cost
🇺🇸
/kɔːst/
🇬🇧
/kɒst/
noun
A1
The money needed to buy, make, or do something
The cost of the book is ten dollars.
这本书的成本是十美元。
A2
The total money a business spends
The company reduced its cost by using less energy.
公司通过减少能源使用降低了成本。
B1
The effort, loss, or damage to achieve something
He won the race at the cost of his health.
他以健康为代价赢得了比赛。
R
The money ordered to pay for lawyers in court
He had to pay the court cost of $500.
他必须支付500美元的法庭费用。
verb
A1
To require payment of a certain amount of money
How much does it cost to fix the car?
修理这辆车需要多少钱？
B1
To cause the loss of something
The mistake cost him his job.
这个错误让他失去了工作。
R
To require effort or cause difficulty
It cost her a lot to admit she was wrong.
承认自己错了让她付出了很大代价。
R
To calculate the price or money needed
We need to cost the project before starting.
我们需要在开始前计算项目的成本。
translation
成本, 代价, 诉讼费用
花费, 导致失去, 需要付出, 估算成本
词形变化
Plural
costs
3rd Present
costs
Progressive
costing