| 主要翻译 | 
| cost⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (price) | 要价  yào jià  | 
|   |   | 花费  huā fèi | 
|   | This book costs ten dollars. | 
|   | 这本书的要价是十块钱。 | 
| cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (price) | 价格,价钱 
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|   |   | 成本  chéng běn | 
|   | The cost of petrol is very high. | 
|   | 石油的价格很贵。 | 
|   | ⓘThis sentence is not a translation of the original sentence.生产这种产品的成本很高。 | 
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| 其他翻译 | 
| cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (expense) | 费用  fèi yòng | 
|   |   | 成本  chéng běn | 
|   |   | 价格  jià gé  | 
|   | She paid for the whole wedding, at great cost to herself. | 
| cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (sacrifice) | 代价  dài jià  | 
|   |   | 牺牲  xī shēng | 
|   | At great cost, we will keep our promise. | 
| cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (law: legal expenses) (法律) | 花费,业务费用 
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|   | The defendant must bear the costs of the trial. | 
| cost viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  (determine costs) | 估算成本(费用)  gū suàn chéng běn fèi yòng | 
|   | I'll do the ordering and you can cost. | 
| cost vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (calculate the cost of) | 估算…的成本(费用)  gū suàn de chéng běn fèi yòng | 
|   | The accountants need to cost the project plan. | 
| cost vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (entail a loss) | 以…为代价  yǐ wéi dài jià | 
|   |   | 牺牲…  xī shēng | 
|   |   | 损失…  sǔn shī | 
|   | Drunk driving costs many lives. | 
| 复合形式: | 
| actual cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (total price) | 实际成本  shí jì chéng běn | 
|   |   | 实际费用  shí jì fèi yòng | 
|   | Maintenance fees must be taken into account to determine the actual cost. | 
| at any cost advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (however high the cost may be) | 不惜任何代价  bù xī rèn hé dài jià  | 
|   |   | 无论如何  wú lùn rú hé | 
|   | We will win this war at any cost. | 
| at great cost advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  literal (at great financial expense) (本义,一般指经济方面的) | 以很大的代价  yǐ hěn dà de dài jià | 
| at great cost advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  figurative (involving great sacrifice or loss) (比喻) | 花了很大的代价,做了很大的牺牲 
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| bear the cost v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (pay) | 承担费用  chéng dān fèi yòng | 
|   | Taxpayers will bear the cost of health care reform. | 
| cost a pretty penny v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  informal, figurative (be expensive) | 花费很多  huā fèi hěn duō | 
|   |   | 价格不菲  jià gé bù fěi | 
|   | I bet that dress cost a pretty penny. | 
| cost accounting nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (costing: tracking business costs) | 成本会计  chéng běn kuài jì | 
| cost an arm and a leg v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  slang, figurative (be expensive) | 价格昂贵 
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cost center (US),  cost centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (business) | 成本中心 
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| cost estimates nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." |  (expenses: projected) | 成本估算 
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| cost little v |  (be inexpensive) | 花费很少  huā fèi hěn shǎo | 
|   |   | 经济  jīng jì | 
|   |   | 不怎么花钱  bù zěn me huā qián | 
|   | A first aid kit costs little but it can save lives. | 
| cost little v |  figurative (require little effort) (比喻) | 不太费力  bú tài fèi lì | 
|   | It costs little to be polite. | 
| cost money v |  (be expensive) | 耗费金钱  hào fèi jīn qián | 
|   |   | 费钱  fèi qián | 
|   |   | 贵  guì | 
|   | If you want the product delivered tomorrow, it'll cost money. | 
| cost nothing v |  (be free of charge, not require money) | 不花钱  bù huā qián | 
|   |   | 不费分文  bú fèi fēn wén | 
|   | If they say it costs nothing it must be a scam. | 
| cost nothing v |  figurative (require no effort) (比喻) | 不费吹灰之力  bú fèi chuī huī zhī lì | 
|   | Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing. | 
| cost of living nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (cost of basic necessities) | 生活费用  shēng huó fèi yòng | 
|   |   | 开销  kāi xiāo | 
|   | The cost of living is outrageous in this city. | 
| cost savings nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." |  (measures to reduce expense) | 节省费用 
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| cost-cutting nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (business: reduce expenses) | 削减成本  xuē jiǎn chéng běn | 
| cost-cutting adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (to reduce expenses) | 削减成本的 
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cost-effective,  cost effective adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (providing value for money) | 成本效益高的 
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|   |   | 低成本高效益的 
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|   |   | 划算的 
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|   | It wouldn't be cost-effective to turn my hobby into my profession. | 
| cost-effectiveness nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (good value for money) | 性价比 
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| cost-efficient adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (providing value for money) | 具成本效益的  jù chéng běn xiào yì de | 
| fixed cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (set price, set fee) | 固定费用  gù dìng fèi yòng | 
|   |   | 固定成本  gù dìng chéng běn | 
|   |   | 不变成本  bú biàn chéng běn | 
|   | The storekeeper couldn't cover his main fixed cost, rent on his building, so he was forced to go out of business. | 
| free of cost adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not requiring payment) | 免费的  miǎn fèi de  | 
|   | Anti-pollution measures are never free of cost. | 
labor costs (US),  labour costs (UK) nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." |  (cost of paying workers) | 人工成本,劳动力成本 
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|   | The company tried to reduce labor costs by employing unskilled staff. | 
| low cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (cheap price) | 便宜 
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|   |   | 低廉价格 
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|   | The tablet's advantages are its low cost and user-friendly design. | 
low cost,  low-cost adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (cheap, budget) | 低成本的  dī chéng běn de | 
|   |   | 所费很少的  suǒ fèi hěn shǎo de | 
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun | 
|   | You can save money by booking a low-cost flight. | 
| operating costs nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." |  (expenses involved in running a business) | 经营成本  jīng yíng chéng běn | 
|   |   | 运营费  yùn yíng fèi | 
|   | They forgot to include operating costs in their initial budget, so their profits were considerably lower than anticipated. | 
| overhead cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (basic business expense) | 间接费用,间接成本 
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| regardless of the cost advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  literal (however high the price) (本义) | 不顾价格  bú gù jià gé | 
|   | She wanted that fur coat regardless of the cost. | 
| regardless of the cost advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  figurative (however bad the consequences) (比喻) | 不顾代价  bú gù dài jià | 
|   | They were determined to win the war regardless of the cost. | 
| running costs nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." |  (business overheads) | 经营管理费用  jīng yíng guǎn lǐ fèi yòng | 
|   |   | 运营成本 
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|   | You need to keep your overheads and running costs down. | 
| shipping cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (overseas delivery charge) (指跨国运输) | 运费  yùn fèi | 
| shipping cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (charge for transporting goods) | 货运费 
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| standard cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (usual or average price) | 标准成本  biāo zhǔn chéng běn | 
| unit cost nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (price per item) | 单位成本  dān wèi chéng běn | 
|   |   | 单位造价  dān wèi zào jià | 
| whatever the cost advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (no matter what is required) | 不计代价  bú jì dài jià  | 
|   | We'll try to free the hostage whatever the cost. |