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costly costly ★★☆☆☆/kɒ̱stli, AM kɔ͟ːst-/1[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]昂贵的；价格高的 If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay. Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?既然找专门人员做窗帘非常贵，为什么不自己做呢?2[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]造成严重损失的；代价大的 If you describe someone's action or mistake as costly, you mean that it results in a serious disadvantage for them, for example the loss of a large amount of money or the loss of their reputation. Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes...心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.国际银行业的这种丑闻一直以来都会造成极其恶劣的政治影响。 costlycost‧ly /ˈkɒstli $ ˈkɒːstli/ ●●○ adjective  Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1very expensive, especially wasting a lot of money:  a complex and costly procedure Such a database would be extremely costly to set up.► see thesaurus at expensive2something that is costly causes a lot of problems or trouble:  His delay in making a decision could prove costly in the long run.—costliness noun [uncountable]

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EQIN09ZTz9v8wvNkVFGzJYHIDR+RvZFQ3LBeuM/WgWTsHgkC2sDk/0aj1WzEFohc/vYeamKm6B0aUBnYUoAxJ3Wd1trJxMM4IQRgOawDKcc/VvQr8piUCcmw4eNR7YCB0J1dxYhyGU0QsZWtd8kDjwI=             cost·ly              /        ˈkɒstli                ;          NAmE                ˈkɔːstli                /                              adjective                                                (                  cost·lier          ,          cost·li·est                )                              HELP         You can also use        more costlyand        most costly.        亦可用 more costly 和 most costly。                    1              costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay          花钱多的；昂贵的；价钱高的                            SYN                                            expensive                                                  ◆        Buying new furniture may prove too costly.        购买新家具可能会花钱太多。                    ☞synonyms at                                            expensive                                                  2              causing problems or the loss of sth          引起困难的；造成损失的                            SYN                                            expensive                                                  ◆        a          costly mistake/failure                造成重大损失的错误╱失败                    ◆        Mining can be costly in terms of lives          (= too many people can die).                采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。                                      ▶                cost·li·ness                  /          ˈkɒstlinəs                    ;            NAmE                    ˈkɔːstlinəs                    /                          noun                          [uncountable          ]                                  costly      costlier      costliest                  cost·ly              /        ˈkɒstli                ;          NAmE                ˈkɔːstli                /                    cost·li·ness              /        ˈkɒstlinəs                ;          NAmE                ˈkɔːstlinəs                /             costly[ˈkɒstli]级别:costlier, costliestCET4CET6TEM4考研j43246579583248199220271729ADJ5136180227Spoken:93701675昂贵的(87%)，代价高的(13%)adj.昂贵的；代价高的n.(Costly)人名；(英)科斯特利

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Collins	costly ★★☆☆☆ /kɒ̱stli, AM kɔ͟ːst-/ 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]昂贵的；价格高的 If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay. Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own? 既然找专门人员做窗帘非常贵，为什么不自己做呢? 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]造成严重损失的；代价大的 If you describe someone's action or mistake as costly, you mean that it results in a serious disadvantage for them, for example the loss of a large amount of money or the loss of their reputation. Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes... 心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。 This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly. 国际银行业的这种丑闻一直以来都会造成极其恶劣的政治影响。
Oxford	cost·ly / ˈkɒstli ; NAmE ˈkɔːstli / adjective ( cost·lier , cost·li·est ) HELP You can also use more costlyand most costly. 亦可用 more costly 和 most costly。 1 costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay 花钱多的；昂贵的；价钱高的 SYN expensive ◆ Buying new furniture may prove too costly. 购买新家具可能会花钱太多。 ☞synonyms at expensive 2 causing problems or the loss of sth 引起困难的；造成损失的 SYN expensive ◆ a costly mistake/failure 造成重大损失的错误╱失败 ◆ Mining can be costly in terms of lives (= too many people can die). 采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。 ▶ cost·li·ness / ˈkɒstlinəs ; NAmE ˈkɔːstlinəs / noun [uncountable ] costly costlier costliest cost·ly / ˈkɒstli ; NAmE ˈkɔːstli / cost·li·ness / ˈkɒstlinəs ; NAmE ˈkɔːstlinəs /
LDC	costlycost‧ly /ˈkɒstli $ ˈkɒːstli/ ●●○ adjective Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1very expensive, especially wasting a lot of money: a complex and costly procedure Such a database would be extremely costly to set up.► see thesaurus at expensive 2something that is costly causes a lot of problems or trouble: His delay in making a decision could prove costly in the long run.—costliness noun [uncountable]
WDF	costly [ˈkɒstli] 级别:costlier, costliest CET4CET6TEM4考研 j4324 6579 583 248 1992 2027 1729 ADJ5136 180227 Spoken: 93701675 昂贵的(87%)，代价高的(13%) adj.昂贵的；代价高的 n.(Costly)人名；(英)科斯特利

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