cost 1
 /kɒst,kɔst/ n. S1 W1
英 [kɒst] 
MEANINGS 义项
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[C] the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something
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费用；成本
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→ cost of living
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•I offered to pay the cost of the taxi. 我提出支付出租车费。
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•Insurance to cover the cost of a funeral is possible. 可以用保险支付葬礼费用。
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•This doesn’t include the cost of repairing the damage. 这不包括修理破损的费用。
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•The new building’s going up at a cost of 82 million. 新大楼正以8,200万美元的造价拔地而起。
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•low cost housing 低成本住宅
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•the high cost of production 很高的生产成本
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•A cassette/radio is included at no extra cost . 附送一台卡式收录机。
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•The funds will just cover the museum’s running costs . 这些资金只够支付博物馆的运转费用。
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•the cost of accommodation 住宿费用
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costs
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the money that you must regularly spend in order to run a business, a home, a car etc 开支；花费；成本
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•At this rate we’ll barely cover our costs (= make enough money to pay for the things we have bought ) . 照这样下去，我们只勉强够支付成本。
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•the travel costs incurred in attending the meeting (= money you have to spend ) 参加此次会议所产生的差旅费
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•Because of the engine’s efficiency the car has very low running costs (= the cost of owning and using a car or machine ) . 由于引擎效能高，这辆汽车的养车费用很低。
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reduce/cut costs 
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•We have to cut costs in order to remain competitive. 我们只得削减成本来保持竞争力。
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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 诉讼费用
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•Bellisario won the case and was awarded costs. 贝利萨里奥赢了官司，诉讼费被判由败诉方支付。
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•He was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay costs of £2,200. 他被罚1,000英镑，法院还判他支付2,200英镑的诉讼费。
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[C,U] something that you lose, give away, damage etc in order to achieve something
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代价；牺牲
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•He’s determined to win, whatever the cost (= no matter how much work, money, risk etc is needed ) . 他决心不惜一切代价也要获胜。
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•We must avoid a scandal at all costs (= whatever happens ) . 我们必须不惜任何代价避免丑闻。
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at (a) cost to sb
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•She had kept her promise to Christine, but at what cost to herself? 她对克里斯蒂娜兑现了诺言，但自己又付出了怎样的代价？
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social/environmental etc cost
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•They need to weigh up the costs and benefits (= disadvantages and advantages ) of regulation. 他们需要权衡一下规章制度的利弊。
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[singular,单数] the price that someone pays for something that they are going to sell
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成本价格
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SYN COST PRICE especially AmE 【尤美】
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at cost
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•His uncle’s a car dealer and let him buy the car at cost (= without making a profit ) . 他的叔叔是汽车销售商，因此让他按成本价买下这辆汽车。
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know/find out/learn etc sth to your cost
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to realize something is true because you have had a very unpleasant experience
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付出了代价[吃了苦头]后才知道某事
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•Driving fast in wet conditions is dangerous, as my brother discovered to his cost! 雨天开快车很危险，我弟弟吃了苦头之后才明白！
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Register 语体
In everyday English, people usually ask how much did it cost? or how much was it? rather than using the noun cost .
在日常英语中，人们一般问how much did it cost? 或how much was it? 而不用名词cost
THESAURUS 词语辨析
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cost 价格；成本；费用〔一般笼统地指价格贵贱，而不是指具体的价格〕
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the amount of money you need to buy or do something – usually used when talking in a ge
neral way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices
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•The cost of running a car is increasing. 养车费用越来越高。
•the cost of raw materials 原材料成本
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price 价钱，价格
the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale
•They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices. 他们出售的衣服品质好，价格合理。
∙•the price of a plane ticket to New York 到纽约的机票价格
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value 价值
the amount of money that something is worth
∙•A new kitchen can increase the value of your home. 新厨房可以增加你房屋的价值。
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charge 〔使用服务或某物的〕费用，手续费
the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something
∙•Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge. 酒店客人支付少许费用便可使用健身房。
∙•bank charges 银行手续费
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fee 〔进入某地或加入某组织的〕费用；〔专业人士的〕服务费
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. 没有入场费。
∙•The membership fee is £125 a year. 会员费是125英镑一年。
∙•legal fees 律师费
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fare 〔公共汽车、飞机、火车等的〕交通费
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. 我甚至连买公共汽车车票的钱都不够。
∙•fare increases 票价上涨
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rent 〔房子或地方的〕租费，租金
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. 他的公寓租金是800美元一个月。
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rate 〔根据标准比率而定的〕费用，费率
a charge that is set according to a standard scale

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