| |
|
| NOUN |
| |
|
| /kɒst/ |
|
| |
| 1 | C/U the amount of money that is needed in order to buy , pay for , or do something 价钱；价格；成本；费用 |
| +of A rise in interest rates will increase the cost of borrowing. 利率的提高会增加借款成本。 |
| cover the cost of sth (=be enough to pay for something) We need money to cover the cost of heating. 支付某物的费用 |
| the cost of doing sth The cost of rebuilding the theatre will be £13 million. 重建该剧院的费用将达1300万英镑。 |
| at a cost of We’ re organizing a trip to London, at a cost of £15 per head (=for each person) . 我们正在组织到伦敦旅游，费用是每人15英镑。 |
| +to This scheme helps homeless people at no cost to the taxpayer. 该计划帮助无家可归者，不花纳税人一分钱。 |
| |
| 2 | C/U damage or loss that is caused to something good or worth having 代价；牺牲；损失 |
| +of the serious environmental costs of the new road network 新公路网给环境造成的严重破坏 |
| +to They decided to divorce, whatever the cost to their children. 他们决定离婚，不管会给孩子带来多大的影响。 |
| at a cost of The plant closed down at a cost of over 1,000 jobs. 工厂倒闭了，失去了1000多个工作岗位。 |
| the social/human costs of sth the social costs of unemployment 失业的社会成本 |
| |
| 3 | costs plural money that an individual or organization must spend regularly on things like electricity , rent , and travel 日常花销；日常开支 |
| Higher fuel prices will lead to increased costs for car owners. 燃料价格的上升会导致车主的日常开支增加。 |
| Housing and office costs are very high in Tokyo. 在东京居住和办公的日常开支都很大。 |
| cut/reduce costs New technology has helped us to cut costs. 新技术已经帮助我们降低了日常花销。 |
| | 3a | all the money that a business must spend to produce something or provide a service 成本 | | At these prices, we are not even covering our costs. 这样的价格我们连成本都收不回。 | | manufacturing costs 制造成本 | |
| |
| 4 | costs plural legal money that someone involved in a court case must give in order to help pay for the lawyers and the court , usually after they have lost the case （通常在败诉后支付的）诉讼费用 |
| He was ordered to pay a fine of £250 plus £100 costs. 他被勒令交纳250英镑罚款和100英镑诉讼费。 |
| PHRASES |
| - | at a cost
|
| used for saying that it may not have been worth doing something because so much has been lost or damaged as a result |
| 付出代价（可能不值得） |
| |
| He got the job, but at a cost. 他得到了工作，但也付出了代价。 |
| |
| - | at all costs
|
| used for saying that something must be done , however difficult it is or however much damage it causes |
| 不惜一切代价 |
| |
| She was determined to win at any cost. 她决心不惜一切代价要获胜。 |
| |
| - | at cost
|
| if you sell something at cost , you sell it for the same amount that you spent when you made it or bought it |
| 按成本，以成本价格（出售） |
| |
| |
| - | to your cost
|
| if you know something to your cost , you know it is true because of a bad experience |
| 付出代价；吃了苦头 |
| |
| George is not always honest, as I discovered to my cost. 乔治并不总是诚实的，我可吃过苦头。 |
| |
| Words frequently used with cost | | cost 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | cover, cut, defray, incur, meet, offset, recoup, recover, reduce, | 1 | | | |
| See also | | - cost of living | | - count 1 | |
|