He received a piece of flesh at the expense of his friend.

Those who know how to use the system can enrich themselves at the expense of the very people who work for those companies.

那些懂得如何利用现行体制的人使自己富有起来，而代价是牺牲真正为那些公司工作的人。

Ford has been gaining market share this year at the expense of GM.

今年福特公司的市场份额一直在扩大，导致通用汽车公司市场份额减少。

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获得了显著的收益。

His success was all the sweeter for being at the expense of Europe's most admired team.

他击败的是欧洲最受人崇拜的球队，这让他更有成就感。

But skeptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient.

但是持怀疑态度的人担心费用的削减会以牺牲病人的利益为代价。

Don't profit yourself at the expense of others.

不要占他人的便宜.

Neither should be overemphasized at the expense of the other.

二者不可偏废.

The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants.

物主靠压榨农民而赢得暴利。

The dealers profited shamefully at the expense of my family.

这些经销商通过损害我家人的利益不光彩地赚钱。

They are worth having but not at the expense of better services.

它们值得拥有，但是不能因此放弃更好的服务。

The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.

那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了，却丧失了灵魂。

We got up at the first streak of daylight.

我们一天亮就起床了.

At the first call of the music, she became irresponsible.

只要一听到音乐开始召唤, 她就不管三七二十一了.

The surprising attack was on at the first light.

天一亮,就发起了突然袭击.

The men had relinquished their position at the first serious counterattack.

士兵们经不起敌人稍微用点力气一反扑,又把阵地丢了.

He climbed down at the first sign of opposition.

他一见到反对的迹象,就缩了回去.

I roused at the first sound of his voice.

他一出声,我就醒了.

She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.

天一亮,她就忙碌起来.

You can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first warning sign.

刚出现征兆时，就服用止痛片来预防疼痛。

Then, at the first sniff of danger, he was back at his post.

然后，他一嗅到危险的气息，便马上回到自己的岗位。