名複: costs
動變: 過去式:cost 過去分詞:cost 現在進行時:costing
cost
KK:[kɒst] DJ:[kɒst]
n.
- 費用；成本[C]
- 代價；損失[U][C]
- 【律】訴訟費用[P]
vt.
- 花費[O1]
- 使付出（時間，勞力，代價等），使喪失[O1]
- 【英】（不用被動態）使花許多錢
- 【商】估計……的成本
vi.
- 花費
片語
at all costs
- 無論如何；不惜代價
at cost
- 按成本
at the cost of
- 犧牲……；以……為犧牲；以……為代價
to one's cost
- 付了代價
衍生
n.
costliness
辨析
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
v.
(past and past part. cost)
- require the payment of (a specified sum) in order to be bought or obtained. ▸cause or require the expenditure or loss of.▸informal be expensive for:
- (past and past part. costed)estimate the price or cost of.
n.
the amount that something costs.▸the effort or loss necessary to achieve something.
▸
(costs)
legal expenses, especially those allowed in favour of the winning party or against the losing party in a suit.
Phrase
- at all costs
(or at any cost)
regardless of the price or the effort needed. - at cost
at cost price. - cost someone dear
(or dearly)
involve someone in a serious loss or a heavy penalty. - to someone's cost
with loss or disadvantage to someone.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. coust (n.), couster (v.), based on L. constare ‘stand firm, stand at a price’.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》
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If student enrollment continues to drop, some programs at the university may be ＿＿＿ to reduce the operation costs.
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