cost·ly

adjective

/ˈkɒstli/

/ˈkɔːstli/

(comparative costlier, superlative costliest)

It is also very common to use more costly and most costly.

costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay花钱多的；昂贵的；价钱高的 synonym expensive
- Buying new furniture may prove too costly.购买新家具可能会花钱太多。
Synonyms expensive
expensivecostly ▪ overpriced ▪ pricey ▪ dearThese words all describe something that costs a lot of money.
expensive costing a lot of money; charging high prices:
I can’t afford it—it’s just too expensive for me.我买不起，对我来说这太贵了。
an expensive restaurant高档餐馆
costly (rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay:
You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。
overpriced too expensive; costing more than it is worth:
ridiculously overpriced designer clothes贵得离谱的名牌衣服
pricey (informal) expensive:
Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.如今该村镇的房价太高，当地人根本买不起。
dear [not usually before noun] (British English) expensive:
Everything’s so dear now, isn’t it?现在什么东西都那么贵，是不是？
This word is starting to become rather old-fashioned.
Patterns
- expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey for somebody/something
- expensive/costly to do something
- very/too/fairly/quite/pretty expensive/costly/pricey
Extra Examples
- These measures could be costly to employers.这些措施对雇主来说可能会代价很高。
- These teaching methods are too costly in terms of staff resources.这些教学方法需要耗费太多的师资。
- This process is costly in computer time.这个过程要耗费大量的计算机时间。
- The old palace may prove too costly for the Duke to maintain.对于公爵来说，这座旧宫殿的维护成本可能太高了。
- You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。
Topics Moneyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- prove
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
- in
- in terms of
- …
causing problems or the loss of something引起困难的；造成损失的 synonym expensive
- a costly mistake/failure造成重大损失的错误／失败
- Mining can be costly in terms of lives (= too many people can die).采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。
Extra Examples
- Privatizing the rail network turned out be a costly mistake for the government.事实证明，铁路网络私有化对政府来说是一个代价高昂的错误。
- The six-month delay will be costly for the company.拖延半年对公司来说会造成严重损失。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- prove
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
- in
- in terms of
- …

单词	costly
释义	cost·ly adjective /ˈkɒstli/ /ˈkɔːstli/ (comparative costlier, superlative costliest) It is also very common to use more costly and most costly. costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay花钱多的；昂贵的；价钱高的 synonym expensive Buying new furniture may prove too costly.购买新家具可能会花钱太多。 Synonyms expensiveexpensivecostly ▪ overpriced ▪ pricey ▪ dearThese words all describe something that costs a lot of money.expensive costing a lot of money; charging high prices: I can’t afford it—it’s just too expensive for me.我买不起，对我来说这太贵了。 an expensive restaurant高档餐馆 costly (rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay: You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。 overpriced too expensive; costing more than it is worth: ridiculously overpriced designer clothes贵得离谱的名牌衣服 pricey (informal) expensive: Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.如今该村镇的房价太高，当地人根本买不起。 dear [not usually before noun] (British English) expensive: Everything’s so dear now, isn’t it?现在什么东西都那么贵，是不是？ This word is starting to become rather old-fashioned.Patterns expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey for somebody/something expensive/costly to do something very/too/fairly/quite/pretty expensive/costly/pricey Extra Examples These measures could be costly to employers.这些措施对雇主来说可能会代价很高。 These teaching methods are too costly in terms of staff resources.这些教学方法需要耗费太多的师资。 This process is costly in computer time.这个过程要耗费大量的计算机时间。 The old palace may prove too costly for the Duke to maintain.对于公爵来说，这座旧宫殿的维护成本可能太高了。 You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。 Topics Moneyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become prove … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition for in in terms of … causing problems or the loss of something引起困难的；造成损失的 synonym expensive a costly mistake/failure造成重大损失的错误／失败 Mining can be costly in terms of lives (= too many people can die).采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。 Extra Examples Privatizing the rail network turned out be a costly mistake for the government.事实证明，铁路网络私有化对政府来说是一个代价高昂的错误。 The six-month delay will be costly for the company.拖延半年对公司来说会造成严重损失。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become prove … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition for in in terms of …
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