
"expensive clothes" "an expensive shop"
误 The price of this suit of clothes is too expensive.
正 The price of this suit of clothes is too high.
正 This suit of clothes is too expensive.
析expensive意为“昂贵的,费用巨大的”,不可与price连用。
经营现代化的农场花钱不多。误 Modern farms aren't expensive to be developed.
正 Modern farms aren't expensive to develop.
正 Modern farms aren't expensive for us to develop.
析 be expensive+to- v 结构中,不定式的主动形式有被动意义,所以不可用被动结构。
我在集邮簿里收藏了许多贵重的邮票。误 In my stamp album I have many highly-costed stamps.
正 In my stamp album I have many expensive stamps.
析 highly-costed意为“成本高”, expensive才是“有价值的,贵重的”的意思。