
A fashion designer's new collection consists of the new clothes they have designed for the next season.
5. N-UNCOUNT 不可數名詞收集;采集
Collection is the act of collecting something from a place or from people.
Money can be sent to any one of 22,000 agents worldwide for collection.
可以把錢匯給分布在世界各地的22,000名籌款代理人中的任何壹位。
...computer systems to speed up collection of information.
加速信息收集的計算機系統
...public services including mail delivery and garbage collection.
包括郵件派送和垃圾清理在內的公***服務
6. 可數名詞募捐
If you organize a collection for charity, you collect money from people to give to charity.
I asked my headmaster if he could arrange a collection for a refugee charity.
我問校長他是否能為救濟難民的慈善機構組織壹次募捐。
7. 可數名詞(教堂禮拜時的)捐款
A collection is money that is given by people in church during some Christian services.
1. His collection of ancient pottery is turning one hundred pieces.
他收集的古陶器要超過100件了。
2. I keep my collection of old china in the cabinet.
我把古瓷器收藏品存放在櫥子裏。
3. The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals.
博物館的藏品讓運河200 年的歷史再現眼前。
4. A glass-fronted cabinet displayed a collection of china figurines.
玻璃面展櫃中陳列了壹系列瓷質小塑像。
5. They attended a sneak preview of the winter fashion collection
. 他們參觀了壹次對內的冬季時裝預展。
6. His entire collection will come under the hammer at next week's sale.
他的全部收藏品將在下周的拍賣會上被拍賣。
7. The book is a select collection of poetry from various authors
. 這本書是各家詩作的集錦。
8. His workmates made a collection for his leaving party.
他的同事為他的告別晚會募捐。
9. Her new book is a collection of short stories.
她的新書是壹部短篇小說集。
10. The museum has a fine collection of medieval ivories.
該博物館收藏著壹批精美的中世紀象牙制品。
11. There is a collection of rubbish in the corner.
角落裏有壹堆垃圾。
12. I need one more stamp before my collection is completed.
再有壹張郵票，我這套集郵就完備了。
13. He presented his whole collection of books to the library.
他把全部藏書捐獻給圖書館。
14. Some time was required for the collection of her faculties.
費了壹些時間她才使心神鎮定下來。
15. He took me into his library, a littery but considerable collection.
他帶我到他的藏書室，裏面的藏書雖然雜亂無章，數量卻相當可觀。
16. This painting is the jewel of my collection.
這是我藏畫中最珍貴的壹幅。
17. He has a valuable collection of stamps.
他收藏了很有價值的郵票。
18. She proudly displayed her collection of ornaments.
她得意揚揚地擺列出她的飾品集。
19. The collection is housed in a fine building.
這批收藏品存放在壹座漂亮的房子裏。
20. This is an odd collection of people.
這是壹群稀奇古怪的人。