n. 1.费用；代价，价格；成本。 2.牺牲；损害，损失。 3.〔pl.〕讼费。 短语和例子 living costs 生活费用，物价。 first [prime, initial] cost生产成本。 at all costs ＝ at any cost 无论如何，不惜任何牺牲。 at cost 照成本。 at sb.'s cost 某人出钱；损及某人。 at the cost of 以…为牺牲，舍…而。 cost and freight 成本加运费〔略作 C.& F.〕。 cost of living 生活费(用)。 cost of living index 物价指数。 cost of operation 管理费用。 count the cost 估计费用；先盘算盘算。 free of cost 免费，(奉)送。 to sb.'s cost 归某人负担，算作某人损失；叫某人受累；某人吃亏后才(as I know to my cost我吃亏后才知道。 I knew it to my cost. 这个我(因吃过苦头)是见而有戒了。 He found to his cost that motoring is dangerous. 他(吃过苦头后才)知道开汽车是危险的)。 vt. (cost; cost) 1.值，要价(苦干)；花费，需要。 2.使花费，使损失，牺牲。 3.估定(…的)成本。 vi. 花费，付代价。 It costs five dollars. 值五元，要价五元。 It cost me much labour. 费了我不少劳力。 His ambition cost him his life. 他的野心断送了自己一条命。 cost (sb.) dear(ly) 代价极大，费用极高；闯大祸，吃大亏(If you attempt it, it will cost you dear. 你试试看，一定要吃大亏的)。 cost what it may 不惜任何代价，无论代价多少；无论如何。
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn''t calculate the cost of the collection" 同义词：monetary value, price,
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" 同义词：price, toll,
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"
be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" 同义词：be,
In production, research, retail, and accounting, a cost is the value of money that has been used up to produce something, and hence is not available for use anymore. In business, the cost may be one of acquisition, in which case the amount of money expended to acquire it is counted as cost.
例句与用法
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Small extra costs all swell the total . 零星的额外费用使总数增大了。
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The full cost of the wedding fell on me . 婚礼的全部费用都由我负担。
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How shall we do for the great cost ? 我们怎么应付得了如此庞大的开支！
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We need to go into the question of costs . 我们需要研究一下费用问题。
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Bed and breakfast costs 15 a night . 留宿一夜兼包次日早餐费用为15。
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In this period, the cost would be enormous . 在这期间，就会损失惨重。
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The cost problems will become self-evident . 成本问题就会一目了然了。
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They determined to do this at any cost . 他们不惜任何牺牲来作此事。
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It is time we got on to the question of costs . 我们该讨论费用问题了。
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He paid the extra cost without a murmur . 他毫无怨言地付了额外的费用。
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