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costly adj.昂贵的；代价高的 (1) 那件昂贵的邮件由于霜的缘故而延搁。(2) 光照一个表面可以是一个昂贵的操作。 Things that cost a lot of money are costly, but you can also use the word for events that cost you other things — like time, happiness, or advantage. A soldier's costly mistake might result in someone's death, and a costly law might end up hurting the people it's meant to help.In the 13th century, costful was used instead, and both words stem from cost, which has a Latin root, constare, "to stand at," or "to cost."

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英 ['kɒstli] 美 ['kɔːstli] (1) The costly post was postponed because of the frost.(2) Lighting a surface can be a costly operation. Something that's costly is expensive. The worst kind of news you can hear from your car mechanic is that you need costly repairs. 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。

英语单词	costly
英美音标	英 ['kɒstli] 美 ['kɔːstli]
中文释义	adj.昂贵的；代价高的
英语例句	(1) The costly post was postponed because of the frost. (2) Lighting a surface can be a costly operation.
中文例句	(1) 那件昂贵的邮件由于霜的缘故而延搁。 (2) 光照一个表面可以是一个昂贵的操作。
vocabulary简明	Something that's costly is expensive. The worst kind of news you can hear from your car mechanic is that you need costly repairs.
vocabulary扩展	Things that cost a lot of money are costly, but you can also use the word for events that cost you other things — like time, happiness, or advantage. A soldier's costly mistake might result in someone's death, and a costly law might end up hurting the people it's meant to help.In the 13th century, costful was used instead, and both words stem from cost, which has a Latin root, constare, "to stand at," or "to cost."
柯林斯解释	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。

Costly Cost Things Lot Money Mistake Someone's Adj Graded