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n.成本,价钱,代价 vt.价值为,(使)花费(金钱,时间,劳力等),使失去(生命,健康等),令人付出 vi.花费

难易程度:

cost为小学词汇   词频:987

词形变化:

形容词:costless 名词:cost-lessness 动词过去式:cost 过去分词:cost 现在分词:costing 第三人称单数:costs

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cost


/kɒst; [US] kɔ:st; kɔst/
v (pt, pp cost) (with the n phrase indicating price, etc often preceded by an indirect object 在表示代价等的名词词组前常加间接宾语)
1 [In/pr] (not usu in the continuous tenses 通常不用于进行时态) be obtainable at the price of; require the payment of 价钱为; 需花费
*These chairs cost
40 each. 这些椅子每把价钱为40英镑.
* How much/What does it cost? 这东西值多少钱?
* It costs too much. 这东西价钱太贵.
* The meal cost us 30. 这顿饭花了我们30英镑.
* It costs (them)
1000 a year to run a car. 使用一辆汽车每年(他们)要花1000英镑.
2 [In/pr] (fig 比喻) (not usu in the continuous tenses 通常不用于进行时态)
(a) result in the loss of (sth) 使付出(代价); 使丧失(某事物)
*Dangerous driving could cost you your life. 开车不注意安全有生命危险.
* The scandal cost her her career, ie resulted in her having to resign, being dismissed, etc. 这件丑事毁了她的前程.
(b) require a certain effort or sacrifice 需做出某种努力或牺牲
*Her irresponsible behaviour cost her father many sleepless nights. 她那不负责任的行为使她父亲许多夜不得安眠.
* Compiling a dictionary costs much time and patience. 编纂词典要用很多的时间, 要有极大的耐心.
3 [Tn] (pt, pp ~ed) (commerce 商) estimate the price to be charged for (an article or a service), based on the expense of producing or performing it 估价; 定价; 估计成本; 按成本作价
*Has this project been costed? 这项工程估价了吗?
4 [Tn] (infml 口) be expensive for (sb) 对(某人)来说代价高昂
*You can have the de luxe model if you like, but it'll cost you. 你愿意的话, 可以买高级的, 不过得花很多钱.
5 (idm 习语) charge/cost/pay sb the earth => earth. cost sb `dear cause sb to suffer loss or injury 使某人付出沉重的代价
*That mistake cost him dear
*he lost the game because of it. 那个差错使他付出了沉重的代价
*他因而输了这一局.
6 (phr v) cost sth out estimate the cost of sth 估算某事物的成本或价钱
*I thought I could afford it, then I costed it out properly and found it was too expensive. 我以为能负担得起那费用, 後来认真估算了一下才知道过于昂贵.

/kɒst; [US] kɔ:st; kɔst/ n
1 [U, C] price (to be) paid for a thing 价钱; 价格; 费用
*the high cost of car repairs 昂贵的汽车修理费
* the costs involved in starting a business 开创一企业所需要的资金
* She built the house without regard to cost, ie not caring if it would be expensive. 她盖这所房子根本不在乎花多少钱.
* the cost of living/living costs, ie the general level of prices 生活费用
* the cost-of-living index 生活费用指数. =>Usage at price 用法见price.
2 [U, sing] that which is used, needed or given to obtain sth; effort, loss or sacrifice (为得到某事物而付的)代价; 努力; 损失; 牺牲
*the cost in time and labour 时间和精力方面的消耗
* The battle was won at
(a) great cost in human lives. 牺牲了许多人的生命才换来了这次战役的胜利.
3 costs [pl] (law 律) expense of having sth settled in a law-court 诉讼费用
*pay a
50 fine and
25 costs 缴纳50英镑罚金和25英镑诉讼费.
4 (idm 习语) at `all costs as the supremely important consideration 不惜任何代价
*We must at all costs prevent them from finding out about the plan. 我们无论如何不能让他们探知这个计划. at `cost at cost price 按成本价格
*goods sold at cost 按成本价格出售的货物. at the cost of sth involving the loss or sacrifice of sth 以牺牲某事物为代价
*She saved him from drowning, but only at the cost of her own life. 他遇溺时她把他救了, 但却牺牲了自己的生命. count the cost => count1. to one's `cost to one's loss or disadvantage 付了代价; 吃了苦头
*Wasp stings are serious, as I know to my cost, ie as I know because I have suffered from them. 让黄蜂蜇了可不好受, 我吃过这苦头.
1. Both the cost and the standard of living were lower before the war.
    战前生活费用和生活水准都比较低.

2. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
    但某地当局为打捞一只焙制馅饼的盘子提出索赔,倒是件新鲜的事儿。

3. Where the cost of government is high, resources for development are correspondingly low.
    凡是政府管理费用高的地方,用于发展国家经济的资金就会相应地减少。

4. The cost amounted to 250.
    费用共达250英镑.

5. The man was ordered to pay $345 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is $230!
    他被罚付三百四十五英镑作为旅费. 而正常的票价则是二百三十英镑!

6. The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is $2,000!
    此人被责令交付旅费3,500英镑,而正常票价是2,000英镑!

7. The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
    哈勃望远镜于1990年4月20日由国家航空航天局发射升空,耗资10多亿美元。

8. The reduced cost made possible worldwide use of penicillin in treating many infections.
    成本降低后,全世界在治疗许多传染病时均可选用盘尼西林。

9. This strip of paper will eventually list everything that the shopper has bought, what each item cost, the total price, the tax, how much money the shopper gave the checker, whether it was cash or a check, and the amount of change the shopper is to re
    这一纸条最终会列出顾客买的每件物品,物品单价、总额、应付税额、顾客实交数额、是现金还是支票、应找回数额。

10. This I began, and it cost me enormous pains; but who grudge pains that have their deliverance in view?
    于是我就着手这项工程,历尽了千辛万苦。然而,如果成功在望,谁还在乎什么辛苦呢?

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