1. | [c][u] 费用；花费；价钱the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth |
the high/low cost of housing 住宅的高昂╱低廉费用 | |
A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. 新的计算机系统已安装，费用为 8 万英镑。 | |
The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost. 由于经费的原因此项计划被迫放弃。 | |
We did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food. 我们挣的钱甚至无法糊口。 | |
Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases. 消费者将不得不承担增加工资所需的全部费用。 | |
The total cost to you(= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000. 你总共要支付 3 000 英镑。 |
2. | [pl] 成本the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business |
The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down. 使用廉价劳动力有助于降低成本。 | |
to cut/reduce costs 降低成本 | |
running/operating/labour costs 营运╱经营╱人工成本 | |
We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs. 因为成本不断上涨，我们不得不提高价格。 |
3. | [u][sing] （为做某事涉及的）努力，代价，损失the effort, loss or damage that is involved in order to do or achieve sth |
the terrible cost of the war in death and suffering 这场战争造成的死亡与苦难的惨重代价 | |
the environmental cost of nuclear power 核动力对环境的破坏 | |
She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life(= she died) . 她从火中把他救了出来，却牺牲了自己的生命。 | |
He worked non-stop for three months, at considerable cost to his health. 他连续不断地工作了三个月，大大损害了自己的身体健康。 | |
I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost in time and energy. 我感到一定要使人们满意，耗费多少时间和精力都在所不惜。 |
4. | [pl] 诉讼费用the sum of money that sb is ordered to pay for lawyers, etc. in a legal case |
He was ordered to pay £2 000 costs. 他被责令缴纳 2 000 英镑诉讼费。 |
You must stop the press from finding out at all costs. 你必须不惜一切代价阻止媒体查明真相。 |
You must stop the press from finding out at all costs. 你必须不惜一切代价阻止媒体查明真相。 |
He is determined to win at any cost. 他决心无论如何要争取胜利。 |
He is determined to win at any cost. 他决心无论如何要争取胜利。 |
goods sold at cost 按成本价销售的商品 |
goods sold at cost 按成本价销售的商品 |
He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost. 我吃了苦头后才知道他是个无情的商人。 |
He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost. 我吃了苦头后才知道他是个无情的商人。 |
1. | 需付费；价钱为if sthcosts a particular amount of money, you need to pay that amount in order to buy, make or do it |
How much did it cost? 这东西要多少钱？ | |
I didn't get it because it cost too much. 因为那东西太昂贵我没买。 | |
Tickets cost ten dollars each. 每张票价为十元。 | |
Calls to the helpline cost 38p per minute. 打服务热线每分钟为 38 便士。 | |
Don't use too much of it─it cost a lot of money . 这东西很贵，不要用得太多。 | |
All these reforms will cost money(= be expensive) . 所有这些改革都要花很多钱。 | |
Good food need not cost a fortune(= cost a lot of money) . 好食物不一定要花很多的钱。 | |
The meal cost us about £40. 这顿饭花了我们约 40 英镑。 | |
This is costing the taxpayer £10 billion a year. 这要花费纳税人每年 100 亿英镑。 | |
The hospital will cost an estimated £2 million to build. 修建这座医院估计要耗费 200 万英镑。 | |
It costs a fortune to fly first class. 乘坐飞机头等舱要花一大笔钱。 |
2. | 使丧失；使损失to cause the loss of sth |
That one mistake almost cost him his life. 那一个差错几乎使他丧命。 | |
A late penalty cost United the game(= meant that they did not win the game) . 临近终场点球得分使得联队输掉那场比赛。 | |
The closure of the factory is likely to cost 1 000 jobs. 那家工厂一关闭，很可能 1 000 个工作岗位就没有了。 |
3. | ~ sb sth 使付出努力；使做不愉快的事to involve you in making an effort or doing sth unpleasant |
The accident cost me a visit to the doctor. 那事故害得我去看了一趟医生。 | |
Financial worries cost her many sleepless nights. 她为钱发愁，许多夜晚无法入睡。 |
4. | [usupass] 估算成本；估价to estimate how much money will be needed for sth or the price that should be charged for sth |
The project needs to be costed in detail. 这项工程需要作详细的成本估算。 | |
Their accountants have costed the project at $8.1 million. 他们的会计师估算此项工程成本为 810 万元。 | |
Have you costed out these proposals yet? 你估算过这些提案所涉及的费用吗？ |
That one mistake has cost him dear over the years. 那一个差错使他多年来付出了沉重的代价。 |
That one mistake has cost him dear over the years. 那一个差错使他多年来付出了沉重的代价。 |
There is a de luxe model available, but it'll cost you. 有豪华型的，但贵得很。 |
There is a de luxe model available, but it'll cost you. 有豪华型的，但贵得很。 |
