- [countable, uncountable]
the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something 费用；花费；价钱 - cost of something
the high/low cost of housing 住宅的高昂／低廉费用 - at a cost of something
A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. 新的计算机系统已安装，费用为 8 万英镑。 You could buy a used car at a fraction of the cost of a new one. 你可以用新车的零头买一辆二手车。 We did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food. 我们挣的钱甚至无法糊口。 Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases. 消费者将不得不承担增加工资所需的全部费用。 The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost. 由于经费的原因此项计划被迫放弃。 - cost to somebody
The total cost to you (= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000. 你总共要支付 3 000 英镑。 - cost for somebody/something
Energy is a major cost for businesses. 能源是企业的主要成本。 He estimates the cost for this project at $150 000. 他估计这个项目的费用为15万美元。
Synonyms priceprice- cost
- value
- expense
- worth
- price the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service:
house prices 房价 How much are these? They don’t have a price on them. 这些东西卖多少钱？它们都没有标价。 I can’t afford it at that price. 那个价格我付不起。
- cost the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something:
A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. 新的计算机系统已安装，费用为 8 万英镑。
- value how much something is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged:
The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000. 获胜者将得到价值为 1 000 英镑的奖品。
price, cost or value? 用 price、cost 还是 value？ - expense the money that you spend on something; something that makes you spend money:
The garden was transformed at great expense. 花园改建花了一大笔费用。 Running a car is a big expense. 养一辆车开销很大。
- worth the financial value of somebody/something:
He has a personal net worth of $10 million. 他有价值 1 000 万美元的个人净资产。
- the high price/cost/value
- the real/true price/cost/value/worth
- to put/set a price/value on something
- to increase/reduce the price/cost/value/expense
- to raise/double/lower the price/cost/value
- to cut the price/cost
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneya1A total of 3.6 million tickets at an average cost of $58 are available for the Games. 比赛共有360万张票，平均每张58元。 Allow €100 per day to cover the cost of meals. 每天留出 100 欧元来支付餐费。 Competition will drive the price down near to the marginal cost. 竞争将把售价压至接近边际成本。 Contractors can now be required to carry the cost of delays. 现在可以要求承包商承担延误费。 Delegates receive allowances to meet the cost of travel. 代表有差旅费津贴。 I would put the cost of a new employee at $80 000 a year. 我估计雇一名新员工的费用为一年 8 万美元。 It is essential that we operate with the lowest possible cost base and most efficient facilities. 我们要以尽可能低的成本基础和最有效的设备来运营，这一点至关重要。 Now people can access the internet at minimal cost. 现在人们可以以极低的费用上网。 She was unwilling to pay the extra cost to get a room to herself. 她不愿意多付钱自己住一个房间。 The corporation will pay all costs and expenses incurred with its written consent. 公司将支付其书面同意的所有费用开支。 The cost of dental treatment is increasing. 治牙的费用在上涨。 The cost of repairs would be prohibitive. 修理费会高得令人却步。 The cost to the government will be quite high. 政府花费会相当高。 The entire project carries a cost of $2 million. 整个工程需要 200 万美元的费用。 The high cost of energy was a problem for consumers. 能源费用高对消费者来说是一个问题。 The hotel offers tea and coffee at no extra cost. 酒店供应茶和咖啡，不另收费。 There were cost overruns on each project. 每个工程都有超支的费用。 We're hoping that we'll at least cover costs at the conference. 我们希望至少能付得起会议的开支。 What is the current replacement cost of these assets? 现在更换这些资产的成本是多少？ You can spread the cost of your loan repayment over 10 years. 你可以将贷款分 10 年偿还。 You will have to bear the full cost of the building work. 你将要承担建筑工作的全部费用。 the cost per day for an electrician 雇用一名电工的每日费用 the pursuit of cost reduction 力求降低费用 The true cost of running a car is much greater than just the price of the petrol you use. 开车的真实成本远远大于你所使用的汽油价格。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- high
- enormous
- …
- carry
- have
- bear
- …
- escalate
- go up
- increase
- …
- reduction
- savings
- increase
- …
- at a cost of
- cost to
- an increase in cost
- a reduction in cost
- at great cost
- …
- cost of something
- costs[plural]
the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business 成本 The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down. 使用廉价劳动力有助于降低成本。 Reducing costs means we can keep prices as low as possible. 降低成本意味着我们可以将价格保持在尽可能低的水平。 We have to find new ways of cutting costs. 我们必须找到削减成本的新方法。 The company is focused on lowering its operating costs. 该公司专注于降低运营成本。 We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs. 因为成本不断上涨，我们不得不提高价格。 Opinion was divided on the potential costs and benefits of the scheme. 对该计划的潜在成本和收益意见不一。
Synonyms costscosts- spending
- expenditure
- expenses
- overheads
- outlay
- costs the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business:
labour/production costs 人工／生产成本 rising costs 正在上涨的成本
- spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization:
public spending 公共开支 More spending on health was promised. 已承诺增加医疗开支。
- expenditure (rather formal
) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person: 指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费： expenditure on education 教育支出
- expenses money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working that your employer will pay back to you later:
legal expenses 律师费 travel expenses 差旅费
- overhead(s) the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages:
High overheads mean small profit margins. 经费开销大意味着利润低。
- outlay the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later:
The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay. 最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。
- spending/expenditure/outlay on something
- high/low costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads
- total costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/outlay
- capital costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/outlay
- household costs/spending/expenditure/expenses
- government/public/education/health costs/spending/expenditure
- to increase/reduce costs/spending/expenditure/expenses/overheads/the outlay
Collocations BusinessBusiness 商业 Running a business 经营企业 - buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权 - set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
创办企业／公司 - run/operate a business/company/franchise
经营企业／公司／专卖店 - head/run a firm/department/team
管理公司／部门／团队 - make/secure/win/block a deal
达成／阻止一笔交易 - expand/grow/build the business
扩展业务 - boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易 - increase/expand production/output/sales
增加产量／输出量／销售量 - boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化 - achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
实现／维持／保持增长／收益 - cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
削减成本／价格 - announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销 - break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
打入／进入／占领／控制市场 - gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额 - find/build/create a market for something
为某物找到／建立／开创市场 - start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
发起广告／营销宣传活动 - develop/launch/promote a product/website
开发／推出／推销产品／网站 - create/generate demand for your product
为产品创造需求 - attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户 - drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量 - beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手 - meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance 财务 - draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
起草／制订／提出／批准预算 - keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算 - be/come in below/under/over/within budget
未超出／超出预算；在预算之内 - generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
产生收益／利润／资金／营业额 - fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金 - provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
提供／筹集／分配资金 - attract/encourage investment/investors
吸引／鼓励投资／投资者 - recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
收回成本／亏损／投资 - get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款 - apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure 失败；不成功 - lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益 - accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
累积／积累／招致／积欠债务 - suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
蒙受惨重损失 - face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产 - file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
申请／避免／幸免破产 - (British English) go into administration/liquidation
进入行政接管／清算 - liquidate/wind up a company
清算／关闭公司 - survive/weather a recession/downturn
艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期 - propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并 - launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid
发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneya2The company's costs have risen over the last 5 years. 公司成本在过去 5 年里上涨了。 the costs associated with buying and selling property 与资产买卖有关的开支 The capital cost of these projects is some $100 million—then there'll be the operating costs. 这些项目的资本费用大约是1亿元，然后还有营运费用。 research and development costs 研发成本
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- incur
- pay
- increase
- …
- be associated
- be involved
- escalate
- …
- [uncountable, singular]
the effort, loss or damage that is involved in order to do or achieve something （为做某事涉及的）努力，代价，损失 - the cost of something
the terrible cost of the war in death and suffering 这场战争造成的死亡与苦难的惨重代价 the environmental cost of nuclear power 核动力对环境的破坏 - at the cost of something
She saved him from the fire at the cost of her own life (= she died). 她冒着生命危险把他从火中救了出来。 - at… cost
Victory came at a high cost. 胜利是以高昂的代价取得的。 - at… cost in something
They advanced a few hundred metres, but at a heavy cost in life. 他们推进了几百米，人员伤亡却十分惨重。 - at (a) cost to something
He worked non-stop for three months, at considerable cost to his health. 他连续不断地工作了三个月，大大损害了自己的身体健康。 - cost in something
I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost in time and energy. 我感到一定要使人们满意，耗费多少时间和精力都在所不惜。
Extra ExamplesThe victory was achieved at great cost to the country's infrastrucure. 这一胜利是在国家投入高额基础设施费用的基础上实现的。 The raid was foiled, but at a cost: an injured officer who was lucky to survive. 袭击被挫败了，但也付出了代价：一名警察受了伤，所幸没有生命危险。 The country has suffered the enormous cost of trade sanctions. 该国蒙受了贸易制裁所造成的巨大损失。 Do the benefits outweigh the costs? 收益是否大于损耗？ the costs and benefits of this strategy 这一战略的代价和好处
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- outweigh
- suffer
- count
- …
- at cost (to)
- at a cost (to)
- at the cost of
- …
- costs and benefits
- at all costs
- at any cost
- …
- the cost of something
- costs(also court costs)[plural]
the sum of money that somebody is ordered to pay for lawyers, etc. in a legal case 诉讼费用 Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1He was fined £200 and ordered to pay costs. 他被罚款 200 英镑，并被勒令承担诉讼费用。 Both sides incurred costs of over $50 000. 双方须付 5 万多美元的诉讼费用。 If you win your case you will normally be awarded costs. 如果你赢了官司，通常诉讼费用由对方承担。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- court
- legal
- administrative
- …
- incur
- pay
- be awarded
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French coust (noun), couster (verb), based on Latin constare ‘stand firm, stand at a price’.
Idioms
at all cost/costs
at any cost
at cost
for only the amount of money that is needed to make or get something, without any profit being added on 按成本；按成本价格 goods sold at cost 按成本价销售的商品
count the cost (of something)
know/learn/find something to your cost