cost
美 [k?st] 
英 [k?st]
- n.成本；費用；代價；花費
- v.估價；需付費；價錢為；使喪失
- 網(wǎng)絡價格；價值；開銷
詞形變化
復數(shù)：costs 現(xiàn)在分詞：costing 同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | [c][u] 費用；花費；價錢the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth |
| the high/low cost of housing 住宅的高昂╱低廉費用 |
| A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. 新的計算機系統(tǒng)已安裝，費用為 8 萬英鎊。 |
| The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost. 由于經(jīng)費的原因此項計劃被迫放棄。 |
| We did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food. 我們掙的錢甚至無法糊口。 |
| Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases. 消費者將不得不承擔增加工資所需的全部費用。 |
| The total cost to you(= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000. 你總共要支付 3 000 英鎊。 |
2. | [pl] 成本the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business |
| The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down. 使用廉價勞動力有助于降低成本。 |
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| running/operating/labour costs 營運╱經(jīng)營╱人工成本 |
| We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs. 因為成本不斷上漲，我們不得不提高價格。 |
3. | [u][sing] （為做某事涉及的）努力，代價，損失the effort, loss or damage that is involved in order to do or achieve sth |
| the terrible cost of the war in death and suffering 這場戰(zhàn)爭造成的死亡與苦難的慘重代價 |
| the environmental cost of nuclear power 核動力對環(huán)境的破壞 |
| She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life(= she died) . 她從火中把他救了出來，卻犧牲了自己的生命。 |
| He worked non-stop for three months, at considerable cost to his health. 他連續(xù)不斷地工作了三個月，大大損害了自己的身體健康。 |
| I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost in time and energy. 我感到一定要使人們滿意，耗費多少時間和精力都在所不惜。 |
4. | [pl] 訴訟費用the sum of money that sb is ordered to pay for lawyers, etc. in a legal case |
| He was ordered to pay £2 000 costs. 他被責令繳納 2 000 英鎊訴訟費。 |
1. | 需付費；價錢為if sthcosts a particular amount of money, you need to pay that amount in order to buy, make or do it |
| How much did it cost? 這東西要多少錢？ |
| I didn't get it because it cost too much. 因為那東西太昂貴我沒買。 |
| Tickets cost ten dollars each. 每張票價為十元。 |
| Calls to the helpline cost 38p per minute. 打服務熱線每分鐘為 38 便士。 |
| Don't use too much of it─it cost a lot of money . 這東西很貴，不要用得太多。 |
| All these reforms will cost money(= be expensive) . 所有這些改革都要花很多錢。 |
| Good food need not cost a fortune(= cost a lot of money) . 好食物不一定要花很多的錢。 |
| The meal cost us about £40. 這頓飯花了我們約 40 英鎊。 |
| This is costing the taxpayer £10 billion a year. 這要花費納稅人每年 100 億英鎊。 |
| The hospital will cost an estimated £2 million to build. 修建這座醫(yī)院估計要耗費 200 萬英鎊。 |
| It costs a fortune to fly first class. 乘坐飛機頭等艙要花一大筆錢。 |
2. | 使喪失；使損失to cause the loss of sth |
| That one mistake almost cost him his life. 那一個差錯幾乎使他喪命。 |
| A late penalty cost United the game(= meant that they did not win the game) . 臨近終場點球得分使得聯(lián)隊輸?shù)裟菆霰荣悺?/div> |
| The closure of the factory is likely to cost 1 000 jobs. 那家工廠一關閉，很可能 1 000 個工作崗位就沒有了。 |
3. | ~ sb sth 使付出努力；使做不愉快的事to involve you in making an effort or doing sth unpleasant |
| The accident cost me a visit to the doctor. 那事故害得我去看了一趟醫(yī)生。 |
| Financial worries cost her many sleepless nights. 她為錢發(fā)愁，許多夜晚無法入睡。 |
4. | [usupass] 估算成本；估價to estimate how much money will be needed for sth or the price that should be charged for sth |
| The project needs to be costed in detail. 這項工程需要作詳細的成本估算。 |
| Their accountants have costed the project at $8.1 million. 他們的會計師估算此項工程成本為 810 萬元。 |
| Have you costed out these proposals yet? 你估算過這些提案所涉及的費用嗎？ |
習慣用語
at all cost/costs
不惜任何代價whatever is needed to achieve sth
| You must stop the press from finding out at all costs. 你必須不惜一切代價阻止媒體查明真相。 |
at any cost
在任何情況下；無論如何under any circumstances
| He is determined to win at any cost. 他決心無論如何要爭取勝利。 |
at cost
按成本；按成本價格for only the amount of money that is needed to make or get sth, without any profit being added on
| goods sold at cost 按成本價銷售的商品 |
know/learn/find sth to your cost
付出過代價（或吃了苦頭）才知道to know sth because of sth unpleasant that has happened to you
| He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost. 我吃了苦頭后才知道他是個無情的商人。 |
cost sb dear
使飽嘗苦頭；使付出沉重的代價to make sb suffer a lot
| That one mistake has cost him dear over the years. 那一個差錯使他多年來付出了沉重的代價。 |
it will cost you
貴得很；要花很多錢used to say that sth will be expensive
| There is a de luxe model available, but it'll cost you. 有豪華型的，但貴得很。 |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
How much does a doctor's visit cost? A visit to the hospital?
醫(yī)生上門治療要多少錢？自己去醫(yī)院看病又要多少錢呢？。
Americans insist that they "support the troops. " But for most of them, it has been a cost-free form of support.
美國人民說他們“支持軍隊”，但對他們中的大多數(shù)人來說，那不過是一種不花錢的支持。
Andersen said the system can work if developers know the long-term cost of their energy output.
不過，安德生說，如果開發(fā)商了解他們的能源產(chǎn)出的長期成本，上述體系還是可以發(fā)揮作用。
low-cost, step-by-step description of the advantages of great importance to be business as a respected means of marketing.
成本低，漸進式的敘述等優(yōu)點而被企業(yè)重視而成為推崇的營銷手段之一。
Arab Iraqis reject this dream, fearing that Kurdish secession would destroy their country and, by the by, cost it a lot of oil.
伊拉克阿拉伯人反對這個夢想，擔心庫爾德人的脫離將毀滅他們的國家，且由此損失很多石油資源。
The solid propellant B-611 seems to have been designed for low-cost tactical army use, with a range limited to 250 km.
固體推進劑B-611已經(jīng)設計用于低-成本戰(zhàn)術陸軍使用，具有一個限制到250公里的射程。
how much is the damn game gonna cost per month?
這該死的游戲每個月要從我口袋中掏走多少錢？
At the limit and to force things a little, which is to our cost as you are going to see, we might say that he enjoys only his leisure.
讓我們勉強將它發(fā)揮的極限，勉為其難地說，因為后來你們會看出，那其實是不夠周延的說法：主人只享受到他的悠閑。
The overall cost of owning an air purifier isn't just the price that you foot at the store; it is the price overtime.
總體擁有成本不僅僅是一個空氣凈化器的價格在你腳下商店；它的價格加班費。
Others said the reason was the high cost of food and price gouging by the merchants who owned stores, shops, and other businesses in Harlem.
另一些人說也可能是那些擁有商店或商業(yè)的商人哄抬物價，消費過高的原因。
His latest project is a mobile home the size of two tatami mats, made up of DIY assembly parts and with a total cost of 26, 000 yen.
他的最新項目是兩個榻榻米大小的流動之家，由DIY組裝件組成，總成本為26000日元。
How much does a small piece of solar panel cost?
一小塊太陽能面板值多少錢？
You almost cost me my job. You were a week late with this project.
你幾乎害我丟了工作。你的這項計劃已經(jīng)遲了一個星期。
How much did that dress cost you?
這件衣服你花了多少錢？
Second, the cost of extracting minerals from several kilometres below the surface of the sea was prohibitive.
其次，數(shù)千公里的深海采礦耗費數(shù)目在當時也令人膛目。
How much is the premium cost ( our enquiry price is CIF Singapore ) .
cif新加坡的價格是多少？。
Hospitals throughout the city started issuing lists of the dead and wounded as Mumbai began to count the cost of the massacre.
全城的醫(yī)院開始統(tǒng)計傷亡名單，而孟買，也開始統(tǒng)計這場屠殺帶來的傷痛究竟有多深。
When I asked him to pay for the 600 dollar replacement cost, he said he wasn't responsible for his drunken actions.
作為賠償，我向他要求600刀，他卻說他對他醉酒后的行為不負責。
Please send us PM with how many techniques you can suggest, list the techniques and tell us how much it will cost per technique.
請給我們用多少技術，你可以建議，列出的技巧，并告訴我們將花費多少按技術規(guī)程下午。
While Downey's mother could afford the cost of these packages, it was a financial hardship for Fecteau's parents.
雖然唐尼的母親能負擔得起寄給他的包裹費用，但是對費克圖的父母來說，這構成了經(jīng)濟上的困難。
I can't stand being alone with Pitt after dinner, and horses there and back will cost us twenty pounds.
我可不能忍受飯后單獨與畢脫面面相對，而且光是雇馬車來回就得花掉我們二十英鎊。
The man was ordered to pay 345 pounds for the cost of the trip.
那人被責令付旅程費三百四十五英磅。
The rule for stock valuation is that it should be taken at cost price or market price, whichever is the lower.
庫存估價的原則是：按成本價或市場價估算，兩數(shù)中取其小。
The cost of living is mounting steadily.
生活費用在持續(xù)上漲。
Once a cost reduction program loses momentum, it eventually dies out.
一旦降低成本計劃失去了活力，它最終就會銷聲匿跡。
We calculated the cost of building a new house.
我們計算了造1座新房子的費用。
The project was estimated to have cost 570000 yuan.
估計這項工程花費了57萬元。
Remember to add in the cost of drinks.
記住把飲料費加進去。
He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost.
我吃了苦頭后才知道他是個無情的商人。
The closure of the factory is likely to cost 1000 jobs.
那家工廠一關閉，很可能1000個工作崗位就沒有了。
She smiled at him, but tremulously, as though it cost her an effort.
她向他露出笑容，但是怯生生地似乎經(jīng)過了一番掙扎。
How much did the telegram cost?
拍那份電報花了多少錢？
She was a little coy about how much her dress cost.
她對她那件衣服花了多少錢有點吞吞吐吐。
It is a little like medieval justice: sometimes innocence can be proved only at the cost of a career.
這有點象中世紀的司法制度；有時候，只是犧牲一個人的前程，才能證明他無辜。
You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance.
你本可以從你的保險中索取旅館住房費。
The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.
這個鎮(zhèn)未采取充分的防洪措施，現(xiàn)在嘗到苦頭了。
The rise of wages in the United States has often caused cost problems for the American producers who would sell in many foreign countries.
在美國工資上漲，常引起美國外銷廠商的成本問題。
Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases.
消費者將不得不承擔增加工資所需的全部費用。
We did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food.
我們掙的錢甚至無法糊口。
When Mrs. H Jennings talked of Edward's affection, it cost her only a spasm in her throat.
當詹寧斯太太談到愛德華的深情時，那番話只換得她喉嚨里的一陣痙攣。
International trade can also be limited due to the high cost of transporting bulky or perishable goods.
裝運體積龐大和易變質商品的高額費用，對國際貿(mào)易也起了一種限制作用。
Also, he must keep careful cost accounting of each block of fruit to be sure it is profitable.
他還應慎重計算開支，保證每一批果品都能獲利。
The cost of obtaining legal advice needs to be balanced against its benefits.
法律咨詢的費用與其效益需要權衡一下。
Book value is the unamortized cost of the asset which still appears on the accounting books of the business.
帳面價值是依舊保留在企業(yè)帳冊中的未攤提的資本成本。
If anything were to happen, it would cost me my place all right.
倘使出了什么毛病，我的位置就壓根兒完蛋了。
The cost of the building runs into six figures.
這幢大樓的造價達數(shù)10萬元。
It is doubtful, then, that cost alone can be blamed for anything more than a mild inflation.
因此，通貨膨脹稍微嚴重一點就說成本是唯一罪藪是不可相信的。
The rent might cost twenty-five to fifty pounds an hour, or more, depending on the computer.
租金每小時可能是25到50英磅，或者更多些，這要看計算機而定。
The cost of the building amounts to 10000 yuan.
這屋的造價合計一萬元。
We estimate the cost to be four thousand dollars.
我們估計費用（或成本）為4000美元。
No degree of query optimizer intelligence can eliminate the resource cost of these constructs when compared to a less complex query.
與不太復雜的查詢相比，查詢優(yōu)化器的智能水平無法消除這些構造的資源開銷。
e. g. How much did the radio cost you?
這臺收音機花了你多少錢？
This compares with $250bn a year the economists calculate would be the probable cost of cutting emissions.
而兩位經(jīng)濟學家估算，減排的成本可能是每年2500億美元。
However, if the payroll tax cut is only a temporary holiday it is unlikely to affect business' perception of the marginal cost of labor.
然后，如果只是短暫地削減工資稅，不可能影響到企業(yè)對于勞動力邊際成本的態(tài)度。
How much will it cost now? Can you give me a ballpark figure?
還要花多少費用？你可以給我一個大概的數(shù)字嗎？
Devaluation of a currency also directly harms importers as the cost of imported goods is inflated by the devaluation of the currency.
貨幣貶值也直接損害進口國的進口商品的成本是由膨脹貨幣的貶值。
How much does it cost to do something ?
去做……要花多少錢？
How much will it cost for participate the exhibition?
參展的費用是多少？
The total cost of that would be about $6 billion to $7 billion in total.
這項工程的總花費大約在60億到70億美金之間。
At least people have jobs, and will be able to survive, maybe wages aren't keeping up with the cost of living, but people can still survive.
但至少人們有工作，有能力生存，也許工資的上漲無法跟上生活費用的上漲，但人們能夠生存。
"One mile of driving completely dwarfs the cost of a search, " he said.
駕車一英里的能耗和在網(wǎng)頁上完成一次搜索的能耗，誰高誰低是顯而易見的。
While I agree that it is possible to have quite efficient encoding of primitive types as objects there is always a cost.
盡管我也認為將原生類型編碼為對象可以非常高效，但是總會有損失的。
Because it needs to survive transport, increased shelf-life and cooking fats and preservatives are added. And how much does it really cost.
由于它需要在運輸后完好、增加貨架壽命及油脂不變質，于是需加入防腐劑，那到底要多少錢呢！
A What's wrong? How much does it cost?
A怎么了？多少錢？
Other entrepreneurs are trying to break out of the dependence on low-cost labor by investing more in capital equipment.
其他廠主則開始試圖通過更多地投資資本設備來擺脫對低成本勞動力的依賴。
Understanding how credit cards work and how much balances can cost over time is crucial.
了解信用卡怎么運作和在規(guī)定時間內(nèi)保持平衡是關鍵的。
The poor fellow had got into a bit of debt over the cost of his machine which we repaid for him.
這個可憐的人在購買機器上欠了一筆債，我們替他還清了。
how much does it cost? on hearing the inspiring news, he is so excited that he can't get asleep.
好飄亮的裙子！你花了多少錢？聽到這令人興奮的消息，他睡不著了。
This can replicate at a cost of thousands of dollars the sort of genetic modifications that have previously cost millions.
這樣的復制成本在幾千美元，而同樣的基因修飾以前要花費數(shù)百萬。
But what's also just as important are that the funds that come from the transaction are going to help offset the cost of the new city hall.
同等重要的是，此次交易的資金將會抵消新建市政廳的費用。
The computer cost them a cool thousand dollars.
這臺計算機花了他們整整1000美元。
The actual cost was higher than we expected.
實際成本比我們預計的要高。
Clearly, this will cost a lot more than we realized.
顯而易見，這將比我們以前了解到的花費要多得多。
He has a habit of planking out the whole cost all at once.
他習慣于將全部費用一次付清。
Tickets cost ten dollars each.
每張票價為十元。
That'll cost a few bob.
那東西很值錢。
The cost of living figures out at $300.
生活費合計為300美元。
"I know, " Celia said. "It will probably cost my job. "
“我知道，”西莉亞說，“很可能會砸掉我的飯碗。”
There is a de luxe model available, but it'll cost you.
有豪華型的，但貴得很。
Oh, bugger the cost! Let's get it anyway.
嗨，管它多貴！咱們還是買了吧。
