cost的过去式是:cost。cost的意思是n.费用;成本;代价;[律]诉讼费用;v.花费;使付出;使做不愉快的事;估算成本。cost【近义词】charge。
一、详尽释义点此查看cost的详细内容
二、双解释义
三、词典解释
1.费用;花费;价钱
Thecost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.
e.g. Thecost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold...
一条面包的价钱增长了4倍。
e.g. In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover thecost of production...
1989年咖啡的价格跌至低谷,在很多国家甚至连生产成本都收不回来。
2.需付费;价钱为
If somethingcosts a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount.
e.g. This course is limited to 12 people andcosts £50...
该课程只招收12人,学费为50英镑。
e.g. Painted walls look much more interesting and doesn'tcost much...
彩绘墙壁看上去更有趣而且花费也不高。
3.成本
Yourcosts are the total amount of money that you must spend on running your home or business.
e.g. Costs have been cut by 30 to 50 per cent...
成本降低了30%到50%。
e.g. The company admits its costs are still too high.
该公司承认其成本仍然过高。
4.估算成本;估价
When something that you plan to do or makeis costed, the amount of money you need is calculated in advance.
cost
e.g. Everything that goes into making a programme, staff, rent, lighting, is now costed.
制作节目的所有成本:人工、租用场地、灯光现在都已经估算了。
e.g. ...seventy apartments, shops, offices, a restaurant and hotel, costed at around 10 million pounds.
估价约为1,000万英镑的70套公寓、店铺、办公室、一家大饭店
5.诉讼费用
If someone is ordered by a court of law to paycosts, they have to pay a sum of money towards the expenses of a court case they are involved in.
e.g. He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay £550costs.
他被监禁了18个月,还责令他支付550英镑的诉讼费。
6.成本价
If something is soldat cost, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it.
e.g. ...a store that provided cigarettes and candy bars atcost.
按成本价出售香烟和糖果的商店
e.g. ...a practice known as dumping – that is, selling belowcost to drive competition out of business.
倾销行为——即通过以低于成本的价格销售产品来挤垮竞争对手
7.代价;损失
Thecost of something is the loss, damage, or injury that is involved in trying to achieve it.
e.g. In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at acost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs.
3月份,萨利纳斯先生关闭了该市的炼油场,造成5亿美元的损失,并使5,000人失去了工作。
e.g. ...being so afraid of something that you feel you have to avoid it whatever thecost to your lifestyle.
如此地害怕某事觉得必须避开它,无论自己的生活方式因此受到怎样的影响都在所不惜
8.使丧失;使损失
If an event or mistakecosts you something, you lose that thing as the result of it.
e.g. ...a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation thatcost him his sight...
手术救了一名6岁男孩的命,却使他失明了
e.g. The increase will hurt small business andcost many thousands of jobs.
这种增长会使小企业受损并使成千上万的人失去工作。
9.不惜任何代价
If you say that something must be avoidedat all costs, you are emphasizing that it must not be allowed to happen under any circumstances.
cost的反义词
e.g. 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避免一场毁灭性的世界贸易战。
10.无论如何;在任何代价下
If you say that something must be doneat any cost, you are emphasizing that it must be done, even if this requires a lot of effort or money.
e.g. This book is of such importance that it must be published at anycost...
这本书非常重要,无论如何也要出版。
e.g. He ordered the army to recapture the camp at anycost.
他命令军队无论如何也要夺回营地。
11.计算代价;考虑后果
If someonecounts the cost of something that has happened or will happen, they consider how the consequences of that action or event affect them.
cost的翻译
e.g. Several countries in eastern Europe are counting thecost of yesterday's earthquake...
东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。
e.g. Many people act on impulse without counting thecost.
很多人不考虑后果就莽撞行事。
12.需付钱的;价格昂贵的
If you say that somethingcosts money, you mean that it has to be paid for, and perhaps cannot be afforded.
e.g. Well-designed clothescost money.
设计精美的服装价格昂贵。
13.付出代价;吃了苦头
If you know somethingto yourcost, you know it because of an unpleasant experience that you have had.
e.g. Kathryn knows to hercost the effect of having served a jail sentence...
凯瑟琳吃了苦头才知道服过刑会给一个人带来什么影响。
e.g. There are very few people he can talk to in total confidence, as he has discovered to hiscost.
他吃了亏后才发现自己真正能够交心的人寥寥无几。
14. tocost someone dear -> see dear
相关词组:cost out
四、例句
We calculated the cost of building a new house .
我们计算了造1座新房子的费用。
We have to sum up the costs of production.
我们得计算一下生产成本。
I'm determined to attain my purpose at any cost.
我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。
He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.
他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。
He was ordered to pay USD2000 costs.
他被责令缴纳2000美元诉讼费用。
It will cost 5000 at the lowest computation.
估计最少也值5000英镑。
That car must have cost a bundle.
这辆汽车一定值很多钱。
How much do the vegetables cost?
这些蔬菜值多少钱?
Dangerous driving could cost you your life.
开车不注意安全有生命危险。
The accident cost me a visit to the doctor.
那事故害得我去看了一趟医生。
Her irresponsible behaviour cost her father many sleepless nights.
她那不负责任的行为使她父亲许多夜不得安眠。
The work was costed by the engineer at $50,000.
这项工程据工程师估价为50 000美元。
The real cost of this has already been costed out.
已经对其实际成本进行过估算。
五、常见句型
六、词汇搭配
七、常见错误
误 The cost for living is very high.
正 The cost of living is very high.
析 表示“…的费用(或价格)”用the cost of,其中of不能用for代替。
价钱不是很贵。误 The cost is not so expensive.
正 The cost is not so high.
析 说“价钱贵〔贱〕”,不能用expensive〔cheap〕,可用high〔low〕。
你的计算机多少钱?误 What is the cost of your computer?
正 What is the price of your computer?
析 询问价钱时,不能用cost,须用price。
误 The first postage-stamps, issued in 1840, costed one penny.
正 The first postage-stamps, issued in 1840, cost one penny.
析 cost作“价格”解时是不规则动词,其过去式和过去分词都是cost。
买那本词典我花了五元钱。误 I cost five yuan on the dictionary.
正 The dictionary cost me five yuan .
析 cost表示“(使某人)花费(金钱、时间、劳力等)”时,句子主语常是事物名词或指代事物的代词,不能是表示人的名词或代词。
那条项链值五百法郎。误 The necklace is cost five hundred francs.
正 The necklace costs five hundred francs.
析 cost不能用于被动结构,它可以用主动形式表示被动意义。
这种轿车价格很高。误 The price of this kind of car cost much.
正 This kind of car costs much.
正 The price of this kind of car was high.
析 cost与price语意重复。
cost的相关近义词
charge、expense、price、sacrifice、toll、value
cost的相关临近词
costa、cosset、Costi、Costo、Costy、costs、Coste、Coston、Costia、Costey、Costis、Costov