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nounverb the high/low cost of housing住宅的高昂／低廉费用 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。 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。 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 total cost to you (= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000. 你总共要支付 3 000 英镑。 The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down. 使用廉价劳动力有助于降低成本。 to cut/reduce costs降低成本 running/operating/labour costs营运／经营／人工成本 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. 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 She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life (= she died). 她从火中把他救了出来，却牺牲了自己的生命。 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。 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。 He was ordered to pay £2 000 costs. 他被责令缴纳 2 000 英镑诉讼费。 You must stop the press from finding out at all costs. 你必须不惜一切代价阻止媒体查明真相。 He is determined to win at any cost. 他决心无论如何要争取胜利。 goods sold at cost按成本价销售的商品 The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection. 这个镇未采取充分的防洪措施，现在尝到苦头了。 He's a ruthless businessman, as I know to my cost. 我吃了苦头后才知道他是个无情的商人。 house prices房屋价格 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.这样的价格我付不起。 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。 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。 This restaurant is excellent value (= is worth the money it costs).这家餐馆很合算。 to ask/charge a high price要价高；收费高 to ask/charge a high cost/value.house prices房屋价格 the cost of moving house搬家费用 The house now has a market value of one million pounds.这栋房子目前的市场价值为 100 万英镑。 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。 He has a personal net worth of $10 million.他有价值 1 000 万美元的个人净资产。 labour/production costs人工／生产成本 rising costs正在上涨的成本 public spending公共开支 More spending on health was promised.已承诺增加医疗开支。 expenditure on education教育支出 legal expenses律师费 travel expenses差旅费 High overheads mean small profit margins.经费开销大意味着利润低。 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。 A total of 3.6 million tickets at an average cost of $58 are available for the Games. Allow €100 per day to cover the cost of meals. Both sides incurred costs of over $50 000. Competition will drive the price down near to the marginal cost. Contractors can now be required to carry the cost of delays. Delegates receive allowances to meet the cost of travel. Do the benefits outweigh the costs? Fixed costs include rent. He was fined £200 and ordered to pay costs. I would put the cost of a new employee at $80 000 a year. If you win your case you will normally be awarded costs. Inflation is pushing up the cost of living beyond our reach. It is essential that we operate with the lowest possible cost base and most efficient facilities. Now people can access the Internet at minimal cost. She saved him from the fire but at the cost of her own life. 她从火中把他救了出来，却牺牲了自己的生命。 She was unwilling to pay the extra cost to get a room to herself. The capital cost of these projects is some $100 million—then there’ll be the operating costs. The company has to find ways of cutting costs. The company’s costs have risen over the last 5 years. The corporation will pay all costs and expenses incurred with its written consent. The cost of dental treatment is increasing. The cost of living has risen sharply in the last year. The cost of repairs would be prohibitive. The cost to the government will be quite high. The country has suffered the enormous cost of trade sanctions. The entire project carries a cost of $2 million. The high cost of energy was a problem for consumers. The hotel offers tea and coffee at no extra cost. The raid was foiled, but at a cost: an injured officer who was lucky to escape with his life. The raid was foiled, but at a cost: an injured officer who was lucky to survive. The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection. 这个镇未采取充分的防洪措施，现在尝到苦头了。 The victory was achieved at great cost to the country’s infrastrucure. There were cost overruns on each project. They advanced a few hundred metres, but at a heavy cost in life. We’re hoping that we’ll at least cover costs at the conference. What is the current replacement cost of these assets? You can spread the cost of your loan repayment over 10 years. You must stop the press finding out at all costs. You will have to bear the full cost of the building work. research and development costs the cost per day for an electrician the costs and benefits of this strategy the costs associated with buying and selling property the pursuit of cost reduction The total cost to you is £3 000. 你总共要支付 3 000 英镑。 The true cost of running a car is much greater than just the price of the petrol you use. sharp rises in the cost of living cost something How much did it cost? 这东西要多少钱？ I didn't get it because it cost too much. 因为那东西太昂贵我没买。 Tickets cost ten dollars each. 每张票价为十美元。 Calls to the helpline cost 38p per minute. 打服务热线每分钟为 38 便士。 Don't use too much of it—it cost a lot of money. 这东西很贵，不要用得太多。 All these reforms will cost money (= be expensive). 所有这些改革都要花很多钱。 Good food need not cost a fortune (= cost a lot of money). 好食物不一定要花很多的钱。 cost somebody something The meal cost us about £40. 这顿饭花了我们约 40 英镑。 This is costing the taxpayer £10 billion a year. 这要花费纳税人每年 100 亿英镑。 cost something to do something The hospital will cost an estimated £2 billion to build.修建这座医院估计要耗费 20 亿英镑。 It costs a fortune to fly first class. 乘坐飞机头等舱要花一大笔钱。 cost somebody something That one mistake almost cost him his life. 那一个差错几乎使他丧命。 A late penalty cost United the game (= meant that they did not win the game). 临近终场点球得分使得联队输掉那场比赛。 Such behaviour could cost you your place in the team. cost something The closure of the factory is likely to cost 1 000 jobs. 那家工厂一关闭，很可能 1 000 个工作岗位就没有了。 The accident cost me a visit to the doctor. 那事故害得我去看了一趟医生。 Financial worries cost her many sleepless nights. 她为钱发愁，许多夜晚无法入睡。 She would never know how much it cost him to tell her. cost something The project needs to be costed in detail. 这项工程需要作详细的成本估算。 Their accountants have costed the project at $8.1 million. 他们的会计师估算此项工程成本为 810 万美元。 fully costed proposals cost something out Have you costed out these proposals yet? 你估算过这些提案所涉及的费用吗？ That one mistake has cost him dear over the years. 那一个差错使他多年来付出了沉重的代价。 There is a deluxe model available, but it'll cost you. 有豪华型的，但贵得很。 All these reforms will cost money. 所有这些改革都要花很多钱。 Good food need not cost a fortune. 好食物不一定要花很多的钱。 I didn’t get it because it cost too much. 因为那东西太昂贵我没买。 |