| 单词 | cost |
| 释义 | cost¹ 1.(price)价格；成本；代价；费用；开销；支出 The total cost of the holiday came to £500.假期的总花费达到了500英镑。 The cost of a loaf of bread has increased fivefold.一块面包的价钱涨了五倍。 In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production.1989年, 咖啡的价格跌至低位, 以至于在很多国家咖啡的卖价甚至不够收回生产成本。 2.(loss)代价；牺牲；损失 The battle was won, but the cost in human life had been enormous.战役虽然打赢了, 但所付出的生命代价是巨大的。 the cost to sth对…的损害 Are you so afraid of it that you have to avoid it whatever the cost to your lifestyle?你就这么害怕它, 不管对你的生活方式有什么损害你都躲着它吗？ at the cost of sthorat a cost of sth以…为代价；带来…损失 In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of 500 million and 5,000 jobs.3月份, 萨利纳斯先生关闭了本市的炼油厂, 代价是5个亿的损失和5,000人的失业。 3.(cost of production)生产成本；产品成本 Dumping means selling below cost to drive competition out of business.倾销意味着通过以低于成本的价格销售产品来挤垮竞争对手。 at cost按成本；按原价 a store that provided cigarettes and candy bars at cost按成本价出售香烟和糖块的商店 idiom cost² ◆at all costs不惜任何代价, 无论如何(都要阻止某事发生) They told Jacques Delors a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs.他们告诉雅克·德洛尔必须不惜任何代价来避免一场灾难性的世界贸易大战。 ◆at any cost不惜一切代价, 无论如何(都要做某事) He ordered the army to recapture the camp at any cost.他命令军队不惜一切代价夺回营地。 ◆to your cost吃了苦头(之后才…)；付了代价(才…) There are very few people he can talk to in total confidence, as he has discovered to his cost.他吃了亏后才发现自己真正能够与之交心的人寥寥无几。 as I know to my cost从我亲自付出的代价中得知… ◆to count the cost考虑后果 Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.很多人行事都仅凭一时冲动, 根本不计后果。 to count the cost of sth (assess damage)评估…造成的损害 Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.东欧的几个国家正在对昨天的地震造成的损失进行评估。 (estimate cost)估计不利条件；权衡利弊 I don't count the cost of things. I buy clothes haphazardly.我不太考虑利弊, 买衣服很随意。 1.+ money使花费；价钱为；+ time使付出 The meal costs 15 euros.这顿饭要花15欧元。 What will it cost to have it repaired?修理这个要花多少钱？ to cost sb sth花费某人… It's going to cost me over $100,000 to buy new trucks.要买新卡车得花掉我10万多美元。 to cost sb effort使某人付出努力 Composition of this kind cost him effort.这样的创作着实令他耗费心神。 2.(lead to the loss of)使付出代价；使损失；使牺牲 The increase will hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs.这一增长将伤害小企业并损失成千上万的就业岗位。 to cost sb sth使某人失去… It cost him his job.这让他丢了工作。 an operation that cost him his sight.造成他失明的一次手术 3.past participle costed【商】(estimate cost of)估算…的成本 Drake passed the months in costing an expedition that never sailed.德拉克花了几个月的功夫估算一次远洋航行的成本, 但结果并未真正成行。 to be costed估算成本；估价 Everything that goes into making a programme, staff, rent, lighting, is now costed.制作节目的所有成本, 包括人工、租金、灯光等, 现在都已经进行了估算。 idiom ◆to cost money需付钱的；价格高昂的 Well-designed clothes cost money.设计考究的服装价格不菲。 Phrasal Verbcost out |
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