cost
noun/kɒst/
/kɔːst/
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something
费用；花费；价钱 - cost of something the high/low cost of housing
住宅的高昂／低廉费用 - at a cost of something 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。 - You could buy a used car at a fraction of the cost of a new one.
一辆新车价格的零头可以买到一辆二手车。 - 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 plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost.
由于经费的原因此项计划被迫放弃。 - cost to somebody The total cost to you (= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000.
你总共要支付 3 000 英镑。 - cost for somebody/something Energy is a major cost for businesses.
能源是企业的主要成本。 - He estimates the cost for this project at $150 000.
他估计这个项目的成本为 150 万美元。
Synonyms pricepricecost ▪ value ▪ expense ▪ worthThese words all refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for something.price the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service:- house prices
房价 - How much are these? They don’t have a price on them.
这些东西卖多少钱？它们都没有标价。 - I can’t afford it at that price.
那个价格我付不起。
- 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 winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000.
获胜者将得到价值 1 000 英镑的奖品。
- The garden was transformed at great expense.
花园改建花了一大笔费用。 - Running a car is a big expense.
养一辆车开销很大。
- He has a personal net worth of $10 million.
他有价值 1 000 万美元的个人净资产。
- the high price/cost/value
- the real/true price/cost/value/worth
- to put/set a price/value on something
- to increase/reduce the price/cost/value/expense
- to raise/double/lower the price/cost/value
- to cut the price/cost
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneya1- A total of 3.6 million tickets at an average cost of $58 are available for the Games.
比赛共有360万张票，平均每张58元。 - Allow €100 per day to cover the cost of meals.
每天留出 100 欧元来支付餐费。 - Competition will drive the price down near to the marginal cost.
竞争将把售价压至接近边际成本。 - Contractors can now be required to carry the cost of delays.
现在可以要求承包商承担延误费。 - Delegates receive allowances to meet the cost of travel.
代表有差旅费津贴。 - I would put the cost of a new employee at $80 000 a year.
我估计雇一名新员工的费用为一年 8 万美元。 - It is essential that we operate with the lowest possible cost base and most efficient facilities.
我们要以尽可能低的成本基础和最有效的设备来运营，这一点至关重要。 - Now people can access the internet at minimal cost.
现在人们可以以极低的费用上网。 - She was unwilling to pay the extra cost to get a room to herself.
她不愿意多付钱自己住一个房间。 - The corporation will pay all costs and expenses incurred with its written consent.
公司将支付其书面同意的所有费用开支。 - The cost of dental treatment is increasing.
治牙的费用在上涨。 - The cost of repairs would be prohibitive.
修理费会高得令人却步。 - The cost to the government will be quite high.
政府花费会相当高。 - The entire project carries a cost of $2 million.
整个工程需要 200 万美元的费用。 - The high cost of energy was a problem for consumers.
能源费用高对消费者来说是一个问题。 - The hotel offers tea and coffee at no extra cost.
酒店供应茶和咖啡，不另收费。 - There were cost overruns on each project.
每个工程都有超支的费用。 - We're hoping that we'll at least cover costs at the conference.
我们希望至少能付得起会议的开支。 - What is the current replacement cost of these assets?
现在更换这些资产的成本是多少？ - You can spread the cost of your loan repayment over 10 years.
你可以将贷款分 10 年偿还。 - You will have to bear the full cost of the building work.
你将要承担建筑工作的全部费用。 - the cost per day for an electrician
雇用一名电工的每日费用 - the pursuit of cost reduction
力求降低费用 - The true cost of running a car is much greater than just the price of the petrol you use.
驾驶汽车的真正成本远远高于您使用的汽油的价格。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- high
- enormous
- …
- carry
- have
- bear
- …
- escalate
- go up
- increase
- …
- reduction
- savings
- increase
- …
- at a cost of
- cost to
- an increase in cost
- a reduction in cost
- at great cost
- …
- cost of something the high/low cost of housing
- costs[plural] the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business
成本 - The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down.
使用廉价劳动力有助于降低成本。 - Reducing costs means we can keep prices as low as possible.
降低成本意味着我们可以将价格保持在尽可能低的水平。 - We have to find new ways of cutting costs.
我们必须找到削减成本的新方法。 - The company is focused on lowering its operating costs.
该公司专注于降低运营成本。 - 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。 - Opinion was divided on the potential costs and benefits of the scheme.
对于该计划的潜在成本和收益，人们意见不一。
Synonyms costscostsspending ▪ expenditure ▪ expenses ▪ overheads ▪ outlay These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.costs the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business:- labour/production costs
人工／生产成本 - rising costs
正在上涨的成本
- public spending
公共开支 - More spending on health was promised.
已承诺增加医疗开支。
- expenditure on education
教育支出
- legal expenses
律师费 - travel expenses
旅费
- High overheads mean small profit margins.
经费开销大意味着利润低。
- The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.
最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。
- spending/expenditure/outlay on something
- high/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads
- total costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay
- capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay
- household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses
- government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure
- to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay
Collocations BusinessBusinessRunning a business- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
- run/operate a business/company/franchise
- head/run a firm/department/team
- make/secure/win/block a deal
- expand/grow/build the business
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
- increase/expand production/output/sales
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
- break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
- gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
- find/build/create a market for something
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
- develop/launch/promote a product/website
- create/generate demand for your product
- attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
- draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget
- generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
- attract/encourage investment/investors
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
- get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
- face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
- file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
- (British English) go into administration/liquidation
- liquidate/wind up a company
- survive/weather a recession/downturn
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
- launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneya2- The company's costs have risen over the last 5 years.
公司成本在过去 5 年里上涨了。 - the costs associated with buying and selling property
与资产买卖有关的开支 - The capital cost of these projects is some $100 million—then there'll be the operating costs.
这些项目的资本费用大约是1亿元，然后还有营运费用。 - research and development costs
研发成本
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- incur
- pay
- increase
- …
- be associated
- be involved
- escalate
- …
- The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down.
- [uncountable, singular] the effort, loss or damage that is involved in order to do or achieve something
（为做某事涉及的）努力，代价，损失 - the cost of something 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 - at the cost of something She saved him from the fire 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。 - at… cost Victory came at a high cost.
这场胜利付出了高昂的代价。 - at… cost in something They advanced a few hundred metres, but at a heavy cost in life.
他们推进了几百米，人员伤亡却十分惨重。 - at (a) cost to something 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。 - cost in something 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。
Extra Examples- The victory was achieved at great cost to the country's infrastructure.
这次胜利是以该国基础设施付出巨大代价为代价的。 - The raid was foiled, but at a cost: an injured officer who was lucky to survive.
袭击被挫败了，但也付出了代价：一名警察受了伤，所幸没有生命危险。 - The country has suffered the enormous cost of trade sanctions.
该国蒙受了贸易制裁所造成的巨大损失。 - Do the benefits outweigh the costs?
收益是否大于损耗？ - the costs and benefits of this strategy
这一战略的代价和好处
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- outweigh
- suffer
- count
- …
- at cost (to)
- at a cost (to)
- at the cost of
- …
- costs and benefits
- at all costs
- at any cost
- …
- the cost of something the terrible cost of the war in death and suffering
- costs(also court costs)[plural] the sum of money that somebody is ordered to pay for lawyers, etc. in a legal case
诉讼费用 - He was ordered to pay £2 000 costs.
他被责令缴纳 2 000 英镑诉讼费。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1- He was fined £200 and ordered to pay costs.
他被罚款 200 英镑，并被勒令承担诉讼费用。 - Both sides incurred costs of over $50 000.
双方须付 5 万多美元的诉讼费用。 - If you win your case you will normally be awarded costs.
如果你赢了官司，通常诉讼费用由对方承担。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- court
- legal
- administrative
- …
- incur
- pay
- be awarded
- …
- He was ordered to pay £2 000 costs.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French coust (noun), couster (verb), based on Latin constare ‘stand firm, stand at a price’.
Idioms
at all cost/costs
- whatever is needed to achieve something
不惜任何代价 - 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.
at any cost
- under any circumstances
在任何情况下；无论如何 - 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.
at cost
- for only the amount of money that is needed to make or get something, without any profit being added on
按成本；按成本价格 - goods sold at cost
按成本价销售的商品
- goods sold at cost
count the cost (of something)
- to feel the bad effects of a mistake, an accident, etc.
感受（错误、事故等造成的）不利后果 - The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.
这个镇未采取充分的防洪措施，现在尝到苦头了。
- The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.
know/learn/find something to your cost
- to know something because of something unpleasant that has happened to you
付出过代价（或吃了苦头）才知道 - 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.