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cost noun 2costs money needed to run a business, home, etc. 成本；开支ADJECTIVE | VERB + COSTS | COSTS + VERB ADJECTIVEconsiderable, enormous, great, high, huge 相当高的成本；巨额成本；高成本low 低成本escalating, increasing, rising, soaring, spiralling/spiraling 不断上涨的／不断增加的／上升的／飞涨的／连续上涨的成本◆We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs.因为成本不断上涨，我们不得不提高价格。administration, administrative, borrowing, construction, development, fuel, labour/labor, maintenance, manufacturing, production, research 行政开支；借款成本；建设成本；开发成本；燃料开支；劳动力成本；维修成本；制造成本；生产成本；研究成本◆research and development costs研发成本operating, running 运营成本shipping, transport (especially BrE) , transportation (especially NAmE) , travel 运输成本；差旅费health-care, medical 保健／医疗开支fixed, variable (business 商业) 固定／可变成本◆Fixed costs include rent.固定成本包括租金。out-of-pocket 付现成本overhead 间接费用VERB + COSTSincur 产生费用◆The corporation will pay all costs and expenses incurred.公司将支付产生的所有费用。pay 支付费用increase 增加成本bring down, cut, lower, reduce 减少成本；降低成本◆The company has to find ways of cutting costs.公司得找到削减成本的方法。control, keep down, minimize 控制／降低／尽可能降低成本◆The use of cheap materials helped to keep costs down.使用廉价原料有助于降低成本。cover 支付费用◆We're hoping that we'll at least cover costs at the conference.我们希望至少能付得起会议的开支。recoup, recover 收回成本defray 支付费用COSTS + VERBbe associated, be involved 开支与⋯相关／有关◆the costs associated with buying and selling property与资产买卖有关的开支escalate, go up, increase, rise, soar 成本逐步上涨／上升／增加／上涨／猛增◆The company's costs have risen over the last 5 years.公司成本在过去 5 年里上涨了。 |