cost
🇺🇸
/kɔːst/
🇬🇧
/kɒst/
noun
A1
The money needed to buy, make, or do something
The cost of the book is ten dollars.
這本書的成本是十美元。
A2
The total money a business spends
The company reduced its cost by using less energy.
公司透過減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.
他以健康為代價贏得了比賽。
R
The money ordered to pay for lawyers in court
He had to pay the court cost of $500.
他必須支付500美元的法庭費用。
verb
A1
To require payment of a certain amount of money
How much does it cost to fix the car?
修理這輛車需要多少錢？
B1
To cause the loss of something
The mistake cost him his job.
這個錯誤讓他失去了工作。
R
To require effort or cause difficulty
It cost her a lot to admit she was wrong.
承認自己錯了讓她付出了很大代價。
R
To calculate the price or money needed
We need to cost the project before starting.
我們需要在開始前計算項目的成本。
translation
成本, 代價, 訴訟費用
花費, 導致失去, 需要付出, 估算成本
詞形變化
Plural
costs
3rd Present
costs
Progressive
costing