爱华网Cost的用法大全
一、基本词义及用法：
Cost n.成本, 价钱, 代价
vt. 价值为, (使)花费(金钱,时间,劳力等),使失去(生命,健康等), 令人付出
vi. 花费
vi., vt.cost, costing 估价；估计…的成本；要价；价值（若干）；费；需
How much did that bagcost?那个书包要多少钱？
The job was costed bybuilder at about $1500.这件活儿施工人员估计要1500美元。
令遭损失；使失去（生命、健康等）
Your crime will cost youyour life.你的罪行将使你失去生命。
costprice成本价格
The cost of living isgoing up.生活费用在提高。
The cost of the house wastoo high for me.对于我来说，这房子的价格太高了。
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He saved his daughter atthe cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。
The battle was won at(a)great cost of life.牺牲了许多生命才换来这场战斗的胜利。
That sofa reallycosts.那个沙发很贵。
How dear the lessoncosts!这个教训代价多大啊！
That suit costs me over￡6. 那件上衣花掉我6英镑。
Careless driving cost himhis life.漫不经心的开车使他丧失生命。
二、固定短语高频考点
at all costs不惜任何代价 (= atany cost)
livingcosts生活费用
costprice成本价
costs ofproduction生产成本
at a cost (of)以...的代价,花...
at all costs不惜任何代价,无论如何
at any cost不惜任何代价,无论如何
at cost按成本价格,按原价
at halfcost以半价［不花钱等］
at nocost以半价［不花钱等］
at the cost of以...为代价,用...换来的; 丧失; 牺牲
belowcost低于成本价
count thecost考虑一切情况［后果］
prime cost (=costprice)(商人等)买进的原价, 成本价格
free ofcost免费
know to one'scost亲自体验到
labourcost人工成本
to one's cost付出了代价才...,吃亏后才...
cost ofliving生活费用
cost sb. dear使某人花很多钱;使人付出很高的代价; 使某人大吃苦头
cost sb. dearly使某人花很多钱;使人付出很高的代价; 使某人大吃苦头
cost what it may不惜任何代价,无论如何
三、名词形式是loss
n.丢失；遗失；丧失，损失；错过；放过，输，失败，亏损
The loss of my watch meantthat I had to buy a new one.我的手表丢了就意味着我得买只新的。
Have you reported the lossof the technical papers about the new product to thepolice?你们把丢失新产品技术文件的事向警方报告了吗?
His unfortunate death wasa great loss to the firm.他的不幸去世对他的商行来说是个重大损失。
The losses are computed at$1000.估计损失1000美元。
Their company sufferedloss on loss in business lastyear.他们公司去年在生意上接二连三地亏本。
固定短语：
at a loss不知如何是好；失去猎物的踪迹;困惑, 为难; 亏本地
be at a loss for a word[words]找不到恰当字眼, 不知怎样解释才好
cut one's loss(es)及时放弃无利可图的事; 趁损失不大赶紧放手; 认输
have a (great) loss in[of]因失去...而遭受极大的损失
make aloss亏损
No great loss without somesmall gain. [谚]塞翁失马, 焉知非福。大损失中总还有些小利益;
sell at aloss亏本出售
stand the loss赔偿损失,承受损失
sufferlosses遭受损失
throw sb. for aloss使某人陷入绝境; 使某人沮丧; 使某人筋疲力尽
without(any) loss oftime毫不拖延地, 立即, 马上
los s offace丢面子
loss of time立刻,马上
