英 [kɒst] 美 [kɔːst]
n. 价钱，费用；成本，开支；代价，损失；诉讼费用
v. 价钱为，需花费；估算成本，估价；使丧失，使损失；使付出努力，使做不愉快的事；<非正式>使花许多钱
【名】 （Cost）（英、美、罗、巴、法、荷）科斯特（人名）
复数costs
第三人称单数costs
现在分词costing
过去式costed或cost
过去分词costed或cost
cost /kɒst/ CET4 TEM4 [ costing costs ]
可数名词 The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it. 费用
The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold.
一块面包的价格已经涨了5倍。
In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production.
1989年咖啡的价格跌得那么低，以致在许多国家还抵不上其生产成本。
及物动词 If something costs a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount. 要价
This course is limited to 12 people and costs $150.
这门课程限招12人，费用为$150。
Painted walls look much more interesting and don't cost much.
粉刷过的墙壁看上去更有趣，要价也不高。
及物动词 When something that you plan to do or make is costed, the amount of money you need is calculated in advance. 估算…的费用
The building work has not been fully costed but runs into millions of dollars.
建筑工作的费用还未完全估算出来，但要高达几百万美元。
及物动词 If an event or mistake costs you something, you lose that thing as the result of it. 使…付出
...a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight.
…一个通过手术保住生命但双目失明的6岁男孩。
复数型名词 Your costs are the total amount of money that you must spend on running your home or business. (家庭或公司) 开销
Costs have been cut by 30 to 50 percent.
开销已经减少了30%到50%。
复数型名词 If someone is ordered by a court of law to pay costs, they have to pay a sum of money toward the expenses of a court case they are involved in. 诉讼费用
He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay $550 costs.
他被判入狱18个月，并支付$550的诉讼费。
不可数名词 If something is sold at cost, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it. 成本价格
...a shop that provided cigarettes and sweets at cost.
…一家以成本价出售香烟和糖果的商店。
单数型名词 The cost of something is the loss, damage, or injury that is involved in trying to achieve it. 代价
In March Mr. Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs.
3月时萨利纳斯先生关闭了该市的炼油厂，损失了5亿美元和5000个工作岗位。
习语 If you say that something must be avoided at all costs, you are emphasizing that it must not be allowed to happen under any circumstances. 不惜任何代价地
They told Jacques Delors a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs.
他们告诉雅克·得洛斯，必须不惜一切代价避免灾难性的世界贸易大战。
习语 If you say that something must be done at any cost, you are emphasizing that it must be done, even if this requires a lot of effort or money. 无论如何
This book is of such importance that it must be published at any cost.
这本书如此重要，无论如何也要出版。
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection
同义词： monetary value / price
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
This mistake cost him his job
成本-引用次数：39004
Cost management is the constant topic of Enterprise Management.
成本管理是企业管理的永恒话题。
费用
成本-引用次数：7848
This immateriality will advance the company’s cost.
这无形之中会提高了企业的成本。
代价-引用次数：879
The proposed scheme has the lower handover call probability at the cost of little utility.
该策略以少量的效用代价换取较低的切换掉话率。
诉讼费(尤指判处败方偿付胜方的诉讼费用)
成本
成本
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运用止平法的关键在于计算出自己的保本价是多少，这需要投资者了解两个方面的费用(Cost)：
‧ 维持花费（Costs）：某些效应是必须要花费信仰点或是法力点数才能够维持到下个回合的；
成本和价格（Cost）：价格优势是最容易的。如果我们的产品价格相比竞争对手有优势，那么这是顺理成章的。
The cost includes transit.
成本中包括运费。
The cost was negligible.
费用不大，无关紧要。
The cost is immaterial.
费用并不重要。
But an explosion in space cost him the chance to reach the moon -- and nearly cost the crew their lives.
VOA : special.2010.04.28
As a result of the Freedom Rides, they had integrated interstate transportation, at great cost to the volunteers who rode those buses.
作为自由乘车运动的结果，州际间的交通被大大集中，不过这使那些乘坐巴士的志愿者们付出了极大的代价。
1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
So the cost of the product will be higher for them, for you know, for any product that uses advertising
所以他们的产品价格就会更高，你知道，任何打广告的产品。
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 广告和价格的关系
In February,Senator Lamar Alexander warned higher education leaders that they risk rejection unless they lower the cost of attending college.
VOA : special.2009.07.23
But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players, at a cost to the punisher.
VOA : special.2009.10.21
Advance tickets are cheaper but there is no solid data on the cost or number sold.
Studies have shown that chronic lateness has cost countries such as Ecuador billions per year.
Other advances grow out of massive improvements in cost, quality and ease of use.