新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cost

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美  [kɔːst]

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • costs

    1[C 可数名词] 费用

    The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.

    近义词

    price , value

    双语例句

    例:

    The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold.

    一块面包的价格已经涨了4倍。

    例:

    In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production.

    1989年咖啡的价格跌得那么低,在许多国家甚至都收不回生产成本。

    例:

    Badges are also available at a cost of £2.50.

    徽章也有售,价格为2.5英镑。

    2[PL 复数] (家庭或公司)开销

    Your costs are the total amount of money that you must spend on running your home or business.

    近义词

    expenses , expenditure

    反义词

    profit , earnings

    双语例句

    例:

    Costs have been cut by 30 to 50 per cent.

    开销已经减少了30到50。

    例:

    The company admits its costs are still too high.

    该公司承认其开销仍然过高。

    3[PL 复数] 诉讼费用

    If someone is ordered by a court of law to pay costs, they have to pay a sum of money towards the expenses of a court case they are involved in.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay $550 costs.

    他被判入狱18个月,并支付550美元的诉讼费。

    4[U 不可数名词] 成本价格

    If something is sold at cost, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it.

    双语例句

    例:

    a shop that provided cigarettes and sweets at cost.

    一家以成本价出售香烟和糖果的商店。

    5[SING 单数型名词] 代价

    The cost of something is the loss, damage, or injury that is involved in trying to achieve it.

    双语例句

    例:

    In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs.

    3月,萨利纳斯先生关闭了该市的炼油厂,损失了5亿美元和5000个工作岗位。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • at all costs

    1不惜任何代价地

    If you say that something must be avoided at all costs, you are emphasizing that it must not be allowed to happen under any circumstances.

    双语例句

    例:

    They told Jacques Delors a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs.

    他们告诉雅克·得洛斯,必须不惜一切代价避免灾难性的世界贸易大战。

  • at any cost

    1无论如何

    If you say that something must be done at any cost, you are emphasizing that it must be done, even if this requires a lot of effort or money.

    双语例句

    例:

    This book is of such importance that it must be published at any cost.

    这本书如此重要,无论如何也要出版。

    VERB. 动词
  • costs , costing , cost

    1[T 及物动词] 要价

    If something costs a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount.

    双语例句

    例:

    This course is limited to 12 people and costs $150.

    这门课程限招12人,费用为150美元。

    例:

    Painted walls look much more interesting and don't cost much.

    粉刷过的墙壁看上去更有趣,要价也不高。

    例:

    The project was abandoned because it cost too much.

    该项目因其费用过高而被中止了。

    例:

    a scheme which cost taxpayers more than £294 million.

    一个花费纳税人超过2.94亿英镑的计划。

    2[T 及物动词] 估算…的费用

    When something that you plan to do or make is costed, the amount of money you need is calculated in advance.

    双语例句

    例:

    The building work has not been fully costed but runs into millions of dollars.

    建筑工作的费用还未完全估算出来,但要高达几百万美元。

    3[T 及物动词] 使…付出

    If an event or mistake costs you something, you lose that thing as the result of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight.

    一个通过手术保住生命但双目失明的6岁男孩。