| 释义 |
cost /kɒst/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 价钱，价格；成本；费用；花费
reduce the cost of each book by 10% 给每本书价打9折
What's the cost of that car (a European vacation)? 那辆汽车(到欧洲度一次假)得花多少钱?
Their prices are high because production costs are very great. 那些东西价格昂贵，因为生产成本极大。
the cost of having the house painted 请人油漆房屋的费用
The new production process will cut costs to consumers. 新的生产工序将减少消费者的花费。
It's nice to travel with expenses paid by your employers, at no cost to yourself! 自己不花一分钱，全由雇主掏腰包，这样的旅行可真妙!
2. (时间、劳力等方面的)代价；牺牲；损失
The cost in lives was estimated at 575. 据估计丧生人数为575名。
count the cost to one's health 估算给健康带来的损害
3. [costs] 【律】诉讼费用
4. = opportunity cost
II (cost)
❶ vt.
1. 价钱为；(使)花费；〈主英〉使花许多钱
This watch costs ￡10. 这块表价为10英镑。
The Rockefeller Centre cost 100 million dollars to build. 洛克菲勒中心的建造花了1亿美元。
The clock cost him ＄20. 这个钟花了他20美元。
It cost him six months of hard work to do this. 做这事花去他6个月的辛勤劳动。
It cost her an effort to say that. 她费了好大劲才说了那句话。
It will cost you to go by train, why not go by bus? 你坐火车去要花很多钱，干吗不坐公共汽车?
2. 使付出(代价)；使丧失
the street clashes which have cost seven lives in two weeks 两星期来已使7人丧生的街头冲突
The slump in construction has cost many workers their jobs. 建筑业的不景气使许多工人失业。
His unpopular stand on defence spending will cost him votes. 他在防务开支问题上不得人心的立场将会使他失掉选票。
3. (cost·ed 或 cost) 〈主英〉估计…的成本(或成本价格)
The job was costed by the builder at ￡450. 这活儿营造商估价为450镑。
❷ vi.
1. 〈主英〉估计成本(或成本价格)
2. 需要花费；需要付出代价；花费(或代价)高昂
Quality costs. 优质需要付出代价。
The best goods cost more. 好货价钱大。
In any event it cannot cost to play a spade. 不管怎么，打张黑桃牌不会吃亏。
[OFr < coster to cost < L constāre to stand at, cost < stāre to stand] phr. at all costs 不惜任何代价；无论如何 at any cost = at all costs
at cost按成本（或成本价格）
goods sold at cost in a sale 在廉卖市上按成本出售的货物
As he is a partner in the firm, he is allowed to buy wines at cost. 由于他是公司的合伙人，他可以按成本价格买酒。
at the cost of 以…为代价
He saved his daughter from the fire at the cost of his own life. 他舍身把女儿从火中救出。
cost sb. dear(ly) 使某人付出沉重代价
count the cost (行动前)考虑所担风险，估计不利条件
to one's cost 付了代价，吃了苦头
know (discover) to one's cost 因付出过代价才知道(发现) |