🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典 🎯
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
IELTS BNC: 342 COCA: 550
cost
kɒst kɔːst kɔst kɑst
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense costs, present participle costing
The form cost is used in the present tense, and is also the past tense and participle, except for meaning 4, where the form costed is used. cost 的過去式和過去分詞與原形相同，但義項4除外，其所用形式爲 costed。
1 N-COUNT [usually singular]

費用;花費;價錢 The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it. 費用;花費;價錢

  • The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold. [+ of]

    一條面包的價錢增長了4倍。

  • In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production. [+ of]

    1989年咖啡的價格跌至低谷，在很多國家甚至連生産成本都收不回來。

  • Badges are also available at a cost of £2.50. [+ of]

    徽章也有賣的，2.5英鎊一枚。

SYN price, worth, expense, rate
2 VERB

需付費;價錢爲 If something costs a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount. 需付費;價錢爲

  • This course is limited to 12 people and costs £50. [VERB amount]

    該課程只招收12人，學費爲50英鎊。

  • Painted walls look much more interesting and doesn't cost much. [VERB amount]

    彩繪牆壁看上去更有趣而且花費也不高。

  • It's going to cost me over $100,000 to buy new trucks. [V n amount]

    買幾輛新卡車將花掉我10萬多美元。

SYN sell at, come to, set (someone) back [informal] , be priced at
3 N-PLURAL

成本 Your costs are the total amount of money that you must spend on running your home or business. 成本

  • Costs have been cut by 30 to 50 per cent.

    成本降低了30%到50%。

  • The company admits its costs are still too high.

    該公司承認其成本仍然過高。

4 VERB [usually passive]

估算成本;估價 When something that you plan to do or make is costed, the amount of money you need is calculated in advance. 估算成本;估價 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]

  • Everything that goes into making a programme, staff, rent, lighting, is now costed. [be VERB-ed]

    制作節目的所有成本：人工、租用場地、燈光現在都已經估算了。

  • ...seventy apartments, shops, offices, a restaurant and hotel, costed at around 10 million pounds. [VERB-ed]

    估價約爲1,000萬英鎊的70套公寓、店鋪、辦公室、一家大飯店

Cost out means the same as cost .cost out 同 cost

  • ...training days for charity staff on how to draw up contracts and cost out proposals.

    指導慈善機構員工如何起草合同和爲提案估價的短期培訓

  • It is always worth having a loft conversion costed out.

    估算一下改建閣樓的費用總是很有必要的。

5 N-PLURAL

訴訟費用 If someone is ordered by a court of law to pay costs, they have to pay a sum of money towards the expenses of a court case they are involved in. 訴訟費用

  • He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay £550 costs.

    他被監禁了18個月，還責令他支付550英鎊的訴訟費。

6 N-UNCOUNT

成本價 If something is sold at cost, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it. 成本價

  • ...a store that provided cigarettes and candy bars at cost.

    按成本價出售香煙和糖果的商店

  • ...a practice known as dumping – that is, selling below cost to drive competition out of business.

    傾銷行爲—即通過以低於成本的價格銷售産品來擠垮競爭對手

7 N-SING

代價;損失 The cost of something is the loss, damage, or injury that is involved in trying to achieve it. 代價;損失

  • In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs. [+ of]

    3月份，薩利納斯先生關閉了該市的煉油場，造成5億美元的損失，並使5,000人失去了工作。

  • ...being so afraid of something that you feel you have to avoid it whatever the cost to your lifestyle. [+ to]

    如此地害怕某事覺得必須避開它，無論自己的生活方式因此受到怎樣的影響都在所不惜

SYN loss, suffering, damage, injury
8 VERB

使喪失;使損失 If an event or mistake costs you something, you lose that thing as the result of it. 使喪失;使損失

  • ...a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight. [VERB noun noun]

    手術救了一名6歲男孩的命，卻使他失明了

  • The increase will hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs. [VERB noun]

    這種增長會使小企業受損並使成千上萬的人失去工作。

SYN lose, deprive of, cheat of
Usage Note :

  • Do not confuse cost and costs. The cost of something is the amount of money that you need in order to buy it, do it, or make it. ...the cost of the telephone call. ...the total cost was over a million pounds. The costs of a business or a home are the sums of money that have to be spent on running it. They include money spent on electricity, repairs, and taxes. ...attempts to cut costs and boost profits. The cost of goods is usually the same as their price. See also note at price.

    不要混淆 cost 和 costs，cost 表示買某物、做某事或制作某物所需要的花費。例如，the cost of the telephone call (電話費)，the total cost was over a million pounds (總價超過100萬英鎊)。企業或家庭的 costs 指經營或維持它所必須花費的錢，包括電費、維修費和稅費，例如，attempts to cut costs and boost profits (降低成本、增加利潤的努力)。貨物的 cost 通常即爲它們的 price。亦見 price 詞條下的說明。

9 PHRASE

不惜任何代價 If you say that something must be avoided at all costs, you are emphasizing that it must not be allowed to happen under any circumstances. 不惜任何代價 [emphasis]

  • They told Jacques Delors a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs.

    他們告訴雅克·德洛爾必須不惜任何代價避免一場毀滅性的世界貿易戰。

SYN no matter what, regardless, whatever happens, at any price
10 PHRASE

無論如何;在任何代價下 If you say that something must be done at any cost, you are emphasizing that it must be done, even if this requires a lot of effort or money. 無論如何;在任何代價下 [emphasis]

  • This book is of such importance that it must be published at any cost.

    這本書非常重要，無論如何也要出版。

  • He ordered the army to recapture the camp at any cost.

    他命令軍隊無論如何也要奪回營地。

11 PHRASE [VERB inflects]

計算代價;考慮後果 If someone counts the cost of something that has happened or will happen, they consider how the consequences of that action or event affect them. 計算代價;考慮後果

  • Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.

    東歐的幾個國家正在計算昨天的地震帶來的損失。

  • Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.

    很多人不考慮後果就莽撞行事。

12 PHRASE

需付錢的;價格昂貴的 If you say that something costs money, you mean that it has to be paid for, and perhaps cannot be afforded. 需付錢的;價格昂貴的

  • Well-designed clothes cost money.

    設計精美的服裝價格昂貴。

13 PHRASE

付出代價;吃了苦頭 If you know something to your cost, you know it because of an unpleasant experience that you have had. 付出代價;吃了苦頭

  • Kathryn knows to her cost the effect of having served a jail sentence.

    凱瑟琳吃了苦頭才知道服過刑會給一個人帶來什麽影響。

  • There are very few people he can talk to in total confidence, as he has discovered to his cost.

    他吃了虧後才發現自己真正能夠交心的人寥寥無幾。

14 to cost someone dear→see: dear 
Phrasal verbs:

cost out
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesauruscost Also look up:
N.

fee, price 1

harm, loss, sacrifice 7

Word PartnershipUse cost with:
N.

cost of living 1

VERB.

cover the cost 1

cut costs, keep costs down 3 7

ADJ.

additional costs 1 3 5 7

Trends of cost
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years
IELTS BNC: 342 COCA: 550
cost

noun¹

 1money needed to buy sth費用ADJECTIVE | VERB + COST | COST + VERB | COST + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤considerable, high相當大的／高額的費用◇The high cost of energy was a problem for consumers.能源費用高對消費者來說是一個問題。➤enormous, exorbitant, huge, prohibitive巨大的／極高的／巨額的／令人望而卻步的費用◇The cost of repairs would be prohibitive.修理費會高得令人卻步。➤low, minimal低費用；最低費用▸➤escalating, increasing, rising, soaring, spiralling/spiraling不斷上漲的／不斷增加的／上升的／飛漲的／連續上漲的費用▸➤basic基本費用▸➤full, overall, total全部費用；總花銷◇You will have to bear the full cost of the work.你得承擔這項工作的全部費用。➤added, additional, extra追加費用；額外費用◇She was unwilling to pay the extra cost to get a room to herself.她不願意多付錢自己住一個房間。➤associated相關費用➤hidden隱藏的費用▸➤average平均花費◇A total of 3.6 million tickets at an average cost of $58 are available.比賽共有 360 萬張票供出售，平均每張 58 美元。➤gross, net總費用；淨花費▸➤budgeted, estimated, projected預算／估計的／預期費用▸➤likely, potential可能的／潛在的花費▸➤real, true實際費用▸➤annual, monthly, etc.每年、每月等的費用▸➤replacement更換費用◇What is the current replacement cost of these assets?現在更換這些資產的成本是多少？➤marginal (business商業) 邊際成本◇Competition will drive the price down near to the marginal cost (= the cost of the work and materials to produce the product).競爭將把售價壓至接近邊際成本。➤per-unit, unit (= the cost of producing one item) (business商業) 單位成本➤initial, upfront先期／預付費用▸➤capital, start-up (both business商業) 資本／啟動成本◇The capital cost of these projects (= what it costs to set them up) is some $100 million.這些項目的資本成本大約是 1 億美元。➤direct, indirect直接／間接成本VERB + COST➤carry, have需要／包含⋯費用◇The entire project carries a cost of $2 million.整個工程需要 200 萬美元的費用。➤bear, cover, meet, pay承擔費用；支付費用◇Contractors can now be required to carry the cost of delays.現在可以要求承包商承擔延誤費。◇Allow €100 per day to cover the cost of meals.每天留出 100 歐元來支付餐費。◇Delegates receive allowances to meet the cost of travel.代表有差旅費津貼。➤drive up, increase, push up推高／增加／提高費用◇Inflation is pushing up the cost of living.通貨膨脹推高了生活成本。➤bring down, cut, decrease, drive down, lower, reduce, slash減少費用；削減費用；降低花費▸➤keep down壓低費用▸➤estimate, put估計費用◇I would put the cost of a new employee at $80 000 a year.我估計僱一名新員工的費用為一年 8 萬美元。➤calculate, work out計算／算出花費➤afford負擔得起花費➤spread分攤費用◇You can spread the cost of your loan repayment over 10 years.你可以將貸款分 10 年償還。➤reimburse償還費用➤offset抵消費用➤share, subsidize分擔／補貼費用COST + VERB➤escalate, go up, increase, rise, soar費用逐步上漲／上升／增加／上漲／猛增◇The cost of dental treatment is increasing.治牙的費用在上漲。➤fall, go down費用下跌／降低COST + NOUN➤reduction, savings費用的降低／節省◇the pursuit of cost reduction力求降低費用➤increase費用的增加➤containment, control成本遏制／控制▸➤overrun費用超支◇There were cost overruns on each project.每個工程都有超支的費用。➤estimate成本概算➤advantage成本優勢➤structure成本結構▸➤base成本基礎◇It is essential that we operate with the lowest possible cost base and most efficient facilities.我們要以盡可能低的成本基礎和最有效的設備來運營，這一點至關重要。➤accounting成本會計PREPOSITION➤at a cost of以⋯的費用◇A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.一個新的計算機系統已經安裝完成，費用為 8 萬英鎊。➤cost to⋯需承擔的花費◇The cost to the government will be quite high.政府花費會相當高。PHRASES➤an increase in cost, a reduction in cost費用的上升／降低▸➤at great cost, at a great cost to sth以高額費用；以⋯的高額費用◇The victory was achieved at great cost to the country's infrastrucure.這一勝利是在國家投入高額基礎設施費用的基礎上實現的。➤at minimal cost, at a minimal cost to sth以最少的費用；以⋯的最少費用◇Now people can access the Internet at minimal cost.現在人們可以以極低的費用上網。➤at no extra cost無額外費用◇The hotel offers tea and coffee at no extra cost.酒店供應茶和咖啡，不另收費。➤the cost of living生活成本◇The cost of living has risen sharply in the last year.去年生活成本急劇上漲。➤cost per day, unit, child, etc.每日、每個單位、每個孩子等的費用◇the cost per day for an electrician僱用一名電工的每日費用
cost

noun²

 2costs money needed to run a business, home, etc.成本；開支ADJECTIVE | VERB + COSTS | COSTS + VERB ADJECTIVE➤considerable, enormous, great, high, huge相當高的成本；巨額成本；高成本▸➤low低成本▸➤escalating, increasing, rising, soaring, spiralling/spiraling不斷上漲的／不斷增加的／上升的／飛漲的／連續上漲的成本◇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。➤administration, administrative, borrowing, construction, development, fuel, labour/labor, maintenance, manufacturing, production, research行政開支；借款成本；建設成本；開發成本；燃料開支；勞動力成本；維修成本；製造成本；生產成本；研究成本◇research and development costs研發成本➤operating, running運營成本➤shipping, transport, transportation, travel運輸成本；差旅費➤health-care, medical保健／醫療開支▸➤fixed, variable (business商業) 固定／可變成本◇Fixed costs include rent.固定成本包括租金。➤out-of-pocket付現成本➤overhead間接費用VERB + COSTS➤incur產生費用◇The corporation will pay all costs and expenses incurred.公司將支付產生的所有費用。➤pay支付費用▸➤increase增加成本▸➤bring down, cut, lower, reduce減少成本；降低成本◇The company has to find ways of cutting costs.公司得找到削減成本的方法。➤control, keep down, minimize控制／降低／盡可能降低成本◇The use of cheap materials helped to keep costs down.使用廉價原料有助於降低成本。➤cover支付費用◇We're hoping that we'll at least cover costs at the conference.我們希望至少能付得起會議的開支。➤recoup, recover收回成本➤defray支付費用COSTS + VERB➤be associated, be involved開支與⋯相關／有關◇the costs associated with buying and selling property與資產買賣有關的開支➤escalate, go up, increase, rise, soar成本逐步上漲／上升／增加／上漲／猛增◇The company's costs have risen over the last 5 years.公司成本在過去 5 年裏上漲了。
cost

noun³

 3effort/loss/damage to achieve sth代價ADJECTIVE | VERB + COST | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤considerable, enormous, great, heavy, huge相當大的代價；高昂的代價；沉重的代價◇They advanced a few hundred yards, but at a heavy cost in life.他們推進了幾百碼，但是人員傷亡十分慘重。➤dreadful, terrible可怕的代價◇the terrible cost of the war in death and suffering這場戰爭造成的死亡與苦難的可怕代價➤real, true實際的代價▸➤environmental, financial, human, personal, political, social環境／金錢／人力／個人／政治／社會代價◇the environmental cost of nuclear power核動力的環境代價VERB + COST➤outweigh大於損耗◇Do the benefits outweigh the costs?收益是否大於損耗？➤suffer (especially NAmE) 蒙受損失◇The country has suffered the enormous cost of trade sanctions.該國蒙受了貿易制裁所造成的巨大損失。➤count計算損失◇The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.鎮裏目前正在計算由於防洪不力而導致的損失。PREPOSITION➤at cost (to), at a cost (to)以（⋯的）代價◇He worked non-stop for three months, at considerable cost to his health.他連續不斷地工作了 3 個月，健康受到很大損害。◇The raid was foiled, but at a cost: an injured officer who was lucky to survive.襲擊被挫敗了，但也付出了代價：一名警察受了傷，所幸沒有生命危險。➤at the cost of以⋯為代價◇She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life.她從火中把他救了出來，卻犧牲了自己的生命。➤cost in⋯方面的代價◇I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost in time and energy.我覺得需要讓大家滿意，耗費多少時間和精力都在所不惜。PHRASES➤costs and benefits代價和好處◇the costs and benefits of this strategy這一戰略的代價和好處➤at all costs, at any cost不惜一切代價◇You must stop the press finding out at all costs.你必須不惜一切代價防止媒體發現真相。➤to your cost付出代價◇He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost (= I know from my own bad experience).我吃了苦頭後才知道他是個無情的商人。
cost

noun⁴

 4costs in a court case訴訟ADJECTIVE | VERB + COSTS ADJECTIVE➤court, legal訴訟費用➤administrative行政訴訟費用VERB + COSTS➤incur產生訴訟費用◇Both sides incurred costs of over $50 000.雙方須付 5 萬多美元的訴訟費用。➤pay支付訴訟費◇He was fined £200 and ordered to pay costs.他被罰款 200 英鎊，並被勒令承擔訴訟費用。➤be awarded免付訴訟費用◇If you win your case you will normally be awarded costs.如果你贏了官司，通常訴訟費用由對方承擔。
cost

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤fully, properly充分／準確估計成本◇The project has not been properly costed yet.這項工程的成本還沒有被準確估算出來。PREPOSITION➤at花費估計為⋯◇The project was costed at €6 million.這個項目的花費估計為 600 萬歐元。
IELTS BNC: 342 COCA: 550
cost noun
⇨ costs (running costs) ⇨ price (the cost of living)cost verb
⇨ cost (How much does this cost?) ⇨ price (cost a project) cost

verb

cost ♦︎ be ♦︎ sell ♦︎ trade ♦︎ go ♦︎ retail ♦︎ set sb back sthThese are all words that can be used when sth costs a particular amount of money and you need to pay that amount in order to buy, make or do it. 這些詞均表示價格或費用爲某數額。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆How much does this cost / is this?◆That costs / will set you back a lot of money.◆sth sells / trades / retails at £9.95◆sth sells / goes / retails for £9.95■ cost (cost, cost) [transitive] If sth costs a particular amount of money, you need to pay that amount in order to buy, make or do it. 需付費；價錢爲◆I didn't get it because it cost too much.我沒買，因爲太貴了。◆Calls to the helpline cost 38p per minute.撥打熱線服務電話每分鐘收費38便士。◆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 (= be very expensive).好吃的東西不一定要花費很多。  see also cost ⇨ price noun ■ be

linking verb

 (especially spoken) to cost 需花費；價格爲◆'How much is that dress?' 'Eighty dollars.'“那條連衣裙多少錢？”“八十元。”■ sell (sold, sold) [intransitive] to be sold at a particular price （以某一價格）出售；售價爲◆The painting sold for $70 000 at auction.那幅畫以7萬元拍賣售出了。■ trade [intransitive, transitive] (business 商業) to be bought and sold, or to buy and sell sth, on a stock exchange (= a place where shares in companies are bought and sold) （在證券交易所）交易，買賣◆Shares were trading at under half their usual value.那些股份的交易價低於通常價值的一半。◆The futures contract is traded at a clean price and does not include accrued interest payments.那份期貨合約以淨價交易，不含應計利息。■ go (goes, went, gone) [intransitive] (rather informal) to be sold, especially for a particular price on a particular occasion （尤指在某一場合以某一價格）出售◆We won't let the house go for less than £200 000.這房子低於20萬英鎊我們是不會賣的。◆There was usually some bread going cheap (= being sold cheaply) at the end of the day.在收市之前有些面包常降價出售。■ retail ˈriːteɪl [intransitive] (business 商業) to be sold in a shop at a particular price （以某一價格）銷售；零售價爲◆The book retails for $14.95.這本書的零售價是14.95元。NOTE 辨析 Sell, go or retail? Sell is a more general word than retail, which is used mostly in Business English, and only for goods that are sold to the public through shops. * sell較retail含義廣，後者主要爲商務用語，且只用於經商店向大衆銷售的商品◆The book retails / sells at £14.95.這本書的零售價是14.95英鎊。◆The painting retailed for $70 000 at auction. Go in this meaning is more informal than sell. In British English it is used especially in the phrase going cheap and about particular items being sold on particular occasions. 表達此義時，go比sell較爲非正式。在英式英語中，go尤用於短語going cheap，以及某些場合下出售的某些物品◆The painting went for $70 000 at auction.那幅畫以7萬元拍賣售出了。In informal American English you can also use go to talk about the usual price of sth in a shop. 在非正式的美式英語中，也可以用go指某物在商店裏的通常價格◆These boots usually go for around $30 a pair.這些靴子一般每雙賣30元左右。 ■ ˌset sb ˈback sth

phrasal verb

(setting, set, set) [no passive] (informal) to cost sb a particular amount of money 使花費；使破費◆The repairs could set you back over £200.修理這些部件大概要花你200多英鎊。ⓘ Set sb back sth is used especially about things that are considered expensive. * set sb back sth尤用於昂貴的東西。
IELTS BNC: 342 COCA: 550

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 柯林斯詞典 📚
切换为简体中文
Site Uptime