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 的过去式和过去分词与原形相同，但义项4除外，其所用形式为 costed。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]费用；花费；价钱 The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.
[usu sing]
The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold...
一条面包的价钱增长了4倍。
In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production...
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。
Badges are also available at a cost of £2.50.
徽章也有卖的，2.5英镑一枚。
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[VERB 动词]需付费；价钱为 If something costs a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount.
[V amount]
[V n amount]
This course is limited to 12 people and costs £50...
该课程只招收12人，学费为50英镑。
Painted walls look much more interesting and doesn't cost much...
彩绘墙壁看上去更有趣而且花费也不高。
It's going to cost me over $100,000 to buy new trucks.
买几辆新卡车将花掉我10万多美元。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]成本 Your costs are the total amount of money that you must spend on running your home or business.
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.
该公司承认其成本仍然过高。
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[VERB 动词]估算成本；估价 When something that you plan to do or make is costed, the amount of money you need is calculated in advance.
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[V P n (not pron)]
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[Also V n P]
[usu passive]
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。
...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
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...
指导慈善机构员工如何起草合同和为提案估价的短期培训
It is always worth having a loft conversion costed out.
估算一下改建阁楼的费用总是很有必要的。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]诉讼费用 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.
He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay £550 costs.
他被监禁了18个月，还责令他支付550英镑的诉讼费。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]成本价 If something is sold at cost, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it.
[prep N]
...a store that provided cigarettes and candy bars at cost.
按成本价出售香烟和糖果的商店
...a practice known as dumping – that is, selling below cost 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
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[N-SING 单数名词]代价；损失 The cost of something is the loss, damage, or injury that is involved in trying to achieve it.
[oft N of n]
In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost 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。
...being so afraid of something that you feel you have to avoid it whatever the cost 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
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[VERB 动词]使丧失；使损失 If an event or mistake costs you something, you lose that thing as the result of it.
[V n n]
[V n]
...a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight...
手术救了一名6岁男孩的命，却使他失明了
The increase will hurt small business and cost 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。
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 表示买某物、做某事或制作某物所需要的花费。例如，the cost of the telephone call (电话费)，the total cost was over a million pounds (总价超过100万英镑)。企业或家庭的 costs 指经营或维持它所必须花费的钱，包括电费、维修费和税费，例如，attempts to cut costs and boost profits (降低成本、增加利润的努力)。货物的 cost 通常即为它们的 price。亦见 price 词条下的说明。
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[PHRASE 短语]不惜任何代价 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.
[PHR after v]
[emphasis]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]无论如何；在任何代价下 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.
[PHR after v]
[emphasis]
This book is of such importance that it must be published at any cost...
这本书非常重要，无论如何也要出版。
He ordered the army to recapture the camp at any cost.
他命令军队无论如何也要夺回营地。
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[PHRASE 短语]计算代价；考虑后果 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.
[V inflects]
Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost 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。
Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.
很多人不考虑后果就莽撞行事。
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[PHRASE 短语]需付钱的；价格昂贵的 If you say that something costs money, you mean that it has to be paid for, and perhaps cannot be afforded.
[V inflects]
Well-designed clothes cost money.
设计精美的服装价格昂贵。
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[PHRASE 短语]付出代价；吃了苦头 If you know something to your cost, you know it because of an unpleasant experience that you have had.
[PHR after v]
Kathryn knows to her cost 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。
There are very few people he can talk to in total confidence, as he has discovered to his cost.
他吃了亏后才发现自己真正能够交心的人寥寥无几。
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costcostscostingnoun★1★[countable , uncountable ]the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth 费用；花费；价钱◆the high/low costof housing 住宅的高昂╱低廉费用◆A new computer system has been installed at a cost of£80 000. 新的计算机系统已安装，费用为 8 万英镑。◆The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost.由于经费的原因此项计划被迫放弃。◆We did not even make enough money to cover the costof the food. 我们挣的钱甚至无法糊口。◆Consumers will have to bear thefull costof these pay increases. 消费者将不得不承担增加工资所需的全部费用。◆The total cost to you (= the amount you have to pay)is £3 000. 你总共要支付 3 000 英镑。☞synonyms at
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2★costs[plural ]the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business 成本◆The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down.使用廉价劳动力有助于降低成本。◆to cut/reduce costs降低成本◆running/operating/labour costs营运╱经营╱人工成本◆We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs.因为成本日益上涨，我们不得不提高价格。☞collocationsat
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3★[uncountable , singular ]the effort, loss or damage that is involved in order to do or achieve sth （为做某事涉及的）努力，代价，损失◆the terrible cost of the war in death and suffering这场战争造成的死亡与苦难的惨重代价◆the environmental cost of nuclear power核能对环境的破坏◆She saved him from the fire but at the cost ofher own life (= she died).她从火中把他救了出来，却牺牲了自己的生命。◆He worked non-stop for three months, atconsiderable cost tohis health. 他连续不断地工作了三个月，大大损害了自己的身体健康。◆I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost intime and energy. 我感到一定要使人们满意，耗费多少时间和精力都在所不惜。4costs(NAmE alsoˈcourt costs)[plural ]the sum of money that sb is ordered to pay for lawyers, etc. in a legal case 诉讼费用◆He was ordered to pay £2 000 costs.他被责令缴纳 2 000 英镑诉讼费。IDIOMSat ˈall cost/costswhatever is needed to achieve sth 不惜任何代价◆You must stop the press from finding out at all costs.你必须不惜一切代价阻止媒体查明真相。at ˈany costunder any circumstances 在任何情况下；无论如何◆He is determined to win at any cost.他决心无论如何要争取胜利。at ˈcostfor only the amount of money that is needed to make or get sth, without any profit being added on 按成本；按成本价格◆goods sold at cost按成本价销售的商品know/learn/find sth to your ˈcostto know sth because of sth unpleasant that has happened to you 付出过代价（或吃了苦头）才知道◆He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost.我吃了苦头后才知道他是个无情的商人。☞more at
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SYNONYMS 同义词辨析costsspending ◆expenditure ◆expenses ◆overheads ◆outlay These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person. 以上各词均指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费。■coststhe total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business 指成本：◆labour/production costs人工╱生产成本◆rising costs正在上涨的成本■spendingthe amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization 尤指政府或机构的开支、支出、花销：◆public spending公共开支◆More spending on health was promised.已承诺增加医疗开支。■expenditure( rather formal) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person 指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费：◆expenditure on education教育费用■expensesmoney that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working which your employer will pay back to you later 指个人或机构必需的开支、花费或报销的费用：◆legal expenses律师费◆travel expenses差旅费■overhead(s)the regular costs of running a business or organization, such as rent, electricity and wages 指经费、运营费用、经常性开支：◆High overheads mean small profit margins.经费开销大意味着利润低。■outlaythe money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later 指启动新业务或项目所必要的开支、费用或省下的经费：◆The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。PATTERNS◆spending/expenditure/outlay onsth ◆high / high costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads ◆totalcosts/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay ◆capitalcosts/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay ◆householdcosts/spending/expenditure/expenses ◆government / government costs/spending/expenditure ◆to increase / increase costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay v.verb★(cost,cost)HELPIn sense 4 costedis used for the past tense and past participle. 作第 4 义时过去时和过去分词用 costed。1★if sth costsa particular amount of money, you need to pay that amount in order to buy, make or do it 需付费；价钱为coststh ◆How much did it cost?这东西要多少钱？◆I didn't get it because it cost too much.因为那东西太昂贵我没买。◆Tickets cost ten dollars each.每张票价为十元。◆Calls to the helpline cost 38p per minute.打服务热线每分钟为 38 便士。◆Don't use too much of it—it cost a lot of money.这东西很贵，不要用得太多。◆All these reforms will cost money(= be expensive).所有这些改革都要花很多钱。◆Good food need not cost a fortune(= cost a lot of money).好食物不一定要花很多的钱。costsb sth ◆The meal cost us about £40.这顿饭花了我们约 40 英镑。◆This is costing the taxpayer £10 billion a year.这要花费纳税人每年 100 亿英镑。coststh to do sth ◆The hospital will cost an estimated £2 million to build.修建这座医院估计要耗费 200 万英镑。◆It costs a fortune to fly first class.乘坐飞机头等舱要花一大笔钱。2★to cause the loss of sth 使丧失；使损失costsb sth ◆That one mistake almost cost him his life.那一个差错几乎使他丧命。◆A late penalty cost United the game (= meant that they did not win the game).临近终场的罚球得分使得联队输掉那场比赛。coststh ◆The closure of the factory is likely to cost 1 000 jobs.那家工厂一关闭，很可能 1 000 个工作岗位就没有了。3costsb sth to involve you in making an effort or doing sth unpleasant 使付出努力；使做不愉快的事◆The accident cost me a visit to the doctor.那事故害得我去看了一趟医生。◆Financial worries cost her many sleepless nights.她为钱发愁，许多夜晚无法入睡。4(costed,costed)[usually passive ]to estimate how much money will be needed for sth or the price that should be charged for sth 估算成本；估价coststh ◆The project needs to be costed in detail.这项工程需要作详细的成本估算。◆Their accountants have costed the project at $8.1 million.他们的会计师估算此项工程成本为 810 万元。coststh out ◆Have you costed out these proposals yet?你估算过这些提案所涉及的费用吗？☞see also
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IDIOMScost sb ˈdearto make sb suffer a lot 使饱尝苦头；使付出沉重的代价◆That one mistake has cost him dear over the years.那一个差错使他多年来付出了沉重的代价。it will ˈcost you( informal) used to say that sth will be expensive 贵得很；要花很多钱◆There is a de luxe model available, but it'll cost you.有豪华型的，但贵得很。☞more at
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n.cost/kɒst; NAmEkɔːst/
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1[countable] the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce somethingcost of the cost of accommodation I offered to pay the cost of the taxi. Insurance to cover the cost of a funeral is possible. This doesn’t include the cost of repairing the damage. The new building’s going up at a cost of $82 million.low cost housing the high cost of production Travel insurance is included at no extra cost. The funds will just cover the museum’s running costs. →
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RegisterIn everyday English, people usually ask how much did it cost? or how much was it? rather than using the noun cost: What was the cost of the accommodation? ➔ How much did the accommodation cost? | I’ll find out the cost. ➔ I’ll find out how much it costs/is.2costs [plural]a)the money that you must regularly spend in order to run a business, a home, a car etcreduce/cut costs We have to cut costs in order to remain competitive. At this rate we’ll barely cover our costs (=make enough money to pay for the things we have bought). the travel costs incurred in attending the meeting (=money you have to spend) Because of the engine’s efficiency the car has very low running costs (=the cost of owning and using a car or machine).b) (also court costs) the money that you must pay to lawyers etc if you are involved in a legal case in court, especially if you are found guilty: Bellisario won the case and was awarded costs. He was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay costs of £2,200.3[countable, uncountable] something that you lose, give away, damage etc in order to achieve somethingat (a) cost to somebody She had kept her promise to Christine, but at what cost to herself?social/environmental etc cost They need to weigh up the costs and benefits (=disadvantages and advantages) of regulation. He’s determined to win, whatever the cost (=no matter how much work, money, risk etc is needed). We must avoid a scandal at all costs (=whatever happens).4[singular] especially American English the price that someone pays for something that they are going to sellSYN cost priceat cost His uncle’s a car dealer and let him buy the car at cost (=without making a profit).5know/find out/learn etc something to your cost to realize something is true because you have had a very unpleasant experience: Driving fast in wet conditions is dangerous, as my brother discovered to his cost! → count the cost
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COLLOCATIONSverbspay the cost of something· I’m not sure how I’m going to pay the cost of going to college.cover the cost (=pay for something)· The money he had saved just covered the cost of the trip.meet/bear the cost of something (=pay for something, especially with difficulty)· His family were unable to meet the cost of his operation.afford the cost of something· We can’t afford the cost of a holiday abroad this year.reduce/lower/bring down the cost· If you go later in the year, it will bring down the cost of your holiday.cut the cost (=reduce it)· The government has promised to cut the cost of medical care.increase/push up the cost· The new tax will increase the cost of owning a car.the cost rises/goes up· The cost of electricity has risen again.the cost falls/goes down· Airline costs have fallen considerably.adjectiveshigh/low· the high cost of fuelthe average cost· What’s the average cost of a wedding in the UK?an extra/additional cost· At the campsite, many activities are available at no extra cost.the full/total cost· Experts are still assessing the full cost of the disaster.the estimated cost (=one that is guessed and may not be exact)· The estimated cost was in the region of £3,000.the annual/monthly cost· This figure represents the annual cost of a loan.labour/production/transport etc costs· They had to pay £30,000 in legal costs.running/operating costs (=the amount it costs to run a business, a machine etc)· The new technology is cheaper and the running costs are lower.borrowing costs (=the amount it costs to borrow money from a bank)· Interest rates and borrowing costs are likely to be higher next year.phrasesthe cost of living (=the amount you need to pay for food, clothes etc)· People are complaining about the rising cost of living.THESAURUScost the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices: · The cost of running a car is increasing.· the cost of raw materialsprice the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale: · They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices.· the price of a plane ticket to New Yorkvalue the amount of money that something is worth: · A new kitchen can increase the value of your home.charge the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: · Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge.· bank chargesfee the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor: · There is no entrance fee.· The membership fee is £125 a year.· legal feesfare the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc: · I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare.· fare increasesrent the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: · The rent on his apartment is $800 a month.rate a charge that is set according to a standard scale: · Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers.toll the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges: · You have to pay tolls on many French motorways.
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1 (past tense and past participle cost) [linking verb] to have a particular price: A full day’s activities will cost you £45. His proposals could cost the taxpayer around £8 billion a year. How much would it cost us to replace?not cost somebody a penny (=cost nothing) It won’t cost you a penny for the first six months.cost a (small) fortune/a pretty penny (=have a very high price) It’s costing us a fortune in phone bills.cost a bomb/a packet British English (=have a very high price) What a fantastic dress. It must have cost a bomb! Lighting can change the look of a room and needn’t cost the earth (=have a price which is too high). Getting that insured is going to cost you an arm and a leg (=have a very high price).GRAMMAR: Linking verbsCost is a linking verb that links the subject of the sentence with a noun, often an amount: · Tickets cost $15.· A second-hand car doesn’t cost much.2cost somebody their job/life/marriage etc when something makes you lose your job etc: Joe’s brave action cost him his life. His strong stand on the issue could have cost him his job. Bad management could be costing this club a chance at the title.3cost somebody dear/dearly to make someone suffer a lot or to lose something important: A couple of missed chances in the first half cost them dear. The scandal has cost Nicholson dearly.4 (past tense and past participle costed) [transitive] to calculate the total price of something or decide how much the price of something should be: We’ll get the plan costed before presenting it to the board.GRAMMARCost is often passive in this meaning.5it will cost you spoken used to say that something will be expensive: Tickets are available, but they’ll cost you!COLLOCATIONSphrasescost a lot· Their hair products are really good but they cost a lot.not cost much· Second hand clothes don’t cost much.cost something per minute/hour/year etc· Calls cost only 2p per minute.cost something per person· There’s a one-day course that costs £80 per person.cost something per head (=per person)· The meal will cost about £20 per head.not cost (somebody) a penny (=cost nothing)· Using the Internet, you can make phone calls that don’t cost a penny.cost a fortune/cost the earth (=have a very high price)· If you use a lawyer, it will cost you a fortune.cost a bomb/a packet British English (=have a very high price)· He has a new sports car that must have cost a bomb.cost an arm and a leg (=have a price that is much too high)· A skiing holiday needn’t cost you an arm and a leg.THESAURUScost to have a particular price: · The book costs $25.· A new kitchen will cost you a lot of money.· It’s a nice dress and it didn’t cost much.be especially spoken to cost a particular amount of money: · These shoes were only £5.be priced at something to have a particular price – used when giving the exact price that a shop or company charges for something: · Tickets are priced at $20 for adults and $10 for kids.retail at something to be sold in shops at a particular price – used especially in business: · The scissors retail at £1.99 in department stores.sell/go for something used for saying what people usually pay for something: · Houses in this area sell for around £200,000.fetch used for saying what people pay for something, especially at a public sale: · The painting fetched over $8,000 at auction.· A sports car built for Mussolini is expected to fetch nearly £1 million at auction.set somebody back something informal to cost someone a lot of money: · A good set of speakers will set you back around £150.come to if a bill comes to a particular amount, it adds up to that amount: · The bill came to £100 between four of us.
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