costly

adjective

/ˈkɒstli/

/ˈkɔːstli/

(comparative costlier, superlative costliest)

It is also very common to use more costly and most costly.

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costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay花钱多的；昂贵的；价钱高的 synonym expensive
- Buying new furniture may prove too costly.购买新家具可能会花钱太多。
Synonyms expensive
expensive
- costly
- overpriced
- pricey
- dear
These words all describe something that costs a lot of money.
- expensive costing a lot of money; charging high prices:
  I can’t afford it—it’s just too expensive for me.我买不起，对我来说这太贵了。
  an expensive restaurant高档餐馆
- costly (rather formal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay:指昂贵的、花钱多的、价钱比愿意付的为高：
  You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。
- overpriced too expensive; costing more than it is worth:
  ridiculously overpriced designer clothes贵得离谱的名牌衣服
- pricey (informal) expensive:指昂贵的、价格高的：
  Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.如今该村镇的房价太高，当地人根本买不起。
- dear [not usually before noun] (British English) expensive:指昂贵的、价格高的：
  Everything’s so dear now, isn’t it?现在什么东西都那么贵，是不是？
  This word is starting to become rather old-fashioned.
Patterns
- expensive/costly/overpriced/pricey for somebody/something
- expensive/costly to do something
- very/too/fairly/quite/pretty expensive/costly/pricey
Extra Examples
- These measures could be costly to employers.这些措施对雇主来说可能会代价很高。
- These teaching methods are too costly in terms of staff resources.这些教学方法需要耗费太多的师资。
- This process is costly in computer time.这个过程要耗费大量的计算机时间。
- The old palace may prove too costly for the Duke to maintain.这座古老的宫殿对公爵来说维护起来可能过于昂贵。
- You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。
Topics Moneyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- prove
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
- in
- in terms of
- …
See full entry
causing problems or the loss of something引起困难的；造成损失的 synonym expensive
- a costly mistake/failure造成重大损失的错误／失败
- Mining can be costly in terms of lives (= too many people can die).采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。
Extra Examples
- Privatizing the rail network turned out be a costly mistake for the government.铁路网络私有化对政府来说是一个代价高昂的错误。
- The six-month delay will be costly for the company.拖延半年对公司来说会造成严重损失。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- prove
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
- in
- in terms of
- …
See full entry

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