costly
🇺🇸
/ˈkɔːstli/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɒstli/
adjective
C1
very expensive
The repairs were costly and took a long time to complete.
維修費用非常昂貴，而且需要很長時間才能完成。
C1
causing serious problems or losses
The war was costly in terms of human lives and resources.
這場戰爭在人員生命和資源方面造成了嚴重的損失。
translation
昂貴的, 造成嚴重問題的
詞形變化
Comparative
costlier
Superlative
costliest