costly

['kɔstli]

adj. 昂贵的, 代价高的

a.

1. 贵重的, 宝贵的

costly jewels

贵重的珠宝

2. 昂贵的; 代价高的

The general's decision to invade was a costly mistake.

将军作出的入侵决定是个代价惨重的错误。

Your suggestion is feasible, though it might be rather costly.

你的建议是可行的, 但也许要付出不少代价。

3. 奢华的

词形变化

形容词比较级: costlier | 形容词最高级: costliest | 名词: costliness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.昂贵的, 费用大的

expensive  dear  high-priced  steep  stiff  exorbitant  pricey  excessive

a.代价高的, 宝贵的

valuable  precious  priceless  inestimable  sumptuous  rich  opulent  magnificent  splendid  luxurious  exquisite  grand  lavish

a.造成大损失的

injurious  harmful  ruinous  sacrificing  painful  

同义参见:

prime  

反义:

a.昂贵的; 奢华的

cheap  

英英释义

形容词 costly:

entailing great loss or sacrifice

同义词：dearly-won

having a high price

同义词：dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy

补充

costlycostly英:[ˈkɔstli] 美:[ˈkɔstli]adj.1.昂贵的, 代价高的

例句

1. Eating out can be costly.在外面吃饭是要花很多钱的。 2. It proved a costly mistake.事实证明, 这是一个代价惨重的错误。 3. This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.国际银行业的这种丑闻一直以来都会造成极其恶劣的政治影响。 4. major problems requiring costly repairs.要花去很多修理费的大问题。 5. the government's biggest and most costly mistake.政府最大、损失最惨重的错误。 6. a costly repair bill高昂的修理费用 7. a costly mistake造成重大损失的错误 8. costly jewelry昂贵的珠宝 9. We use less costly materials in our products.我们产品所用的材料不太贵。 10. "It was too costly to fix her car after the accident, so she decided to buy a new car instead."由于事故之后修车费用过高，她决定买辆新车。 11. "They won the game, but their best player was injured, so it was a costly victory."他们赢得了比赛，但他们最好的球员受了伤，所以这是一场代价高昂的胜利。 12. The decision to wait could be a costly mistake.决定等待可能是个代价高昂的错误。