cost

[kɔst]

n.费用, 成本, 代价, [律]诉讼费用
v.花费, 使付出, 使做不愉快的事, 估算成本

n.

1. 费用; 成本[C]

We must reduce the production cost.

我们必须降低生产成本。

2. 代价; 损失[U][C]

3. 【律】诉讼费用[P]

vt.

1. 花费[O1]

The car cost him around ten thousand US dollars.

这车花去他一万美元左右。

2. 使付出(时间、劳力、代价等), 使丧失[O1]

The error cost the company one million pounds.

这错误使公司损失了一百万英镑。

3. 【英】(不用被动语态)使花许多钱

4. (costed; costed)【商】估计……的成本

The builder costed the job at $1, 000.

这活儿制造商估价为一千美元。

vi.

花费

词形变化

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

词义辨析

同义:

n.费用; 成本

price  charge  rate  amount

n.代价; 损失

loss  sacrifice  expense  

同义参见:

admission  figure  subscription  expenditure  

英英释义

名词 cost:

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

同义词：monetary value, price

value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

同义词：price, toll

动词 cost:

be priced at

同义词：be

require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

短语词组

at all costs

1. 无论如何; 不惜代价

We will save his life at all costs.

我们将不惜任何代价挽救他的生命。

at cost

1. 按成本

You can buy the wines at cost.

你可以按成本价买这几种酒。

at the cost of

1. 以……为代价

He saved the girl from drowning at the cost of his own life.

他舍身把溺水的姑娘救了出来。

to one's cost

1. 付了代价

He knew this to his cost.

这一点他是付出代价之后才知道的。

补充

costcost英:[kɔst] 美:[kɔst]n.1.价格, 成本, 费用At last I bought the film rights of a novel at a moderate cost.最终我以适中的价格买下了把小说改编成电影的版权。The scientific books will be sent without cost.这些科学书籍将免费赠送。I promise all costs will be readily returned.我保证所有的费用会迅速偿还。2.代价, 损失We must finish the work at all costs before midnight.无论付出什么样的代价, 我们必须在午夜前完成这项工作。vi.1.价钱为; 花费The sofa really cost.那沙发可真值钱。The best goods cost much money.好货价钱高。vt.1.付出(代价), 失去How dear the lesson costs!这个教训的代价真大啊！The work cost me a lot of time and effort.这本著作花费了我大量的时间和精力。2.估价Has this project been costed?这项工程估价了吗?

例句

1. The total cost of the holiday came to £500.假期的总花费达到了500英镑。 2. The cost of a loaf of bread has increased fivefold.一块面包的价钱涨了五倍。 3. In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production.1989年, 咖啡的价格跌至低位, 以至于在很多国家咖啡的卖价甚至不够收回生产成本。 4. The battle was won, but the cost in human life had been enormous.战役虽然打赢了, 但所付出的生命代价是巨大的。 5. Are you so afraid of it that you have to avoid it whatever the cost to your lifestyle?你就这么害怕它, 不管对你的生活方式有什么损害你都躲着它吗？ 6. In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of 500 million and 5,000 jobs.3月份, 萨利纳斯先生关闭了本市的炼油厂, 代价是5个亿的损失和5,000人的失业。 7. Dumping means selling below cost to drive competition out of business.倾销意味着通过以低于成本的价格销售产品来挤垮竞争对手。 8. a store that provided cigarettes and candy bars at cost按成本价出售香烟和糖块的商店 9. They told Jacques Delors a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs.他们告诉雅克·德洛尔必须不惜任何代价来避免一场灾难性的世界贸易大战。 10. He ordered the army to recapture the camp at any cost.他命令军队不惜一切代价夺回营地。 11. There are very few people he can talk to in total confidence, as he has discovered to his cost.他吃了亏后才发现自己真正能够与之交心的人寥寥无几。 12. Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.很多人行事都仅凭一时冲动, 根本不计后果。 13. Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.东欧的几个国家正在对昨天的地震造成的损失进行评估。 14. I don't count the cost of things. I buy clothes haphazardly.我不太考虑利弊, 买衣服很随意。 15. The meal costs 15 euros.这顿饭要花15欧元。 16. What will it cost to have it repaired?修理这个要花多少钱？ 17. It's going to cost me over $100,000 to buy new trucks.要买新卡车得花掉我10万多美元。 18. Composition of this kind cost him effort.这样的创作着实令他耗费心神。 19. The increase will hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs.这一增长将伤害小企业并损失成千上万的就业岗位。 20. It cost him his job.这让他丢了工作。 21. an operation that cost him his sight.造成他失明的一次手术 22. Drake passed the months in costing an expedition that never sailed.德拉克花了几个月的功夫估算一次远洋航行的成本, 但结果并未真正成行。 23. Everything that goes into making a programme, staff, rent, lighting, is now costed.制作节目的所有成本, 包括人工、租金、灯光等, 现在都已经进行了估算。 24. Well-designed clothes cost money.设计考究的服装价格不菲。 25. It must cost a good deal to live here.住在这里一定要花很多钱的。 26. Careless driving cost him his life.开车不小心使他丧了命。 27. Courtesy costs little and means much.礼貌不费事，意义却很大。 28. The work was costed by the engineer at $50,000.这项工程据工程师估价为50 000美元。 29. We want a man who must be able to cost.我们需要一个能计算成本的人。 30. The furniture in the living room really costs.起居室里的这套家具真花了不少钱。 31. each issue of the magazine costs £1.每期杂志的价格是1英镑。 32. [with two objs]driving at more than double the speed limit cost the woman her driving licence.以最高时速两倍的速度开车让这位女士丢了驾驶执照。 33. the accident cost me a visit to the doctor.这次事故害得我看了次医生。 34. if you want to own an island, it'll cost you.如果你想拥有一个小岛，那将花去你很多钱。 35. it is their job to plan and cost a media schedule for the campaign.他们的工作是为竞选计划媒体宣传时间及估计成本。 36. we are able to cover the cost of the event.我们付得起这件事的费用。 37. health care costs.保健费；健康护理费。 38. [mass noun]the tunnel has been built at no cost to the state.隧道的建成没花国家一分钱。 39. she averted a train accident at the cost of her life.她以生命为代价避免了一起火车事故。 40. he was anxious to avoid war at all costs.他愿不惜一切代价来避免战争。 41. they were really bad mistakes on my part and they cost us dear.这是我犯的严重错误，使我们遭受了极大损失。 42. without programmes to play on it, the cleverest machine is useless—as some hardware manufacturers already know to their cost.没有节目可以播放，再好的机器也是无用的——这是一些硬件制造商的经验教训。 43. The cost of petrol has gone up again.汽油的价格又涨了。 44. The damage will have to be repaired regardless of cost.无论费用多少也要把受损的地方修好。 45. a £250 fine and £100 costs250英镑罚款及100英镑诉讼费 46. We must win at all costs.我们要不计代价非赢不可。 47. Life can be lonely at university, as I found out to my cost.我因付出过代价才知道，大学生活可能是寂寞的。 48. How much does a return ticket to London cost?买一张去伦敦的来回票多少钱？ 49. How much did your car cost you?你买这辆车花了多少钱？ 50. That one mistake cost him his job.那次错误使他丢了工作。 51. "The original cost [=price] of the house was $200,000."这房子的原价是20万美元。 52. "She attends college at a cost of $15,000 a year."她上大学的费用是一年15000美元。 53. The average cost of raising a family has increased dramatically.养家糊口的平均费用已大幅增长。 54. We offer services at a fraction of the cost of other companies.我们收取的服务费只是其他公司的一小部分。 55. bringing/driving down the cost of computers = lowering/reducing the cost of computers降低计算机费用 56. The person at fault in the accident is expected to bear the cost of repairs. [=is expected to pay for the repairs]这一事故的责任人应承担修理费。 57. What's the difference in cost?差价是多少？ 58. "We were able to update the room for very little cost. [=money, expense]"我们可以花极少的钱翻新这个房间。 59. "They believe that everyone should have access to adequate medical care, regardless of cost."他们认为，每个人都应获得适当的医疗护理，不论费用是多少。 60. The cost of doing business in this area is high.在这个地区做生意的成本很高。 61. We need better cost control.我们需要更好的成本控制。 62. The company needs to do some cost cutting. [=needs to find ways to save money]公司需要削减成本。 63. production/manufacturing/operating costs生产/制造/运营成本 64. "By keeping costs down, the company will make larger profits from its products."通过降低成本，公司将从产品中赚取更大的利润。 65. the firm's efforts to control costs公司为控制成本所做的努力 66. Those are just some of the hidden costs [=expenses] of owning a house.那些只是拥有住房的隐性开支。 67. The government covers most of the costs of the program. [=pays for most of the program]政府承担这个计划的大部分开支。 68. The family's medical costs have increased in the past year.这个家庭去年的医疗开支增加了。 69. The company has tried to cut costs [=spend less money] in several areas.这家公司已努力在几个方面削减开支。 70. "Winning the war, he believes, was worth the cost in lives."他认为，以流血牺牲为代价赢得这场战争是值得的。 71. "They had won the battle, but at what cost? Far too many people had died."他们打了胜仗，但代价是什么呢？太多的人为此丧了命。 72. "He had achieved fame, but at a cost; he'd lost many friends and no longer talked to anyone in his family."他功成名就，但也为此付出了代价：他失去了很多朋友，也不再和家里任何人说话了。 73. She completed the project on time but at the cost of her health. [=the work she did to complete the project on time damaged her health]她按时完成了这项工程，却牺牲了自己的健康。 74. "He always says what he thinks, even at the cost of hurting someone's feelings."他总是有话直说，甚至不顾伤害他人的感情。 75. What are the costs and benefits of the new law?新法律的利弊各是什么？ 76. She was determined to win at all costs. [=no matter what]她决心不惜任何代价取胜。 77. Obscene language should be avoided at all costs. [=never use obscene words]无论如何都应避免使用下流语言。 78. He is determined to preserve his reputation at any cost.他决心不惜任何代价维护他的名声。 79. She was fined 50 dollars and ordered to pay court costs.她被罚款50美元并责令缴纳诉讼费。 80. We sold the books at cost. [=we sold the books for the same amount of money we paid to buy them; we did not make a profit from selling the books]我们按成本价把这些书卖了。 81. Improvements have been made at no cost to taxpayers.没花纳税人一分钱，情况就有了改善。 82. Club members can bring a friend at no extra cost.俱乐部会员可免费携带一位朋友入场。 83. I found out to my cost that he was a liar. [=I found out that he was a liar when I was hurt by his lies]我吃亏后才发现他是个骗子。 84. Each ticket costs one dollar.每张票的价格为一美元。 85. How much does it cost? = What does it cost?这个要多少钱？ 86. This house costs more/less than most of the other houses in the area.这幢房子的价格高于/低于这一地区大多数房子的房价。 87. "It costs more than $300,000."这个要花30多万美元。 88. (informal) New equipment costs money. [=is expensive]新设备价格昂贵。 89. (informal) I want a new car that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. [=that is not too expensive]我想买一辆不太昂贵的新车。 90. The trip will cost you about $100 each way.这趟旅行单程要花大约100美元。 91. The project will end up costing the government an estimated 3.5 billion dollars.这项工程将使政府最终花费约35亿美元。 92. "It will cost you a lot of money, but it'll be worth it."这将花掉你很多钱，但是值得。 93. "(informal) I can get the part you need, but it'll cost you. [=you will have to pay a lot of money for it]"我可以帮你争取到你需要的这个角色，但你得花一笔钱。 94. Come to my party. It won't cost a dime. = It won't cost you a penny.来参加我的派对吧，免费的。 95. Her mistakes cost them the game. [=they lost the game because of her mistakes]她犯的错误让她们输掉了比赛。 96. The decision to drive that night nearly cost him his life. [=he almost died because of it]那天晚上开车的决定差点让他丧命。 97. His frequent absences ended up costing him his job.他经常缺勤，结果丢掉了工作。 98. Changing your mind now could cost you dearly.现在改变主意会让你付出沉重代价。 99. "The error cost me a reprimand, but nothing more serious than that."这个错误害得我被训斥了一顿，不过只是训斥而已。 100. a blunder that has cost her considerable embarrassment使她大为尴尬的错误 101. The project was originally costed at 3 million pounds.这项工程最初的成本估算为300万英镑。 102. The project has yet to be costed out.这个项目的成本有待估算。