英语词汇cost的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

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cost1 /kɒst $ kɒːst/ noun 1. the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce somethingadjectiveshigh/low cost Drivers are angry about the high cost of fuel.the average cost of sth The average cost of a wedding is around $25,000.the total/full cost The total cost of the project was over $30 million. | The employer pays the full cost of health insurance.the annual/monthly cost The annual cost of membership has increased.the estimated cost The estimated cost of the repairs was £3,000.exorbitant/extortionate cost (=much too high) The cost of court cases is exorbitant.prohibitive cost (=so high that people cannot afford to buy or do something) People in poor countries are dying because of the prohibitive cost of drugs.the rising cost of sth Older people are worried about the rising cost of electricity.the escalating/spiralling cost of sth (=rising very quickly) Foreign goods are more expensive because of escalating transport costs.the final cost No one knows what the final cost will be.verbs + costpay/cover the cost also meet/bear the cost formal His parents have offered to meet the cost of his college fees.afford the cost Many people cannot afford the cost of the treatment.cut/reduce/lower/bring down the cost If you go later in the year, it will bring down the cost of your holiday.keep the cost down (=make the cost as low as possible) Companies are using fewer workers in order to keep their employment costs down.increase/push up the cost The new tax will increase the cost of owning a car.incur costs formal (=have to pay costs) She drives hundreds of miles a week, incurring huge fuel costs.recover/recoup the cost formal (=get back money that you spent on something) They’ll start to recoup the cost of building the hotel when the first guests arrive.cost + verbsthe cost rises/goes up The cost of electricity has risen again.the cost falls/goes down The average cost of a flight has fallen considerably.nouns + costlabour/production/transport etc costs The company employs hundreds of workers, so labour costs are very high.running/operating costs (=the amount it costs to run a machine, system, or business) The new technology is cheaper and the running costs are lower.administrative costs (=the cost of running an organization or for paying for things to be done as part of an official system) There have been complaints about poor customer service and high administrative costs.borrowing costs (=the amount it costs to borrow money from a bank) Interest rates and borrowing costs are likely to be higher next year.phrasesthe cost of living (=the amount you need to pay for food, clothes etc) People are complaining about the rising cost of living.at a cost of (=used for saying what the cost of something is) They’ve built a new factory, at a cost of £10 million.at no extra cost (=without having to pay more money) Many of these services are available to guests at no extra cost.Cost or price?You use price when talking about the exact money that you have to pay when you buy something in a shop, or pay to use something: The price is on the back cover of the book. The price includes breakfast.You often use cost when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap, rather than the exact price: The cost of living in Sweden is very high. The cost of insurance keeps going up.Costs is also used about the total amount of money that a company or organization spends: Companies are always trying to find ways of cutting costs.THESAURUS: cost price the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale: Prices were lower in those days. | Stores are charging higher prices for electronic goods. | They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices. | How much is the price of a plane ticket to New York? value the amount of money that something is worth: A new kitchen can increase the value of your home. | The value of your investment can go down as well as up. charge the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: Bank charges have increased. | There is a small delivery charge. | Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge. fee 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 to get into the museum. | The membership fee is £125 a year. | We had to pay a lot of money in legal fees. fare 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. | The train company has announced big fare increases. | The air fare to London is just under $500. rent 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. | Rents are high in this area. | People are attracted by the low rents. rate a charge that is set according to a standard scale: Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers. | Banks are able to charge high rates of interest. toll the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges: You have to pay tolls on many French motorways. | The government is planning to introduce road tolls to reduce traffic congestion.2. the damage, losses, or other bad effects that are caused by somethingadjectivesgreat/huge/enormous/heavy/terrible cost They succeeded in capturing the city at great cost in terms of human life.personal cost He was determined to continue with his work, regardless of the personal cost.the social cost The social cost of their policies was enormous and many people lost their jobs.the human cost His photographs show the human cost of war.the environmental cost In spite of the benefits they bring, cars carry a massive environmental cost.the full cost The full cost of the disaster may never be known.verbspay the cost Future generations will have to pay the cost of our failure to protect the environment.sth comes at a cost/carries a cost Her success as a singer came at a huge cost to her personal life.prepositionsthe cost to sb/sth The cost to local wildlife was enormous.at a cost The Russians defeated the invasion at the cost of millions of lives.phrasesat any cost/at all costs (=even though it may cause a lot of problems) He wanted to win, at any cost.find/learn/discover sth to your cost (=to realise something because of a bad experience) Superior strength does not necessarily mean victory, as the US learned to its cost in Vietnam.

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cost2 /kɒst $ kɒːst/ verb to have a particular pricephrasescost a lot The course is good but it costs a lot.cost a fortune/cost the earth informal (=have a very high price) The ring must have cost a fortune.not cost (very) much The drug does not cost very much.cost sth per minute/hour/year etc Calls cost only 2p per minute.not cost (sb) a penny (=cost nothing) Using the internet, you can make phone calls that don’t cost a penny.cost sth per person also cost sth per head formal A meal costs £80 per person.THESAURUS: cost be especially spoken to cost a particular amount of money: These shoes were only £5. be priced at sth to have a particular price – used when giving the exact price that a shop or company charges for something: Tickets are priced at $20 for adults and $10 for kids. retail at sth to be sold in shops at a particular price – used especially in business: The scissors retail at £1.99 in department stores. sell/go for sth used for saying what people usually pay for something: Houses in this area sell for around £200,000. fetch used for saying what people pay for something, especially at a public sale: The painting fetched over $8,000 at auction. | A sports car built for Mussolini is expected to fetch nearly £1 million at auction. set sb back sth informal to cost someone a lot of money: A good set of speakers will set you back around £150. come to if a bill comes to a particular amount, it adds up to that amount: The bill came to £100 between four of us.

词组	cost
释义	noun \| verb cost1 /kɒst $ kɒːst/ noun 1. the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce somethingadjectiveshigh/low cost Drivers are angry about the high cost of fuel.the average cost of sth The average cost of a wedding is around $25,000.the total/full cost The total cost of the project was over $30 million. \| The employer pays the full cost of health insurance.the annual/monthly cost The annual cost of membership has increased.the estimated cost The estimated cost of the repairs was £3,000.exorbitant/extortionate cost (=much too high) The cost of court cases is exorbitant.prohibitive cost (=so high that people cannot afford to buy or do something) People in poor countries are dying because of the prohibitive cost of drugs.the rising cost of sth Older people are worried about the rising cost of electricity.the escalating/spiralling cost of sth (=rising very quickly) Foreign goods are more expensive because of escalating transport costs.the final cost No one knows what the final cost will be.verbs + costpay/cover the cost also meet/bear the cost formal His parents have offered to meet the cost of his college fees.afford the cost Many people cannot afford the cost of the treatment.cut/reduce/lower/bring down the cost If you go later in the year, it will bring down the cost of your holiday.keep the cost down (=make the cost as low as possible) Companies are using fewer workers in order to keep their employment costs down.increase/push up the cost The new tax will increase the cost of owning a car.incur costs formal (=have to pay costs) She drives hundreds of miles a week, incurring huge fuel costs.recover/recoup the cost formal (=get back money that you spent on something) They’ll start to recoup the cost of building the hotel when the first guests arrive.cost + verbsthe cost rises/goes up The cost of electricity has risen again.the cost falls/goes down The average cost of a flight has fallen considerably.nouns + costlabour/production/transport etc costs The company employs hundreds of workers, so labour costs are very high.running/operating costs (=the amount it costs to run a machine, system, or business) The new technology is cheaper and the running costs are lower.administrative costs (=the cost of running an organization or for paying for things to be done as part of an official system) There have been complaints about poor customer service and high administrative costs.borrowing costs (=the amount it costs to borrow money from a bank) Interest rates and borrowing costs are likely to be higher next year.phrasesthe cost of living (=the amount you need to pay for food, clothes etc) People are complaining about the rising cost of living.at a cost of (=used for saying what the cost of something is) They’ve built a new factory, at a cost of £10 million.at no extra cost (=without having to pay more money) Many of these services are available to guests at no extra cost.Cost or price?You use price when talking about the exact money that you have to pay when you buy something in a shop, or pay to use something: The price is on the back cover of the book. The price includes breakfast.You often use cost when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap, rather than the exact price: The cost of living in Sweden is very high. The cost of insurance keeps going up.Costs is also used about the total amount of money that a company or organization spends: Companies are always trying to find ways of cutting costs.THESAURUS: cost price the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale: Prices were lower in those days. \| Stores are charging higher prices for electronic goods. \| They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices. \| How much is the price of a plane ticket to New York? value the amount of money that something is worth: A new kitchen can increase the value of your home. \| The value of your investment can go down as well as up. charge the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: Bank charges have increased. \| There is a small delivery charge. \| Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge. fee 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 to get into the museum. \| The membership fee is £125 a year. \| We had to pay a lot of money in legal fees. fare 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. \| The train company has announced big fare increases. \| The air fare to London is just under $500. rent 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. \| Rents are high in this area. \| People are attracted by the low rents. rate a charge that is set according to a standard scale: Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers. \| Banks are able to charge high rates of interest. toll the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges: You have to pay tolls on many French motorways. \| The government is planning to introduce road tolls to reduce traffic congestion.2. the damage, losses, or other bad effects that are caused by somethingadjectivesgreat/huge/enormous/heavy/terrible cost They succeeded in capturing the city at great cost in terms of human life.personal cost He was determined to continue with his work, regardless of the personal cost.the social cost The social cost of their policies was enormous and many people lost their jobs.the human cost His photographs show the human cost of war.the environmental cost In spite of the benefits they bring, cars carry a massive environmental cost.the full cost The full cost of the disaster may never be known.verbspay the cost Future generations will have to pay the cost of our failure to protect the environment.sth comes at a cost/carries a cost Her success as a singer came at a huge cost to her personal life.prepositionsthe cost to sb/sth The cost to local wildlife was enormous.at a cost The Russians defeated the invasion at the cost of millions of lives.phrasesat any cost/at all costs (=even though it may cause a lot of problems) He wanted to win, at any cost.find/learn/discover sth to your cost (=to realise something because of a bad experience) Superior strength does not necessarily mean victory, as the US learned to its cost in Vietnam. noun \| verb cost2 /kɒst $ kɒːst/ verb to have a particular pricephrasescost a lot The course is good but it costs a lot.cost a fortune/cost the earth informal (=have a very high price) The ring must have cost a fortune.not cost (very) much The drug does not cost very much.cost sth per minute/hour/year etc Calls cost only 2p per minute.not cost (sb) a penny (=cost nothing) Using the internet, you can make phone calls that don’t cost a penny.cost sth per person also cost sth per head formal A meal costs £80 per person.THESAURUS: cost be especially spoken to cost a particular amount of money: These shoes were only £5. be priced at sth to have a particular price – used when giving the exact price that a shop or company charges for something: Tickets are priced at $20 for adults and $10 for kids. retail at sth to be sold in shops at a particular price – used especially in business: The scissors retail at £1.99 in department stores. sell/go for sth used for saying what people usually pay for something: Houses in this area sell for around £200,000. fetch used for saying what people pay for something, especially at a public sale: The painting fetched over $8,000 at auction. \| A sports car built for Mussolini is expected to fetch nearly £1 million at auction. set sb back sth informal to cost someone a lot of money: A good set of speakers will set you back around £150. come to if a bill comes to a particular amount, it adds up to that amount: The bill came to £100 between four of us.
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