cost

[kɔst]

n.费用, 成本, 代价, [律]诉讼费用
v.花费, 使付出, 使做不愉快的事, 估算成本

例句与用法：

Dangerous driving could cost you your life.

开车不注意安全有生命危险。

Her irresponsible behaviour cost her father many sleepless nights.

她那不负责任的行为使她父亲许多夜不得安眠。

Your crime will cost you your life.

你的罪行将使你失去生命。

He saved his daughter from the fire but at the cost of his own life.

他牺牲了生命，把女儿从大火中救出来。

词形变化：

形容词: costless | 名词: cost-lessness | 动词过去式: cost | 动词过去分词: cost | 动词现在分词: costing | 动词第三人称单数: costs |

详细释义：

n.

1. 费用; 成本[C]

We must reduce the production cost.

我们必须降低生产成本。

2. 代价; 损失[U][C]

3. 【律】诉讼费用[P]

vt.

1. 花费[O1]

The car cost him around ten thousand US dollars.

这车花去他一万美元左右。

2. 使付出(时间、劳力、代价等), 使丧失[O1]

The error cost the company one million pounds.

这错误使公司损失了一百万英镑。

3. 【英】(不用被动语态)使花许多钱

4. (costed; costed)【商】估计……的成本

The builder costed the job at $1, 000.

这活儿制造商估价为一千美元。

vi.

花费

短语词组：

at all costs

1. 无论如何; 不惜代价

We will save his life at all costs.

我们将不惜任何代价挽救他的生命。

at cost

1. 按成本

You can buy the wines at cost.

你可以按成本价买这几种酒。

at the cost of

1. 以……为代价

He saved the girl from drowning at the cost of his own life.

他舍身把溺水的姑娘救了出来。

to one's cost

1. 付了代价

He knew this to his cost.

这一点他是付出代价之后才知道的。