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1 词典释义:
cost
时间: 2024-04-05 10:53:21
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n.价格;成本;代价;费用;开销;支出;代价;牺牲;损失;生产成本;产品成本;

vt.使付出代价;使损失;使牺牲;估算…的成本;

双语例句
  • It cost him five hundred quid.

    它花费了他500英磅。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Success has cost him dearly.

    他为成功付出了高昂的代价。

    《牛津词典》
  • The cost ran into the thousands.

    成本达到千位数。

    《牛津词典》
  • The cost includes transit.

    成本中包括运费。

    《牛津词典》
  • The cost given is only approximate.

    所列成本仅系约计。

    《牛津词典》
  • The cost was negligible.

    费用不大,无关紧要。

    《牛津词典》
  • The project cost a shedload of money.

    这个项目花费了一大笔钱。

    《牛津词典》
  • Training is an investment not a cost.

    培训是一种投资而不是一种花费。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The cost of living has risen sharply.

    生活费用已急剧上涨。

    《牛津词典》
  • It cost in the neighbourhood of $500.

    这大约花费了500元。

    《牛津词典》
  • What does this mean in terms of cost?

    这在成本上意味着什么?

    《牛津词典》
  • And again, we must think of the cost.

    再说,我们必须考虑成本。

    《牛津词典》
  • The cost is immaterial.

    费用并不重要。

    《牛津词典》
  • What's the unit cost ?

    单位成本是多少钱?

    《牛津词典》
  • The cost of living has increased dramatically.

    生活费用已大幅增长了。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • It must have cost a tidy sum.

    这准花了相当大的一笔钱。

    《牛津词典》
  • Tickets cost ten dollars each.

    每张票价为十元。

    《牛津词典》
  • Matches cost only a few pence.

    火柴只需几便士。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Her insolence cost her her job.

    她的蛮横态度使她丢了工作。

    《牛津词典》
  • They cost two dollars a pound.

    这些东西每磅两元。

    《牛津词典》
  • It'll cost at least 500 dollars.

    这东西至少要花500元。

    《牛津词典》
  • It cost us nothing to go in.

    我们没花钱就进去了。

    《牛津词典》
  • That car must have cost a packet.

    那辆汽车一定花了一大笔钱。

    《牛津词典》
  • That dress must have cost a bomb!

    那条连衣裙所费不菲吧!

    《牛津词典》
  • That car must have cost a bundle.

    那部车一定价格不菲。

    《牛津词典》
  • It'll cost you five grand!

    这要花去你5 000块钱!

    《牛津词典》
  • A half-price suit still cost $400.

    一套半价西装仍然花了$400。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • It cost a mere bagatelle.

    这个只花了一点钱。

    《牛津词典》
  • The car cost a cool thirty thousand.

    那辆车花了整整三万。

    《牛津词典》
  • It didn't cost a penny.

    那东西没花一分钱。

    《牛津词典》
短语搭配
  • the cost of

    以…为代价

  • low cost

    低成本,廉价的

  • production cost

    生产成本

  • at the cost of

    以…为代价

  • cost control

    成本控制

  • cost management

    成本管理

近义词
vt. 花费;使付出;使花许多钱
n. 费用,代价,成本;损失
同义词辨析

charge, price, fee, fare, cost, expense

这些名词均有\价格,费用\之意。

  • charge : 指提供服务时索取的费用,也指货物的价格、价钱。

  • price : 指商品在市场出售的价格,尤指卖方对商品所提出的单价。比喻意义指付出的代价。

  • fee : 指上学、求医以及找律师等付的费用,还可指会费、借书费等。

  • fare : 侧重指旅行时所付的车、船费等费用。

  • cost : 指生产某东西的成本,也泛指商品的价格,可与price换用。

  • expense : 常指实际支付的费用总数额,有时也指钱的花费。

cost, expend, spend, take

这些动词均含\花费\之意。

  • cost : 指花费时间、金钱、劳力等。其主语是物,而不能由人充当,也不用被动形式。

  • expend : 较正式用词,通常指为某一专门目的而花费大量金钱、时间或精力。

  • spend : 普通用词,与cost基本同义,但主语必须是人。

  • take : 普通用词,指需要占用空间、时间或精力等,其主语可以是人,也可以是一件事情。

词根词缀
co-

共同, 一起

co-

同前缀词

  • coercev. 强迫…做;用强迫手段获得
  • coexistv. 同时存在;共存;和平相处
  • coordinatev. 调节;协调;给…配位;与…形成共价键;与…络合;配合;协作;配套;搭配
  • cognitionn. 认识;认知;感觉;直觉;认识(或认知)的结果;知觉;观念
  • coincidev. 同时发生;一致;相符
  • recognizev. 认出;认识;承认;确认;认可;识别;辨别;表彰;赏识;自动识别
st-

站, 立

st-

同前缀词

  • constancyn. 忠诚;忠实;可靠;坚定不移;恒久不变;始终如一;不屈不挠
  • constantadj. 不断的;连续的;不变的;始终如一的;忠诚的;忠实的;忠贞的
  • instancen. 例子;事例;具体事件
  • distancen. 距离;间距;赛程的全长;远处;远方;遥远;间隔;远离;冷漠;攻击距离
  • circumstancen. 情况;条件;形势;环境;经济状况;物质条件;事件;事实
  • contrastn. 差别;对比;对照;反衬;对比度;反差;衬度;并置对比;有明显差别的人;形成对照的人
  • distantadj. 遥远的;久远的;不亲密的;冷淡的;矜持的;远亲的;隐约的;心不在焉的;在特定距离之外的;远处传来的
  • ecstasyn. 狂喜;欣喜若狂;疯狂;出神;发呆;心醉神迷;摇头丸
  • obstaclen. 障碍
考纲分布

6年出现 181

重要程度
  • 92%

    v 花费(时间/金钱)

  • 7%

    n/v (估算)费用; 价格; 成本

  • 1%

    n/v 损失; 牺牲; (付出)代价

考纲释义
  • v. 花费(时间/金钱)

    真题例句:

    • Although it will cost more money to raise pigeons, the research center says that it can save time.

      研究中心表示,养鸽子虽然费钱但可以节省时间。

      [2020年 安徽省卷 词语运用]
    • Many people think the Olympics cost a lot of money.

      很多人认为奥运会花了很多钱。

      [2020年 苏州市卷 单项选择]
    • He wants to know how much it will cost.

      他想知道要这个要花费他多少钱。

      [2019年 广东省卷 阅读理解]
  • n/v. (估算)费用; 价格; 成本

    英文释义:

    the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something

    真题例句:

    • Which picture shows the change of the electricity cost after the use of solar panels?

      哪张图显示了太阳能电池板使用后电费的变化?

      [2020年 福建省卷 听力]
    • It is difficult to build a dam in the sea, and the cost is very high.

      在海上建坝难度大,造价高。

      [2020年 温州市卷 图表理解]
    • All the three types of robots used to be produced at a very low cost.

      所有三种类型的机器人过去都以非常低的成本生产。

      [2020年 苏州市卷 阅读理解]
  • n/v. 损失; 牺牲; (付出)代价

    英文释义:

    the effort, loss, or sacrifice necessary to achieve or obtain something

    真题例句:

    • We can't make money at the cost of the environment.

      我们不能以牺牲环境为代价来赚钱。

      [2020年 重庆市B卷 补全句子]
    • His willingness to face hardships came at a cost, however.

      然而,他面对困难的意愿是有代价的。

      [2019年 广州市卷 阅读理解]
    • Someday, you will pay 20 times the cost for breaking your promise.

      总有一天,你会因为违背诺言而付出 20 倍的代价。

      [2019年 齐齐哈尔市卷 阅读理解]
必考短语
必考派生词
  • costlyadj. 贵重的;昂贵的;损失惨重的;代价大的

用法讲解
  • cost作动词时,以主动形式表被动意义。句子主语为事物,不能是人。示例:买那本词典我花了五元钱。误 I cost five yuan on the dictionary.正 The dictionary cost me five yuan.

  • “...的费用/价格”用the cost of,但要注意不能用cost提问价格,而须用price。示例:你的计算机多少钱?误 What is the cost of your computer?正 What is the price of your computer?

  • cost表“成本,多用复数形式costs,如cut costs 降低成本。

  • cost表“代价”,一般用单数形式。“以...为代价”用at the cost of;at all cost表示“不惜任何代价”。

单词辨析
  • cost常用于表示“花钱”,主语多是事或物。常见搭配是“Sth. costs sb.+钱数”。\n例:A full day’s activities will cost you £45.\n全天的活动收费为45英镑。(朗文)

  • pay常用于表示“花钱”,主语是人,和介词for搭配。常见搭配是\sb. pays some money for sth.\。\n例:She pays £200 a week for this apartment.\n这套房子她每周要付租金200英镑。(牛津)

  • spend既可以表示“花时间”,也可以表示“花钱”,主语是人。常见搭配是“sb. spends some money/time on sth./(in) doing sth.\。\n例:My sister spends most of her money on clothes.\n我姐姐把大多数钱都花在衣服上了。

  • take常用于表示“花时间”。常见搭配是\It takes sb. some time to do sth. ” 或\sth. takes sb. some time”。\n例:It took me two hours to finish the model plane.\n完成那个飞机模型花了我两个小时的时间。

考纲分布

12年出现 18

重要程度
  • 94%

    v 花费

  • 6%

    n 代价; 损失; 牺牲

考纲释义
  • v. 花费

    真题例句:

    • But they cost $18!

      但是它们要花18美元!

      [2021年 新高考Ⅰ卷 七选五]
    • Bring down the cost of labor.

      降低劳动力成本。

      [2021年 新高考II卷 阅读理解]
    • My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.

      我去修理店花了62美元,这台电视机现在运转良好,但我总觉得会有更多麻烦。

      [2015年 全国卷2 阅读理解]
  • n. 代价; 损失; 牺牲

词根词缀
co-

共同, 一起

co-

同前缀词

  • coercev. 强迫…做;用强迫手段获得
  • coexistv. 同时存在;共存;和平相处
  • coordinatev. 调节;协调;给…配位;与…形成共价键;与…络合;配合;协作;配套;搭配
  • cognitionn. 认识;认知;感觉;直觉;认识(或认知)的结果;知觉;观念
  • coincidev. 同时发生;一致;相符
  • recognizev. 认出;认识;承认;确认;认可;识别;辨别;表彰;赏识;自动识别
st-

站, 立

st-

同前缀词

  • constancyn. 忠诚;忠实;可靠;坚定不移;恒久不变;始终如一;不屈不挠
  • constantadj. 不断的;连续的;不变的;始终如一的;忠诚的;忠实的;忠贞的
  • instancen. 例子;事例;具体事件
  • distancen. 距离;间距;赛程的全长;远处;远方;遥远;间隔;远离;冷漠;攻击距离
  • circumstancen. 情况;条件;形势;环境;经济状况;物质条件;事件;事实
  • contrastn. 差别;对比;对照;反衬;对比度;反差;衬度;并置对比;有明显差别的人;形成对照的人
  • distantadj. 遥远的;久远的;不亲密的;冷淡的;矜持的;远亲的;隐约的;心不在焉的;在特定距离之外的;远处传来的
  • ecstasyn. 狂喜;欣喜若狂;疯狂;出神;发呆;心醉神迷;摇头丸
  • obstaclen. 障碍
必考短语
必考派生词
  • costlyadj. 贵重的;昂贵的;损失惨重的;代价大的

单词辨析
  • cost指花费时间、金钱、劳力等。其主语是物,而不能由人充当,可接双宾语,不用被动语态。

  • expend较正式用词,通常指为某一专门目的而花费大量金钱、时间或精力。

真题例句
  • A cup of coffee costs about three dollars and fifty cents, but the fun is free.

    2015年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文
  • After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.

    2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
  • Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life – from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device.

    2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
  • Many studies show that older parents—today's grandparents—would have called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had not been a barrier.

    2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
  • From the governments' point of view, a primary goal of laws requiring extended producer responsibility is to transfer both the cost and the physical responsibility of waste management from the government and tax-payers back to the producers.

    2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • How much does the t-shirt normally cost?

    2015年高考英语湖南卷 听力 题设
  • I have $20, 000 now, and the car costs $25, 000.

    2017年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文
  • In a society that tends to measure everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our decisions in financial terms.

    2015年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文
  • It costs 150 dollars, and you can drive straight from the airport to your house.

    2017年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文
  • It costs a large amount of money.

    2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 选项
  • It's expected to cost $279, 000.

    2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
  • More broadly the Wakefield survey suggests that employers may be missing a low-cost way to give workers something of value.

    2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
  • My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the sit is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.

    2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
  • Or, maybe all I would find was absolutely nothing! But something inside me was going to climb that mountain at all cost.

    2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文
  • Researchers from georgia tech say that they have come up with a low-cost device装置that gets around this problem: a smart keyboard.

    2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
  • So by increasing their song output, there might be some costs of energy.

    2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
  • The basket cost more than she had saved.

    2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读D 选项
  • The cost of adaptation varies with time.

    2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项
  • The cost to repair it was estimated at $800.

    2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • The disadvantages of large human brains\t·the larger brains may not be better because of the cost.

    2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 题设
  • The first commercially available driverless cars will almost certainly be fielded by ride-hailing services, considering the cost of self-driving technology as well as liability and maintenance issues.

    2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
  • The industry cost might be increased.

    2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项
  • There could be an even higher cost on your health.

    2018年高考英语浙江卷 语法填空 原文
  • They can purchase shade-grown coffee whenever possible, although at a higher cost.

    2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • They cost more to use at home.

    2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 选项
  • They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine equaled a college year's monthly rent.

    2015年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文
  • This brief visit with mother nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctor's bill for my son's food poisoning.

    2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 七选五 原文
  • While regularly eating out seems to have become common for many young people in recent years, it's not without a cost.

    2018年高考英语浙江卷 语法填空 原文
考纲分布

12年出现 87

重要程度
  • 62%

    n 费用; 价格; 成本

  • 15%

    v 花费(时间/金钱)

  • 13%

    n/v (付出)代价

  • 10%

    n 损失

考纲释义
  • n. 费用; 价格; 成本

    英文释义:

    the amount of money needed to buy; do; or make something

    真题例句:

    • Given the increasing concern about health care costs for the aging population, Karraker believes policymakers should be aware of the relationship between disease and risk of divorce.

      鉴于老龄化人口的医疗保健费用日益令人忧虑,Karraker 认为政策制定者应当重视疾病与离婚风险之间的关联。

      [2019年 CET4 阅读理解]
    • Sick ex-wives may need additional care and services to prevent worsening health and increased health costs.

      生病的前妻可能需要额外的护理和服务,以防止健康状况恶化和医疗成本增加。

      [2019年 CET4 阅读理解]
    • On the other hand, imagine the cost savings for local police enforcement and town budgets without all those speeding and parking tickets.

      另一方面,想象一下,如果没有了那些超速和违章停车的罚单,当地警察的执法和城镇预算会节省多少成本。

      [2018年 CET4 阅读理解]
    • Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy efficient, but still carry great cost.

      不断变化的建筑规范、人们越来越高的品味、再加上维护这些色彩缤纷但又老旧的标牌的高昂成本都促使企业开始接受LED灯,虽然LED灯节省能源,但成本依然很高。

      [2018年 CET4 阅读理解]
  • v. 花费(时间/金钱)

    真题例句:

    • But just quickly, if you don't mind, could you tell me approximately how much a typical installation costs, like, say, four panels?

      但是,如果你不介意的话,你能告诉我一个典型的安装大概要花多少钱吗,比如,四个面板?

      [2020年 CET4 听力]
    • Removing foreign objects from ears and noses costs England almost three million pounds a year, a study suggests.

      一项研究表明,从耳朵和鼻子中去除异物每年花费英国近三百万英镑。

      [2020年 CET4 听力]
    • Rides cost $2 for 30 minutes.

      乘坐30分钟要花费2美元。

      [2020年 CET4 阅读理解C]
  • n/v. (付出)代价

    英文释义:

    the effort; loss; or sacrifice necessary to achieve or obtain something

    真题例句:

    • But there's a cost to that.

      但这是要付出代价的。

      [2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]
    • To help quantify (量化) the costs of a poor diet, I recently tried to estimate this impact in terms of the burger (汉堡包) .

      为了帮助量化不良饮食的代价,我最近尝试用汉堡包来估量这种影响。

      [2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]
    • It's become an arms race, an educational arms race. We all want our kids to achieve and be successful. The question is, at what cost?

      这已经变成了一场军备竞赛,一场教育的军备竞赛。我们都希望自己的孩子能够成功,但这要付出多大代价?

      [2018年 CET4 阅读理解]
  • n. 损失

词根词缀
co-

共同, 一起

co-

同前缀词

  • coercev. 强迫…做;用强迫手段获得
  • coexistv. 同时存在;共存;和平相处
  • coordinatev. 调节;协调;给…配位;与…形成共价键;与…络合;配合;协作;配套;搭配
  • cognitionn. 认识;认知;感觉;直觉;认识(或认知)的结果;知觉;观念
  • coincidev. 同时发生;一致;相符
  • recognizev. 认出;认识;承认;确认;认可;识别;辨别;表彰;赏识;自动识别
st-

站, 立

st-

同前缀词

  • constancyn. 忠诚;忠实;可靠;坚定不移;恒久不变;始终如一;不屈不挠
  • constantadj. 不断的;连续的;不变的;始终如一的;忠诚的;忠实的;忠贞的
  • instancen. 例子;事例;具体事件
  • distancen. 距离;间距;赛程的全长;远处;远方;遥远;间隔;远离;冷漠;攻击距离
  • circumstancen. 情况;条件;形势;环境;经济状况;物质条件;事件;事实
  • contrastn. 差别;对比;对照;反衬;对比度;反差;衬度;并置对比;有明显差别的人;形成对照的人
  • distantadj. 遥远的;久远的;不亲密的;冷淡的;矜持的;远亲的;隐约的;心不在焉的;在特定距离之外的;远处传来的
  • ecstasyn. 狂喜;欣喜若狂;疯狂;出神;发呆;心醉神迷;摇头丸
  • obstaclen. 障碍
必考短语
必考派生词
  • costlyadj. 贵重的;昂贵的;损失惨重的;代价大的

用法讲解
  • “...的费用/价格”用the cost of,但要注意不能用cost提问价格,而须用price。示例:你的计算机多少钱?误 What is the cost of your computer?正 What is the price of your computer?

  • cost表“成本,多用复数形式costs,如cut costs 降低成本。

  • cost表“代价”,一般用单数形式。“以...为代价”用at the cost of;at all cost表示“不惜任何代价”。

  • cost作动词时,以主动形式表被动意义。句子主语为事物,不能是人。示例:买那本词典我花了五元钱。误 I cost five yuan on the dictionary.正 The dictionary cost me five yuan.

单词辨析
  • cost指花费时间、金钱、劳力等。其主语是物,而不能由人充当,可接双宾语,不用被动语态。

  • expend较正式用词,通常指为某一专门目的而花费大量金钱、时间或精力。

  • charge指提供服务时索取的费用,也指货物的价格、价钱。

  • cost指生产某东西的成本,也泛指商品的价格,可与 price 换用。

  • expense常指实际支付的费用总数额,有时也指钱的花费。

  • fare侧重指旅行时所付的车、船费等费用。

真题例句
  • Yet the cost we project for saving civilization would amount to less than $200 billion a year, 1/6 of current global military spending.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • The cost for saving our civilization would be considerably less than the world's current military spending.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • The concept has multiple forms, and scholars and policymakers argue about the shape, scope and cost of the ideal program.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • For many in the development community, the four objectives were seen as positive, promoting development as long as they did not cost too much.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Manufacturers can produce consumer goods at a much lower cost.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Facing an 8.3-billion-dollar budget deficit this year, closing post offices is one of several proposals the Postal Service has put forth recently to cut costs.

    出自-2016年12月听力原文
  • A part-time job is a good way to balance costs while ensuring there is enough time left over for both academic subjects and after-class activities.

    出自-2016年12月听力原文
  • To help quantify ( ' , 量化 ) the costs of a poor diet, I recently tried to estimate this impact in terms of a most famous food, the burger ( ' , 汉堡包 ).

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • ConAgra’s Research and Development staff spent a year working under the instruction: whatever the cost, don’t sacrifice taste.

    出自-2015年12月听力原文
  • But the code to access the program cost $120—a big sum for Harper, who had already put down $450 for textbooks, and had rent day approaching.

    2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • But this can be chalked up to the excessively high cost of their books—which has increased over 1, 000 percent since 1977.

    2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy efficient, but still carry great cost.

    2018年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A
  • ConAgra's Research and Development staff spent a year working under the instruction: whatever the cost, don't sacrifice taste.

    2015年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • Even when they stay on the right side of the law, Internet providers arouse customers' anger over bandwidth speed and cost.

    2017年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A
  • He has a lot of experience with boats, and it'll work out a lot cheaper to hire one if there's more of us to share the cost.

    2017年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
  • If I stayed in the U.S., it'd take two years and cost at least 50,000 dollars in tuition alone.

    2019年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
  • In 2018 alone, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, mudslides, and other natural disasters cost at least $49 billion in the United States.

    2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • On the other hand, imagine the cost savings for local police enforcement and town budgets without all those speeding and parking tickets.

    2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes while also producing less noise and emitting less pollution.

    2018年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
  • This help is critically important because the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major factor that prevents people from getting involved in cruelty cases in the first place.

    2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
  • This means that some wells may even need to undergo desalination after extraction, thus increasing the cost.

    2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • This will cover the cost of making all 12 shows in the first season for the first year.

    2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
考纲分布

12年出现 72

重要程度
  • 49%

    n 费用; 价格; 成本

  • 39%

    v 花费(时间/金钱)

  • 10%

    n 损失

  • 3%

    n/v (付出)代价

考纲释义
  • n. 费用; 价格; 成本

    英文释义:

    the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something

    真题例句:

    • Some parents say they can manage the cost of a school trip abroad more easily than a family holiday.

      一些父母认为与家庭度假相比,他们可以更轻松地处理学校出国旅行的费用。

      [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]
    • Maybe you see low customer participation at first, or conversely, so much success that the cost of recycling becomes too high.

      也许一开始顾客参与度很低,或者恰恰相反,由于参与度过高造成回收成本剧增。

      [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]
    • Reducing waste by incorporating used materials into production can cut costs and decrease the price of procurement (采购).

      将回收材料投入生产可以减少浪费、节约成本、降低采购价格。

      [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]
  • v. 花费(时间/金钱)

  • n. 损失

    真题例句:

    • And they may also spare no efforts to meet their idols in person, even at all costs.

      而且他们也可能不遗余力地亲自去见他们的偶像,甚至不惜一切代价。

      [2021年 CET6 写作]
    • Using social media screening appropriately can help ensure that you don't hire a toxic employee who will cost you money.

      适当使用社交媒体筛选可以确保你雇佣的不是一个会让你损失金钱的“有毒员工”。

      [2021年 CET6 阅读理解C]
    • European countries are essentially climate \free-riders\; incurring few of the costs such as climate change's impact on food and water.

      一些欧洲国家的发展其实在本质搭上了气候的“顺风车”; 在食物和水源方面遭受气候变化的影响较少。

      [2016年 CET6 阅读理解]
  • n/v. (付出)代价

    英文释义:

    the effort, loss, or sacrifice necessary to achieve or obtain something

    真题例句:

    • Increasingly, even Silicon Valley has to acknowledge the costs of the intoxicating (令人陶醉的) hurry that characterises its culture.

      甚至硅谷也越来越不得不承认其文化中令人陶醉的匆忙的代价。

      [2021年 CET6 阅读理解]
词根词缀
co-

共同, 一起

co-

同前缀词

  • coercev. 强迫…做;用强迫手段获得
  • coexistv. 同时存在;共存;和平相处
  • coordinatev. 调节;协调;给…配位;与…形成共价键;与…络合;配合;协作;配套;搭配
  • cognitionn. 认识;认知;感觉;直觉;认识(或认知)的结果;知觉;观念
  • coincidev. 同时发生;一致;相符
  • recognizev. 认出;认识;承认;确认;认可;识别;辨别;表彰;赏识;自动识别
st-

站, 立

st-

同前缀词

  • constancyn. 忠诚;忠实;可靠;坚定不移;恒久不变;始终如一;不屈不挠
  • constantadj. 不断的;连续的;不变的;始终如一的;忠诚的;忠实的;忠贞的
  • instancen. 例子;事例;具体事件
  • distancen. 距离;间距;赛程的全长;远处;远方;遥远;间隔;远离;冷漠;攻击距离
  • circumstancen. 情况;条件;形势;环境;经济状况;物质条件;事件;事实
  • contrastn. 差别;对比;对照;反衬;对比度;反差;衬度;并置对比;有明显差别的人;形成对照的人
  • distantadj. 遥远的;久远的;不亲密的;冷淡的;矜持的;远亲的;隐约的;心不在焉的;在特定距离之外的;远处传来的
  • ecstasyn. 狂喜;欣喜若狂;疯狂;出神;发呆;心醉神迷;摇头丸
  • obstaclen. 障碍
必考短语
必考派生词
  • costlyadj. 贵重的;昂贵的;损失惨重的;代价大的

用法讲解
  • cost作动词时,以主动形式表被动意义。句子主语为事物,不能是人。 示例:买那本词典我花了五元钱。 误 I cost five yuan on the dictionary. 正 The dictionary cost me five yuan.

  • “...的费用/价格”用the cost of,但要注意不能用cost提问价格,而须用price。 示例:你的计算机多少钱? 误 What is the cost of your computer? 正 What is the price of your computer?

  • cost表“成本,多用复数形式costs,如cut costs 降低成本。

  • cost表“代价”,一般用单数形式。“以...为代价”用at the cost of;at all cost表示“不惜任何代价”。

单词辨析
  • cost指花费时间、金钱、劳力等。其主语是物, 而不能由人充当, 可接双宾语, 不用被动语态。

  • expend较正式用词, 通常指为某一专门目的而花费大量金钱、时间或精力。

  • charge指提供服务时索取的费用, 也指货物的价格、价钱。

  • cost指生产某东西的成本, 也泛指商品的价格, 可与 price 换用。

  • expense常指实际支付的费用总数额, 有时也指钱的花费。

  • fare侧重指旅行时所付的车、船费等费用。

真题例句
  • While alternative estimates of the damage from carbon emissions differ, and it's especially hard to reckon the likely costs of possible catastrophic climate events, most estimates suggest substantial negative effects.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • These math circles cost nothing, or they're very cheap for students to get involved in, but you have to know about them, said Rusczyk.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • The retail giant said the poor financial performance this year has pushed it to begin implementing $400 million in cost-cutting measures.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal cost—are depleted.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Students use forums to chat, play games, and solve problems together at no cost, or they can pay a few hundred dollars to take courses with trained teachers.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Some are pricey—a three-week intensive program can cost $4,500 or more—but most offer scholarships.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Setting the right carbon price will therefore efficiently align the costs paid by carbon users with the true social opportunity cost of using carbon.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • It is urgent for governments to increase the cost of using fossil fuels to an appropriate level to lessen the catastrophic effects of climate change.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Facilities management by colleges is more cost-effective.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Direct subsidies to research and development have been adopted by some governments but are a poor substitute for a carbon price: they do only part of the job, leaving in place market incentives to over-use fossil fuels and thereby add to the stock of atmospheric greenhouse gases without regard to the collateral ( ' , 附带的) costs.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Virtually all experts agree that the fee-for-service system—doctors are rewarded for the quantity of care rather than its quality of effectiveness—is a primary reason that the cost of care is so high.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • They include such measures as accountable care organizations to take charge of a patient's needs with an eye on both cost and quality, and chronic disease management to make sure the seriously ill, who are responsible for the bulk of all health care costs, are treated properly.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • The high cost of medical services and unnecessary tests and treatments have driven up medical expenses.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • The good news is that a bill just approved by the House and a bill approved by the Senate Finance Committee would implement or test many reforms that should help slow the rise in medical costs over the long term.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • The average budget for a major kitchen overhaul in 2006, calculates Remodeling magazine, was a staggering $54,000; even a minor improvement cost on average $18,000.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • The answer is that no one has an easy fix for rising medical costs.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • The Senate Finance bill would impose an excise tax ( ' , 消费税) on health insurance plans that cost more than $8,000 for an individual or $21,000 for a family.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Poor countries will have to bear the cost for rich nations' economic development.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Missing from these bills is any serious attempt to rein in malpractice costs.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • It is not easy to curb the rising medical costs in America.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • In time it should help restrain costs by eliminating redundant tests, preventing drug interactions, and helping doctors find the best treatments.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • If private plans demanded similar productivity savings from providers, and refused to let providers shift additional costs to them, the savings could be much larger.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Facing water shortages and escalating fertilizer costs, farmers in developing countries are using raw sewage ( ' , 下 水道污水) to irrigate and fertilize nearly 49 million acres of cropland, according to a new report—and it may not be a bad thing.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Exclusivity, more familiar in the world of high fashion, has reached the kitchen: Robinson&Cornish, a British manufacturer of custom-made kitchens, offers a Georgian-style one which would cost £145,000-155,000— excluding building, plumbing and electrical work.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Americans are deeply concerned about the relentless rise in health care costs and health insurance premiums.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Developed nations such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and European countries are essentially climate free-riders: causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions, while incurring few of the costs such as climate change's impact on food and water.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • The solution: set priorities—add up the annual cost of each item, then consider what else you could buy with the same money.

    出自-2016年12月听力原文
  • One Chicago woman, for example, discovered that daily lunches with coworkers cost her 2,000 dollars a year.

    出自-2016年12月听力原文
  • While that may make suborbital travel safer, it would add significant cost and complexity to an emerging industry that has until now operated largely as the playground of billionaires and dreamy engineers.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • They have to operate for long periods of time before the costs of development have been recovered.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Take costs into account when making treatment decisions.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Some analysts say that there's a role for doctors to play in cost analysis because not many others are doing so.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Saying they can no longer ignore the rising prices of health care, some of the most influential medical groups in the nation are recommending that doctors weigh the costs, not just the effectiveness of treatments, as they make decisions about patient care.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Like many first-generation students, he enrolled in a medium-sized state university many of his high school peers were also attending, received a Pell Grant, and took out some small federal loans to cover other costs.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • In the extreme, some critics have said that making treatment decisions based on cost is a form of rationing.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • In practical terms, the new guidelines being develop could result in doctors choosing one drug over another for cost reasons or even deciding that a particular treatment — at the end of life, for example — is too expensive.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • But one costs $50 a dose and the other close to $2,000.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • \The sun provides the lowest cost of production and the cheapest meat,\ he says.

    2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • \These math circles cost nothing, or they're very cheap for students to get involved in, but you have to know about them,\ said Rusczyk.

    2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • and some parents say they can manage the cost of a school trip abroad more easily than a family holiday.

    2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • But Smith counters that if you factor in the hidden cost of government corn subsidies, environment degradation, and decreased human heath and animal welfare, grass-fed is the more cost-effective model.

    2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • Either a college major is worth its cost or it isn't.

    2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • Exclusivity, more familiar in the world of high fashion, has reached the kitchen: Robinson&Cornish, a British manufacturer of custom-made kitchens, offers a Georgian style one which would cost £145,000-155,000—excluding building, plumbing and electrical w

    2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • For instance, a research group here at Arizona State University recently claimed their developmental small CubeSats could cost as little as $3, 000 to put in orbit.

    2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • For instance, there's a high energy cost in switching from a regular metabolism to an almost-no-water metabolism.

    2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • However, as the cost of getting your own satellite in orbit drops sharply, the risks of irresponsible use grow.

    2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • If taxpayers are to bear the cost of forgiving student loans, shouldn't they have a say in how their money is used?

    2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • In fact, cost sharing could be a very practical solution, especially in times of financial difficulty.

    2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • In the extreme, some critics have said that making treatment decisions based on cost is a form of rationing .

    2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • It has consequences: South Africa's ongoing drought—the worst in three decades—will cost at least a quarter of its com crop this year.

    2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • Maybe you see low customer participation at first, or conversely, so much success that the cost of recycling becomes too high.

    2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • Now, the only apparent cost to taking infinite photos of something as common as a meal is the space on your hard drive and your dining companion's patience.

    2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • One should buy the policies to give the most protection at the least cost, ensure the right family members and consider the family's financial needs.

    2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • Some are pricey—a three-week intensive program can cost $4, 500 or more—but most offer scholarships.

    2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • Still, some analysts say that there's a role for doctors to play in cost analysis because not many others are doing so.

    2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • Stress is taking a significant toll on our health, and the collective public health cost may be enormous.

    2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • The average budget for a \major\ kitchen overhaul in 2006, calculates Remodeling magazine, was a staggering $54, 000; even a \minor\ improvement cost on average$18, 000.

    2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • The biggest and most exciting challenge of this technology is how to creatively leverage this ever-growing amount of data to deliver cost savings, improvements and tangible benefits to both businesses and citizens of these smart cities.

    2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal c

    2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • The Senate finance bill would impose an excise tax(消费税) on health insurance plans that cost more than $8, 000 for an individual or $21, 000 for a family.

    2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • They include such measures as accountable care organizations to take charge of a patient's needs with an eye on both cost and quality, and chronic disease management to make sure the seriously ill, who are responsible for the bulk of all health care costs

    2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • This decrease in cost allows researchers, hobbyists and even elementary school groups to put simple instruments into LEO or even having them deployed from the ISS.

    2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • virtually all experts agree that the fee-for-service system— doctors are rewarded for the quantity of care rather than its quality of effectiveness — is a primary reason that the cost of care is so high.

    2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • Yet, she noted, many young people are especially unwilling to take risks at school—afraid that one low test score or poor grade could cost them a spot at a selective university.

    2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
考纲分布

18年出现 69

重要程度
  • 80%

    v/n 花费; 费用; 成本

  • 14%

    v/n 损失; 代价

  • 6%

    v 估价

考纲释义
  • v/n. 花费; 费用; 成本

    英文释义:

    the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something

    真题例句:

    • Companies can also optimize their own energy use and cut down on the cost of electricity.

      公司也可以优化自己的能源使用,降低电力成本。

      [2021年 英语一 阅读理解B]
    • Meanwhile, it has more than $120 billion in unfunded liabilities, mostly for employee health and retirement costs.

      与此同时,它有超过1200亿美元的无资金准备的负债,其中大部分用于员工医疗和退休支出。

      [2018年 英语一 阅读理解A]
    • It cost less than a fiver but she was overjoyed, and couldn't stop talking about it.

      这只花了不到五英镑,但她却喜出望外,不停地谈论着这件事。

      [2016年 英语二 阅读理解B]
  • v/n. 损失; 代价

    英文释义:

    the effort, loss, or sacrifice necessary to achieve or obtain something

    真题例句:

    • Everything can be done faster and made cheaper, but there is a cost.

      任何事情都可以做得更快更便宜,但这是有代价的。

      [2021年 英语二 完型填空]
    • Privacy protection must be secured at all costs.

      必须不惜一切代价保护隐私。

      [2018年 英语一 阅读理解A]
    • As the cost to everyone else has become clearer, politicians have begun to clamp down.

      由于带给所有人的损失已变得日益明显,政客们已经开始取缔。

      [2012年 英语一 阅读理解A]
  • v. 估价

词根词缀
co-

共同, 一起

co-

同前缀词

  • coercev. 强迫…做;用强迫手段获得
  • coexistv. 同时存在;共存;和平相处
  • coordinatev. 调节;协调;给…配位;与…形成共价键;与…络合;配合;协作;配套;搭配
  • cognitionn. 认识;认知;感觉;直觉;认识(或认知)的结果;知觉;观念
  • coincidev. 同时发生;一致;相符
  • recognizev. 认出;认识;承认;确认;认可;识别;辨别;表彰;赏识;自动识别
st-

站, 立

st-

同前缀词

  • constancyn. 忠诚;忠实;可靠;坚定不移;恒久不变;始终如一;不屈不挠
  • constantadj. 不断的;连续的;不变的;始终如一的;忠诚的;忠实的;忠贞的
  • instancen. 例子;事例;具体事件
  • distancen. 距离;间距;赛程的全长;远处;远方;遥远;间隔;远离;冷漠;攻击距离
  • circumstancen. 情况;条件;形势;环境;经济状况;物质条件;事件;事实
  • contrastn. 差别;对比;对照;反衬;对比度;反差;衬度;并置对比;有明显差别的人;形成对照的人
  • distantadj. 遥远的;久远的;不亲密的;冷淡的;矜持的;远亲的;隐约的;心不在焉的;在特定距离之外的;远处传来的
  • ecstasyn. 狂喜;欣喜若狂;疯狂;出神;发呆;心醉神迷;摇头丸
  • obstaclen. 障碍
必考短语
必考派生词
  • costlessadj. 不花钱的;无须付出代价的

  • costlyadj. 贵重的;昂贵的;损失惨重的;代价大的

单词辨析
  • cost表示“成本;费用;价钱”,多指对要价的支付。

  • expense表示“费用;花费;开支”,常指为某物实际支付的金额总数,也可指各种花费,指金钱,也可包括时间、精力等。

  • price表示“价格;定价;价钱”,主要指卖主给商品定的价格,一般都高于成本,也引申为做某事而付出的代价。

  • charge表示“费用;价钱”,指卖主或服务者为自己的服务或商品索要的价钱、报酬。

真题例句
  • As the cost to everyone else has become clearer, politicians have begun to clamp down.

    出自-2012年考研阅读原文
  • The other reason why costs are so high is the restrictive guild-like ownership structure of the business.

    出自-2014年考研阅读原文
  • One is the excessive costs of a legal education.

    出自-2014年考研阅读原文
  • In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms’ efficiency.

    出自-2014年考研阅读原文
  • Getting the print edition seven days a week costs $500 a year—more than twice as much as a digital-only subscription.

    出自-2016年考研阅读原文
  • But Congress should look into doing so directly, by helping to finance PreCheck enrollment or to cut costs in other ways.

    出自-2017年考研阅读原文
  • There's no change to collective bargaining at the USPS, a major omission considering that personnel accounts for 80 percent of the agency's costs.

    出自-2018年考研阅读原文
  • Meanwhile, it has more than $120 billion in unfunded liabilities, mostly for employee health and retirement costs.

    出自-2018年考研阅读原文
  • In December of 1869, Congress appointed a commission to select a site and prepare plans and cost estimates for a new State Department Building.

    出自-2018年考研阅读原文
  • It cost less than a fiver but she was overjoyed, and couldn't stop talking about it.

    2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Stop laughing: It's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet.

    2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • The cost of solar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.

    2018年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • The Supreme Court's opinion Thursday overruled a pair of decades-old decisions that states said cost them billions of dollars in lost revenue annually.

    2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ
  • This might mean implementing policy such as a plastic tax that adds a cost to environmentally problematic action, or banning single-use plastics altogether.

    2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ