cost

noun

1. 费用；花费；价钱
   the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth
   1. the high/low cost of housing
      住宅的高昂 / 低廉费用
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
   4. We did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food.
      我们挣的钱甚至无法糊口。
   5. Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases.
      消费者将不得不承担增加工资所需的全部费用。
   6. The total cost to you (= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000.
      你总共要支付3 000英镑。
2. 成本
   the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business
   1. The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down.
      使用廉价劳动力有助于降低成本。
   2. to cut/reduce costs
      降低成本
   3. running/operating/labour costs
      营运 / 经营 / 人工成本
   4. 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。
3. （为做某事涉及的）努力，代价，损失
   the effort, loss or damage that is involved in order to do or achieve sth
   1. 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
   2. the environmental cost of nuclear power
      核动力对环境的破坏
   3. She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life (= she died) .
      她从火中把他救了出来，却牺牲了自己的生命。
   4. He worked non-stop for three months, at considerable cost to his health.
      他连续不断地工作了三个月，极大地损害了自己的身体健康。
   5. I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost in time 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. 诉讼费用
   the sum of money that sb is ordered to pay for lawyers, etc. in a legal case
   1. He was ordered to pay £2 000 costs.
      他被责令缴纳2 000 英镑诉讼费。

verb

1. 需付费；价钱为
   if sth costs a particular amount of money, you need to pay that amount in order to buy, make or do it
   1. How much did it cost?
      这东西要多少钱？
   2. I didn't get it because it cost too much.
      因为那东西太昂贵我没买。
   3. Tickets cost ten dollars each.
      每张票价为十元。
   4. Calls to the helpline cost 38p per minute.
      打热线服务电话每分钟为38便士。
   5. Don't use too much of it─it cost a lot of money .
      这东西很贵，不要用得太多。
   6. All these reforms will cost money (= be expensive) .
      所有这些改革都要花很多钱。
   7. Good food need not cost a fortune (= cost a lot of money) .
      好食物不一定要花很多的钱。
   8. The meal cost us about £40.
      这顿饭花了我们约40英镑。
   9. This is costing the taxpayer £10 billion a year.
      这一年要花费纳税人100亿英镑。
   10. 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。
   11. It costs a fortune to fly first class.
       乘坐飞机头等舱要花一大笔钱。
2. 使丧失；使损失
   to cause the loss of sth
   1. That one mistake almost cost him his life.
      那一个差错几乎使他丧命。
   2. A late penalty cost United the game (= meant that they did not win the game) .
      临近终场的点球得分使得联队没有赢得那场比赛。
   3. 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. 使付出努力；使做不愉快的事
   to involve you in making an effort or doing sth unpleasant
   1. The accident cost me a visit to the doctor.
      那事故害得我去看了一趟医生。
   2. Financial worries cost her many sleepless nights.
      她为钱发愁，许多夜晚无法入睡。
4. 估算成本；估价
   to estimate how much money will be needed for sth or the price that should be charged for sth
   1. The project needs to be costed in detail.
      这项工程需要作详细的成本估算。
   2. 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。
   3. Have you costed out these proposals yet?
      你估算过这些提案所涉及的费用吗？

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。


1. N-COUNT 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.
   1. The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold...
      一条面包的价钱增长了4倍。
   2. 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。
   3. Badges are also available at a cost of £2.50.
      徽章也有卖的，2.5英镑一枚。
2. VERB 需付费;价钱为
   If something costs a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount.
   1. This course is limited to 12 people and costs £50...
      该课程只招收12人，学费为50英镑。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
3. N-PLURAL 成本
   Your costs are the total amount of money that you must spend on running your home or business.
   1. Costs have been cut by 30 to 50 per cent...
      成本降低了30%到50%。
   2. The company admits its costs are still too high.
      该公司承认其成本仍然过高。
4. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. ...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
   3. Cost out means the same as cost .
      cost out 同 cost
   4. ...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
   5. 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。
5. N-PLURAL 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.
   1. 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。
6. N-UNCOUNT 成本价
   If something is sold at cost, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it.
   1. ...a store that provided cigarettes and candy bars at cost.
      按成本价出售香烟和糖果的商店
   2. ...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
7. N-SING 代价;损失
   The cost of something is the loss, damage, or injury that is involved in trying to achieve it.
   1. 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。
   2. ...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
8. VERB 使丧失;使损失
   If an event or mistake costs you something, you lose that thing as the result of it.
   1. ...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
   2. 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。

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。

9. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。
10. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
11. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.
       很多人不考虑后果就莽撞行事。
12. PHRASE 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.
    1. Well-designed clothes cost money.
       设计精美的服装价格昂贵。
13. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
14. to cost someone dear → see: dear

1. We lacked concentration and it cost us the goal and the game.
   我们注意力不够集中，结果丢了球，输了比赛。
2. The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold
   一条面包的价钱增长了4倍。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. The company admits its costs are still too high.
   该公司承认其成本仍然过高。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.
    很多人不考虑后果就莽撞行事。
12. Well-designed clothes cost money.
    设计精美的服装价格昂贵。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment.
    借款的高成本抑制了企业对新设备的投资。
16. The cost of capital is widely misunderstood.
    对资本成本存在着广泛的误解。
17. Training is an investment not a cost
    培训是一种投资，而不是花费。
18. Offshoring provides an opportunity to obtain I.T. services at low cost.
    离岸外包提供了以低成本获得信息技术服务的机会。
19. You can find out whether they are prepared to share the cost of the flowers with you
    你可以弄清楚他们是否愿意和你一起分担买花的费用。
20. A third of the cost went into technology and services
    有三分之一的支出投入了技术和服务。
21. It cost the better part of his pay.
    这件东西花了他工资的一大半。
22. The restoration to the castle took a year and cost a lot of money.
    修复城堡花了一年时间和大量的钱。
23. The price is under first cost.
    这价格低于成本。
24. Did you reckon in the cost of the taxi?
    你把坐计程车的费用计算在内了吗？

  fee charge cost fare price tip【导航词义：费用】

  fee n. 报酬；费用

〔辨析〕指付给专业人员的服务费， 也可指为加入某组织或做某事而支付的费用。

  charge n. 费用，价钱

〔辨析〕指商家对欲购买其商品或服务的买者收取的费用。

  cost n. 费用；成本

〔辨析〕指为购买商品、完成某事或生产产品而支付的款项。

  fare n. 票价

〔辨析〕指乘坐火车、汽车、飞机等交通工具的费用。

  price n. 价格，价钱

〔辨析〕指消费者为购买某种商品或服务而需要支付的钱。

  tip n. 小费

〔辨析〕指额外付给餐厅侍者等服务人员的小额服务费。

  spend cost take【导航词义：花费】

  spend v. 花费

〔辨析〕普通用词，指花费金钱、时间、精力等，主语通常为人或机构，常用于 spend sth on sth/(in) doing sth 结构中。

  cost v. 花费

〔辨析〕主语通常为事物，可后接双宾语，通常不用被动语态。

  take v. 花费

〔辨析〕主语可以是人，也可以是事物，通常以 it 作形式主语，可后接双宾语。

n.

at all cost/costs

• 不惜任何代价
  whatever is needed to achieve sth
  1. 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 any cost

• 在任何情况下；无论如何
  under any circumstances
  1. He is determined to win at any cost.
     他决心无论如何要争取胜利。

at cost

• 按成本；按成本价格
  for only the amount of money that is needed to make or get sth, without any profit being added on
  1. goods sold at cost
     按成本价销售的商品

know/learn/find sth to your cost

• 付出过代价（或吃了苦头）才知道
  to know sth because of sth unpleasant that has happened to you
  1. 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。

count the cost (of sth)

• 感受（错误、事故等造成的）不利后果
  to feel the bad effects of a mistake, an accident, etc.
  1. The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.
     这个镇未采取充分的防洪措施，现在尝到苦头了。

v.

cost sb dear

• 使饱尝苦头；使付出沉重的代价
  to make sb suffer a lot
  1. 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 cost you

• 贵得很；要花很多钱
  used to say that sth will be expensive
  1. There is a de luxe model available, but it'll cost you.
     有豪华型的，但贵得很。

cost/pay an arm and a leg

• （使）花一大笔钱
  to cost/pay a lot of money

noun

1. the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
   1. the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
   2. he puts a high price on his services
   3. he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection

   Synonym:    monetary valueprice

2. value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
   1. the cost in human life was enormous
   2. the price of success is hard work
   3. what price glory?

   Synonym:    pricetoll

3. the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

verb

1. require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
   1. This mistake cost him his job

2. be priced at
   1. These shoes cost $100

   Synonym:    be