英 [ˈkɒstə] 美 [ˈkoʊstə; ˈkɑːstə]
n. [解剖]肋骨；叶脉；[昆]前缘脉
n. （Costa）人名；（希、印尼、西、芬、罗、葡、加纳、德、意、英、法）科斯塔
复数costae
costa /ˈkɒstə/
→the technical name forrib
a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
同义词： rib
重要人物讲话： 欧洲央行科斯塔（Costa）：葡萄牙处于重要调整阶段，其在结构性失业调整方面困难重重，在重返债券市场方面，其将面临很大的挑战。
咖世家（Costa）是英国华特布雷德集团子公司。该集团成立于1742年，是英国服务业排名第一的公司，在英国证券交易所上市。
被视为美洲金杯8强战个中一场最势均力敌赛事，分组赛现未理想嘅哥斯(Costa)达黎加，始终火力较为可靠，面对雷声大雨点小嘅洪都拉斯(Honduras)，后者今届赛事有两仗入唔到波，斗驳火难免输蚀，今场2.3哥斯达...
They include the United States, Austria, Costa Rica, South Africa and Germany.
这些国家包括美国、奥地利、哥斯达黎加、南非和德国。
Costa formalised it, and as Flamengo were successful, his rhombus midfield spread.
但是科斯塔把它正式化了，随着弗拉门戈的成功，他的菱形中场扩展开来。
Some passengers remain missing, the Costa Rican foreign ministry said, but did not specify how many.
哥斯达黎加外交部表示，仍有一些乘客下落不明，但没有说明具体有多少人。
And in Central America we ship to Panama,Costa Rica, Honduras,Guatemala, and we are talking to two organizations in El Salvador."
VOA : special.2009.11.16
The year before,he first played with the United States National Team in a victory over Costa Rica.
VOA : special.2010.06.02
I remember one time I was swimming in the ocean in Costa Rica.
记得一次,我在哥斯达黎加的海里游泳。
人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课
Agency chief Antonio Maria Costa says other nations in the area may join the effort.
VOA : special.2009.05.27
That placed us just behind Dominica and Costa Rica, and just ahead of Slovenia and Cuba.
Costa boosted the U.S. sales force 50%, to 4, 600 and focused on fast-growing drugs.
Costa Rica state prosecutor Jose Pablo Gonzalez announced news of the raids on Saturday.