- [countable, uncountable]
the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something 費用；花費；價錢 - cost of something
the high/low cost of housing 住宅的高昂／低廉費用 - at a cost of something
A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. 新的計算機系統已安裝，費用爲 8 萬英鎊。 You could buy a used car at a fraction of the cost of a new one. 你可以用新車的零頭買一輛二手車。 We did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food. 我們掙的錢甚至無法糊口。 Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases. 消費者將不得不承擔增加工資所需的全部費用。 The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost. 由於經費的原因此項計劃被迫放棄。 - cost to somebody
The total cost to you (= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000. 你總共要支付 3 000 英鎊。 - cost for somebody/something
Energy is a major cost for businesses. 能源是企業的主要成本。 He estimates the cost for this project at $150 000. 他估計這個項目的費用爲15萬美元。
Synonyms priceprice- cost
- value
- expense
- worth
- price the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service:
house prices 房價 How much are these? They don’t have a price on them. 這些東西賣多少錢？它們都沒有標價。 I can’t afford it at that price. 那個價格我付不起。
- 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. 新的計算機系統已安裝，費用爲 8 萬英鎊。
- 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. 獲勝者將得到價值爲 1 000 英鎊的獎品。
price, cost or value? 用 price、cost 還是 value？ - expense the money that you spend on something; something that makes you spend money:
The garden was transformed at great expense. 花園改建花了一大筆費用。 Running a car is a big expense. 養一輛車開銷很大。
- worth the financial value of somebody/something:
He has a personal net worth of $10 million. 他有價值 1 000 萬美元的個人淨資産。
- 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. 比賽共有360萬張票，平均每張58元。 Allow €100 per day to cover the cost of meals. 每天留出 100 歐元來支付餐費。 Competition will drive the price down near to the marginal cost. 競爭將把售價壓至接近邊際成本。 Contractors can now be required to carry the cost of delays. 現在可以要求承包商承擔延誤費。 Delegates receive allowances to meet the cost of travel. 代表有差旅費津貼。 I would put the cost of a new employee at $80 000 a year. 我估計僱一名新員工的費用爲一年 8 萬美元。 It is essential that we operate with the lowest possible cost base and most efficient facilities. 我們要以盡可能低的成本基礎和最有效的設備來運營，這一點至關重要。 Now people can access the internet at minimal cost. 現在人們可以以極低的費用上網。 She was unwilling to pay the extra cost to get a room to herself. 她不願意多付錢自己住一個房間。 The corporation will pay all costs and expenses incurred with its written consent. 公司將支付其書面同意的所有費用開支。 The cost of dental treatment is increasing. 治牙的費用在上漲。 The cost of repairs would be prohibitive. 修理費會高得令人卻步。 The cost to the government will be quite high. 政府花費會相當高。 The entire project carries a cost of $2 million. 整個工程需要 200 萬美元的費用。 The high cost of energy was a problem for consumers. 能源費用高對消費者來說是一個問題。 The hotel offers tea and coffee at no extra cost. 酒店供應茶和咖啡，不另收費。 There were cost overruns on each project. 每個工程都有超支的費用。 We're hoping that we'll at least cover costs at the conference. 我們希望至少能付得起會議的開支。 What is the current replacement cost of these assets? 現在更換這些資産的成本是多少？ You can spread the cost of your loan repayment over 10 years. 你可以將貸款分 10 年償還。 You will have to bear the full cost of the building work. 你將要承擔建築工作的全部費用。 the cost per day for an electrician 僱用一名電工的每日費用 the pursuit of cost reduction 力求降低費用 The true cost of running a car is much greater than just the price of the petrol you use. 開車的真實成本遠遠大於你所使用的汽油價格。
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. 使用廉價勞動力有助於降低成本。 Reducing costs means we can keep prices as low as possible. 降低成本意味着我們可以將價格保持在盡可能低的水平。 We have to find new ways of cutting costs. 我們必須找到削減成本的新方法。 The company is focused on lowering its operating costs. 該公司專注於降低運營成本。 We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs. 因爲成本不斷上漲，我們不得不提高價格。 Opinion was divided on the potential costs and benefits of the scheme. 對該計劃的潛在成本和收益意見不一。
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／生産成本 rising costs 正在上漲的成本
- spending the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization:
public spending 公共開支 More spending on health was promised. 已承諾增加醫療開支。
- expenditure (rather formal
) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person: 指政府、機構或個人的開支、支出、花費： 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 律師費 travel expenses 差旅費
- overhead(s) the regular costs of running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity and wages:
High overheads mean small profit margins. 經費開銷大意味着利潤低。
- 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. 最好的設備花費大，但這種開支很值得。
- 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 商業 Running a business 經營企業 - buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
收購／獲得／擁有／出售公司／商行／特許經銷權 - set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
創辦企業／公司 - run/operate a business/company/franchise
經營企業／公司／專賣店 - head/run a firm/department/team
管理公司／部門／團隊 - make/secure/win/block a deal
達成／阻止一筆交易 - expand/grow/build the business
擴展業務 - boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
增加投資／支出／銷售量／營業額／收入／出口／貿易 - increase/expand production/output/sales
增加産量／輸出量／銷售量 - boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
使産量／生産力／效率／收入／收益／利潤／收益增加／最大化 - achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
實現／維持／保持增長／收益 - cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
削減成本／價格 - announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
宣布／強制實行／實施削減
Sales and marketing 銷售和市場營銷 - break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
打入／進入／佔領／控制市場 - gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
取得／奪取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市場份額 - find/build/create a market for something
爲某物找到／建立／開創市場 - start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
發起廣告／營銷宣傳活動 - develop/launch/promote a product/website
開發／推出／推銷産品／網站 - create/generate demand for your product
爲産品創造需求 - attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
吸引／赢得／留住／幫助顧客／客戶 - drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
刺激／創造／提高／增加需求／銷售量 - beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
打敗／領先於／智勝／勝過競爭對手 - meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
完成／達到／超過／未達到銷售目標
Finance 財務 - draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
起草／制訂／提出／批準預算 - keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
執行／平衡／削減／大幅削減預算 - be/come in below/under/over/within budget
未超出／超出預算；在預算之内 - generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
産生收益／利潤／資金／營業額 - fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
爲活動／商業項目／擴張／開支／赤字提供資金 - provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
提供／籌集／分配資金 - attract/encourage investment/investors
吸引／鼓勵投資／投資者 - recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
收回成本／虧損／投資 - get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
獲得／爲某人提供／準予某人貸款 - apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
申請／籌集／獲得／安排／提供資金
Failure 失敗；不成功 - lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
失去生意／買賣／顧客／銷量／收益 - accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
累積／積累／招致／積欠債務 - suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
蒙受慘重損失 - face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
面臨削減／赤字／裁員／破産 - file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
申請／避免／幸免破産 - (British English) go into administration/liquidation
進入行政接管／清算 - liquidate/wind up a company
清算／關閉公司 - survive/weather a recession/downturn
艱難渡過蕭條期／衰退期 - propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
提出／尋求／阻止／反對合並 - launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid
發起／進行／接受／阻止收購投標
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneya2The company's costs have risen over the last 5 years. 公司成本在過去 5 年裏上漲了。 the costs associated with buying and selling property 與資産買賣有關的開支 The capital cost of these projects is some $100 million—then there'll be the operating costs. 這些項目的資本費用大約是1億元，然後還有營運費用。 research and development costs 研發成本
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 （爲做某事涉及的）努力，代價，損失 - the cost of something
the terrible cost of the war in death and suffering 這場戰爭造成的死亡與苦難的慘重代價 the environmental cost of nuclear power 核動力對環境的破壞 - at the cost of something
She saved him from the fire at the cost of her own life (= she died). 她冒着生命危險把他從火中救了出來。 - at… cost
Victory came at a high cost. 勝利是以高昂的代價取得的。 - at… cost in something
They advanced a few hundred metres, but at a heavy cost in life. 他們推進了幾百米，人員傷亡卻十分慘重。 - at (a) cost to something
He worked non-stop for three months, at considerable cost to his health. 他連續不斷地工作了三個月，大大損害了自己的身體健康。 - cost in something
I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost in time and energy. 我感到一定要使人們滿意，耗費多少時間和精力都在所不惜。
Extra ExamplesThe victory was achieved at great cost to the country's infrastrucure. 這一勝利是在國家投入高額基礎設施費用的基礎上實現的。 The raid was foiled, but at a cost: an injured officer who was lucky to survive. 襲擊被挫敗了，但也付出了代價：一名警察受了傷，所幸沒有生命危險。 The country has suffered the enormous cost of trade sanctions. 該國蒙受了貿易制裁所造成的巨大損失。 Do the benefits outweigh the costs? 收益是否大於損耗？ the costs and benefits of this strategy 這一戰略的代價和好處
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 訴訟費用 Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1He was fined £200 and ordered to pay costs. 他被罰款 200 英鎊，並被勒令承擔訴訟費用。 Both sides incurred costs of over $50 000. 雙方須付 5 萬多美元的訴訟費用。 If you win your case you will normally be awarded costs. 如果你赢了官司，通常訴訟費用由對方承擔。
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；按成本價格 goods sold at cost 按成本價銷售的商品
count the cost (of something)
know/learn/find something to your cost