cost/kɒst/

vt (cost, cost)

1. 价钱为；花费

• The jacket cost him 200 dollars. 这件夹克花了他200美元。

• It cost him two years of hard work to finish the job. 为做完这项工作他辛勤地工作了两年。

2. 使付出(代价)，牺牲

• Careless driving will cost you your life. 粗心驾驶可能会使你丧命。

3. 常用被动 估计…的成本

• The project was costed by the builder at $500. 建筑商估计这项工程的费用要500 美元。

vi

1. 需要花费；需要付出代价

• The best goods cost more. 货好价钱贵。

2. 估计成本

• Clerk wanted, able to cost. 招聘职员，须能计算成本。

词组cost sb. dearly 使某人付出沉重代价