单词 | all-expense |
释义 | > as lemmasall-expense all-expense adj. (of a holiday or trip) (a) U.S. that has a fixed single charge which covers all costs (rare); (b) that has all the expenses covered by a donor, a company or organization, etc.; = all-expenses-paid adj. ΚΠ 1904 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 4 Apr. 8/2 A personally conducted all-expense tour taking in Albuquerque, Grand Canyon..and Denver. 1930 Science 19 Sept. 290/2 There will be a nine-day, all-expense tour to Mexico..for association members and their families. 1952 N.Y. Herald Tribune 14 Apr. 6 (advt.) Unique, new, all-expense fishing ‘package’ trips. 1977 Newsweek (Nexis) 31 Jan. 54 I resent the innuendo that it is improper to go to Taiwan.., but that it is perfectly all right to go on an all-expense trip to the People's Republic of China. 2000 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 24 Oct. The winner will receive an all expense trip to London. < as lemmas |
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