- The cost of something is how much money you need to spend on it. The high cost of a fancy coffee drink might surprise you.
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- v. 花费
- n. 费用，代价，成本；
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1. the high cost of housing
住宅的高昂费用
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2. The total cost to you is £3 000.
你总共要支付 3 000 英镑。
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3. to cut costs, to reduce costs
降低成本
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4. labour costs
人工成本
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5. the environmental cost of nuclear power
核能的环境成本
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6. How much did it cost?
这东西要多少钱？
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7. I didn't get it because it cost too much.
因为那东西太昂贵我没买。
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8. Tickets cost ten dollars each.
每张票价为十元。
- cost (n.) c. 1200, "price, value," from Old French cost "cost, outlay, expenditure; hardship, trouble" (12c., Modern French coût), from Vulgar Latin *costare, from Latin constare, literally "to stand at" (or with), with a wide range of figurative senses including "to cost," from an assimilated form of com "with, together" (see co-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm."
- cost (v.) "be the price of," also, in a general way, "require expenditure of a specified time or labor, or at the expense of (pain, loss, etc.)," late 14c., from Old French coster (Modern French coûter) "to cost," from cost (see cost (n.)). Related: Costing.
cost ★ / kɒst ; NAmE kɔːst / noun , verb cost costs costing noun ★ 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 price 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 business 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。 4 costs ( NAmE also ˈcourt 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。 IDIOMS at ˈall cost/costs whatever 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 cost under 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 ˈcost for 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 ˈcost to 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 count SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 costs spending ◆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。 ■ costs the 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 ■ spending the 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 ■ expenses money 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。 ■ outlay the 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 ) HELP In 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。 3 costsb 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 costing IDIOMS cost sb ˈdear to 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 arm n. cost / kɒst ; NAmE kɔːst /
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