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基本释义：
cost
英 [kɒst]
美 [kɔːst]
- n. 价钱，费用；成本，开支；代价，损失；诉讼费用
- v. 价钱为，需花费；估算成本，估价；使丧失，使损失；使付出努力，使做不愉快的事；<非正式>使花许多钱
- 【名】 （Cost）（英、美、罗、巴、法、荷）科斯特（人名）
复数 costs 第三人称单数 costs 现在分词 costing 过去式 costed或cost 过去分词 costed或cost
词典扩展 短语搭配 权威例句 实用例句
柯林斯词典
cost /kɒst/ CET4 TEM4 [ costing costs ]
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可数名词 The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it. 费用例：
The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold.
一块面包的价格已经涨了5倍。
例：In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production.
1989年咖啡的价格跌得那么低，以致在许多国家还抵不上其生产成本。
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及物动词 If something costs a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount. 要价例：
This course is limited to 12 people and costs $150.
这门课程限招12人，费用为$150。
例：Painted walls look much more interesting and don't cost much.
粉刷过的墙壁看上去更有趣，要价也不高。
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及物动词 When something that you plan to do or make is costed, the amount of money you need is calculated in advance. 估算…的费用例：
The building work has not been fully costed but runs into millions of dollars.
建筑工作的费用还未完全估算出来，但要高达几百万美元。
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及物动词 If an event or mistake costs you something, you lose that thing as the result of it. 使…付出例：
...a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight.
…一个通过手术保住生命但双目失明的6岁男孩。
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复数型名词 Your costs are the total amount of money that you must spend on running your home or business. (家庭或公司) 开销例：
Costs have been cut by 30 to 50 percent.
开销已经减少了30%到50%。
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复数型名词 If someone is ordered by a court of law to pay costs, they have to pay a sum of money toward the expenses of a court case they are involved in. 诉讼费用例：
He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay $550 costs.
他被判入狱18个月，并支付$550的诉讼费。
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不可数名词 If something is sold at cost, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it. 成本价格例：
...a shop that provided cigarettes and sweets at cost.
…一家以成本价出售香烟和糖果的商店。
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单数型名词 The cost of something is the loss, damage, or injury that is involved in trying to achieve it. 代价例：
In March Mr. Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs.
3月时萨利纳斯先生关闭了该市的炼油厂，损失了5亿美元和5000个工作岗位。
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习语 If you say that something must be avoided at all costs, you are emphasizing that it must not be allowed to happen under any circumstances. 不惜任何代价地强调例：
They told Jacques Delors a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs.
他们告诉雅克·得洛斯，必须不惜一切代价避免灾难性的世界贸易大战。
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习语 If you say that something must be done at any cost, you are emphasizing that it must be done, even if this requires a lot of effort or money. 无论如何强调例：
This book is of such importance that it must be published at any cost.
这本书如此重要，无论如何也要出版。
同根词
词根：cost
同近义词
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vt.花费；使付出；使花许多钱
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n.费用，[贸易]代价，[会计]成本；损失
同义词辨析
fee charge cost fare price tip 【导航词义：费用】
fee n. 报酬；费用
〔辨析〕 指付给专业人员的服务费， 也可指为加入某组织或做某事而支付的费用。例1: doctor's/lawyer's fees
医生诊费/律师费
例2: membership fee
会费
例3: He was looking for a part-time job in order to pay his school fees next semester.
为了交下一学期的学费，他在找兼职。
charge n. 费用，价钱
〔辨析〕 指商家对欲购买其商品或服务的买者收取的费用。例1: The seller will send the goods to your house for an extra charge.
卖家会送货上门，但是要收取一笔额外费用。
例2: Gas charges won't change until the end of this year.
今年年底之前煤气费不会发生变化。
cost n. 费用；成本
〔辨析〕 指为购买商品、完成某事或生产产品而支付的款项。例1: The total cost of this picnic was about 200 yuan.
这次野餐的全部费用大约200元。
例2: He insisted that he pay for the cost of the taxi.
他坚持由他来付打车的钱。
fare n. 票价
〔辨析〕 指乘坐火车、汽车、飞机等交通工具的费用。例1: He has no money to pay his air fare to London.
他没钱买去伦敦的机票。
例2: Children under 14 travel at half fare.
14岁以下儿童票价减半。
price n. 价格，价钱
〔辨析〕 指消费者为购买某种商品或服务而需要支付的钱。例1: retail prices
零售价
例2: The price of a coat in that mall is almost half my monthly salary.
那个商场里一件大衣的价格几乎是我每月工资的一半。
tip n. 小费
〔辨析〕 指额外付给餐厅侍者等服务人员的小额服务费。例1: The waiter received a big tip.
那名服务生得到了一大笔小费。
例2: Is it customary in the United States to leave a tip for every meal?
在美国有每餐之后都给小费的习俗吗？
spend v. 花费
〔辨析〕 普通用词，指花费金钱、时间、精力等，主语通常为人或机构，常用于 spend sth on sth/(in) doing sth 结构中。例1: She spent 600 dollars on the watch.
她买这块手表花了600美元。
例2: I love to cook, but I don't feel like spending the energy to do it every day.
我喜欢烹饪，但不愿意每天都花精力去做。
例3: Apart from school work, he spends his spare time (in) singing and angling.
除了做学校功课之外，业余时间他喜爱唱歌和钓鱼。
cost v. 花费
〔辨析〕 主语通常为事物，可后接双宾语，通常不用被动语态。例1: The new house cost me a lot of money.
新房子花了我好多钱。
例2: His error will cost him points on the test.
他的失误会使他在测验中丢分。
例3: Dangerous driving could cost you your life.
开车不注意安全会有生命危险。
take v. 花费
〔辨析〕 主语可以是人，也可以是事物，通常以 it 作形式主语，可后接双宾语。例1: It took me an hour to come here.
到这里来花了我一个小时。
例2: It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.
也许要花很长时间才能找到解决该问题的办法。
例3: The alterations to your coat will take a week or so.
改你的外套需要一个星期左右。
例4: He took half an hour to solve the riddle.
他用了半个小时猜出谜底。
词组短语
1. manufacturing cost 制造成本
2. the cost of 以…为代价
3. construction cost 建造成本；工程费
4. at any cost 无论如何；不惜任何代价（等于at all costs）
5. product cost 产品成本
6. low cost 低成本，廉价的
7. production cost 生产成本
8. operation cost 营业成本；业务费用；经营费用
9. operating cost 使用费；使用费用；生产费用；营业费；运转成本
10. cost control 成本控制
11. cost effective 有成本效益的；划算的；成本效率
12. maintenance cost 维护费用
13. project cost 工程项目成本；施工费用
14. at the cost of 以…为代价
15. high cost 高成本
16. transaction cost 交易成本，交易费用
17. cost management 成本管理
18. at cost adv. 按成本；照原价
19. cost accounting 成本会计，成本核算
20. total cost 总成本
词语搭配
cost与以下词性连用
n.
cost of living 生活成本
v.
cover the cost 足以支付成本
cut costs 削减成本
keep costs down 压低成本
adj.
additional costs 额外费用（或成本、诉讼费）
权威例句
1. It cost less than a fiver but she was overjoyed, and couldn't stop talking about it.
虽然衣服的花费不到五美元，但她非常髙兴，一直都在谈论那件T恤。《16年12月考研真题 | 阅读》
2. It will cost in the region of ￡200.
这要花费二百镑左右.《期刊摘选》
3. He saved the lives of the children at the cost of his own.
他牺牲了自己的生命,却救活了孩子们.《期刊摘选》
4. The cost in terms of human life was high.
付出了很大的生命代价。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
5. I shall have to buy the computer, cost what it may.
不管代价多高,这台电脑我都要买.《简明英汉词典》
6. To fill the inventory based on the stock conditions, control of transportation cost and time.
根据产品种类补充库存, 控制运输费用及运输时间.《期刊摘选》
7. He saved his daughter from the fire but at the cost of his own life.
他牺牲了生命,把女儿从大火中救出来.《期刊摘选》
8. At the exits polite assistants will take the goods and add up the cost.
在出口处,客气的服务员把你的商品接过去,把价钱加在一起.《简明英汉词典》
9. But he did so at the cost of the freedom he had promised.
但为了达到此目的,他也付出的牺牲——没有为人民带来他所许诺的自由.《期刊摘选》
10. Must a competitively priced new gadget come at the cost of young lives?
我们必须要牺牲年轻的生命来换取具有价格竞争力的新设备 吗 ?《期刊摘选》
11. He saved the child at the cost of his own life.
他为了拯救这个小孩,而牺牲了自己的生命.《辞典例句》
12. The total cost to you is £ 3 000.
你总共要支付3000英镑。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
13. He paid the extra cost without a murmur.
他付了额外的费用而毫无怨言.《期刊摘选》
14. Jim tried to figure out the cost.
吉姆想估计一下花费.《期刊摘选》
15. 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》
16. Please figure out the total cost.
请算出总费用.《简明英汉词典》
17. Is legal cost part of the limited creditor's right?
诉讼费用是否属于限制性债权?《期刊摘选》
18. That car must have cost a bundle.
那部车一定价格不菲。《牛津词典》
19. How much does it cost to send a telegraph?
打一份电报花费多少钱.《期刊摘选》
20. The doped samples had good cycling stability, but it was at the cost of initial capacity.
但是良好的循环稳定性是以牺牲初始容量为代价的.《期刊摘选》
21. Network cost directly affects the communication performance of MAS, especially when the server is over loading.
网络代价直接影响MAS通信 性能, 特别是在服务器过载情况下影响更为明显.《期刊摘选》
22. You can still buy under the replacement cost.
你仍然能以低于重置成本的价钱买进.《期刊摘选》
23. But what if you have terrain that is walkable, but at a higher movement cost?
如果你有可以行走但移动代价更高的地形 怎么办 ?《期刊摘选》
24. Have you costed out these proposals yet?
你估算过这些提案所涉及的费用吗？《牛津词典》
25. The contract stipulates that the seller pays the buyer's legal cost.
合同规定卖方要支付买方的诉讼费.《期刊摘选》
26. 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。《牛津词典》
27. The cost would be somewhere around £ 1 500.
费用要在1500英镑上下。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
28. Costs have been cut by 30 to 50 per cent...
成本降低了30%到50%。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
29. It cost approximately 300 I can't remember exactly.
价钱大约是300英镑--我记不清了.《辞典例句》
30. The firm estimated the cost of the new house at $ 8000.
这家公司估计这新房价钱为8000元.《辞典例句》
31. ...a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight...
手术救了一名6岁男孩的命，却使他失明了《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
32. Most games cost about that much.
大部分游戏差不多都是这个价钱.《口语例句》
33. While operating charge increase, and the production cost enhanced also.
同时作业费用增加, 使得采油成本加大.《期刊摘选》
34. You will not receive a reimbursement of the leadership points it cost to create him.
为培养他而花费的领导能力点数不会返还给你.《期刊摘选》
35. Cost is an important consideration for me when I buy new clothes.
我买新衣服时,价钱是考虑的一个重要因素.《期刊摘选》
36. They cost the same as the coat, didn't they?
裤子的价钱同上衣是相同的, 对 吧 .《期刊摘选》
37. The cost given is only approximate.
所列成本仅系约计。《牛津词典》
38. I cannot divulge how much it cost.
我不能把价钱泄露出来.《辞典例句》
39. Her insolence cost her her job.
她的蛮横态度使她丢了工作。《牛津词典》
40. How much will it cost, more or less?
这个大概得花多少钱？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
41. The new law will cause a marginal increase in the cost of living.
新的法律将导致生活费用轻微上涨.《期刊摘选》
42. ...a practice known as dumping – that is, selling below cost to drive competition out of business.
倾销行为——即通过以低于成本的价格销售产品来挤垮竞争对手《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
43. The cost was negligible.
费用不大，无关紧要。《牛津词典》
44. Shipping cost and handling cost is at our expense.
航运成本与处理成本,是我们牺牲了.《期刊摘选》
45. ...being so afraid of something that you feel you have to avoid it whatever the cost to your lifestyle.
如此地害怕某事觉得必须避开它，无论自己的生活方式因此受到怎样的影响都在所不惜《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
46. If I have to have it, I will open it, cost whatever it costs.
如果我非靠这只手不可, 我要不惜任何代价把它张开.《英汉文学 - 老人与海》
47. How much do they cost?
这些传真机价钱如何?《期刊摘选》
48. M: What will it cost, Jane?.
男： 代 价 是 什 么，Jane ？。《15年12月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》
49. Does operation cure falling sickness needing number time to recovery? Need number cost?
癫痫手术治疗到痊愈需要多少时间? 需要多少费用?《期刊摘选》
50. Everything that goes into making a programme, staff, rent, lighting, is now costed.
制作节目的所有成本：人工、租用场地、灯光现在都已经估算了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
51. He raised the question of the cost of the lawsuit.
他提出了诉讼费用的难题.《期刊摘选》
52. M: It's the same medication, same quality, but at a much lower cost.
男: 就是指同样的药 、 同样的质量, 但价钱要便宜得多.《期刊摘选》
53. I disputed the minister's figures, the true cost of the project is much higher.
我怀疑部长所说的数字; 那个项目的实际花费要高得多.《简明英汉词典》
54. 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。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
55. Be careful with that ─ it cost a lot of money.
小心别弄坏那东西，它可值钱了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
56. The project cost a shedload of money.
这个项目花费了一大笔钱。《牛津词典》
57. Painted walls look much more interesting and doesn't cost much...
彩绘墙壁看上去更有趣而且花费也不高。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
58. A general cost is put forwa rd , which specifies the meaning of cost.
提出了一种广义费用的概念, 将“费用”的意义明确化.《期刊摘选》
59. He was ordered to pay £2 000 costs.
他被责令缴纳2 000 英镑诉讼费。《牛津词典》
60. Kathryn knows to her cost the effect of having served a jail sentence...
凯瑟琳吃了苦头才知道服过刑会给一个人带来什么影响。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
61. ...a store that provided cigarettes and candy bars at cost.
按成本价出售香烟和糖果的商店《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
62. There was also a cost to the rest of life on Earth.
地球上的其余生命也在为此付出代价.《期刊摘选》
63. In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production...
1989年咖啡的价格跌至低谷，在很多国家甚至连生产成本都收不回来。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
64. He saved his son from drowning, but only at the cost of his own life.
他从水里救出他的儿子, 却牺牲了他自己的生命.《期刊摘选》
65. In general the adaptation cost was composed of evolution cost and ecology cost.
一般来讲,适应代价由进化代价和生态代价组成.《期刊摘选》
66. They determined to do this at any cost.
他们不惜任何牺牲来作此事.《辞典例句》
67. Customers applying don't HAs to ask how abundance items cost, since prices are not clearly marked.
由于价钱已清楚地标示,顾客们通常不需求再问价钱.《期刊摘选》
68. It'll cost at least 500 dollars.
这东西至少要花500元。《牛津词典》
69. This is costing the taxpayer £10 billion a year.
这一年要花费纳税人100亿英镑。《牛津词典》
70. The estimated cost of the ISS then was around $ 18 bn, with full operation expected in 2003.
国际太空站的估计花费大约是180亿, 是预计在2003年完全运转.《期刊摘选》
71. These books cost one dollar each.
这些书每本的价钱一美元.《辞典例句》
72. It cost us nothing to go in.
我们没花钱就进去了。《牛津词典》
73. Even when they stay on the right side of the law, Internet providers arouse customers’ anger over bandwidth speed and cost.
即使网络供应商们没有违法，他们也在带宽速度和费用问题上激怒了顾客。《17年6月四级真题（第二套）| 阅读》
74. The celebration cost hundreds of pounds, and I wonder who's going to foot the bill.
庆祝会花费了数百英镑, 我想知道谁来负担这笔费用.《简明英汉词典》
75. Estimating: Determining the cost of printing a job before it is undertaken.
估价: 在末接受订单之前决定一件印刷品的成本.《期刊摘选》
76. Success also bad when it's achieved at the cost of the total quality of an experience.
以牺牲某种经历的整体质量为代价而获得的成功也是有害的.《期刊摘选》
77. We can not accept charity at the cost of dignity.
如果要以尊严为代价,那么我们不能接受施舍.《期刊摘选》
78. He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay £550 costs.
他被监禁了18个月，还责令他支付550英镑的诉讼费。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
79. The cost includes transit.
成本中包括运费。《牛津词典》
80. 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》
81. She calculated that it would cost $ 100.
她计算出费用为100美元.《期刊摘选》
82. Person need gives read a dream cost.
圆梦人需要付出代价.《期刊摘选》
83. What does this mean in terms of cost?
这在成本上意味着什么？《牛津词典》
84. I'll get there by six at all cost.
我打算不惜一切代价弄到这部汽车.《期刊摘选》
85. Representative cost on average 25,000 per head per annum.
每年每人平均花费25000英镑.《期刊摘选》
86. So what does a contract killer cost these days, Manny?
所以雇用杀手要他付出代价,曼尼?《电影对白》
87. Playing the game too assiduously can have a cost too.
但是,一个劲儿地玩这个游戏也可能会付出代价.《期刊摘选》
88. This heroic deed cost him his life.
这件英雄业绩使他牺牲了生命.《辞典例句》
89. I intend to amortize the total cost of the car over three years.
我打算用三年时间分期偿还汽车的所有费用.《简明英汉词典》
90. Well-designed clothes cost money.
设计精美的服装价格昂贵。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
91. I know it won't cost very much but that's not the point.
我知道那花不了多少钱，但这不是重点。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
92. The millionaire intended to purchase the masterpiece regardless of cost.
那个百万富翁执意不计代价购买那幅杰作.《期刊摘选》
93. That car must have cost a packet.
那辆汽车一定花了一大笔钱。《牛津词典》
94. Customers usually don't have to ask how much items cost , since prices are clearly marked.
由于价钱已清楚地标示,顾客们通常不需要再问价钱.《期刊摘选》
95. One Chicago woman, for example, discovered that daily lunches with coworkers cost her 2,000 dollars a year
比如，一位芝加哥女士发现，每天和同事一起吃午餐 的 话 一 年 要 花 费 2,000美元。《16年12月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》
96. What's the unit cost ?
单位成本是多少钱？《牛津词典》
97. The cost should average out at about £ 6 per person.
费用应该是平均每人约6英镑。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
98. Success has cost him dearly.
他为成功付出了高昂的代价。《牛津词典》
99. the high/low cost of housing
住宅的高昂 / 低廉费用《牛津词典》
100. Then telex charge , amendment fee, extention fee and other cost outside China will happen.
这时会有电报费, 改证费, 延期费,还有其他在中国境外的费用.《期刊摘选》
101. ...seventy apartments, shops, offices, a restaurant and hotel, costed at around 10 million pounds.
估价约为1,000万英镑的70套公寓、店铺、办公室、一家大饭店《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
102. A good sound system does not need to cost a small fortune.
一个好的音响系统并不需要花费许多钱.《期刊摘选》
103. It cost a mere bagatelle.
这个只花了一点钱。《牛津词典》
104. It will cost in the region of $ 500.
它大约得花费五百美元.《辞典例句》
105. A standard item may cost up to 33 % its market value in resources.
标准的项目花费33%的市价作为成本.《期刊摘选》
106. The repair of the ship cost a lot of money.
这只船的修理花费了很多钱.《期刊摘选》
107. 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。《牛津词典》
108. The project was estimated to have cost 570000 yuan.
估计这项工程花费了57万元.《现代汉英综合大词典》
109. 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。《牛津词典》
110. It considered the materials, matching parts and machining cost in this analysis.
分析中考虑了材料 、 配套件、加工费用等几个主要因素.《期刊摘选》
111. The law, critics say, unfairly protects reputation at the cost of the public interest.
批评家认为, 这项法律不公平的以牺牲公众利益来保护形象.《期刊摘选》
112. The company admits its costs are still too high.
该公司承认其成本仍然过高。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
113. Are the program effects attainted at a reasonable cost?
为取得计划效果所花费的成本是否合理?《期刊摘选》
114. 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》
115. Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year.
过去一年，各项费用已经减少了20%。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
116. I bought a leg of lamb in the supermarket and it cost a king's ransom.
我从超级市场买回一只羔羊腿,价钱非常昂贵!《期刊摘选》
117. It is not good for young ladies to keep slim at the cost of their health.
年轻女士牺牲健康来减肥是不可取的.《期刊摘选》
118. This help is 35 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.
这些努力 (35) 极为重要，因为照料受害动物的高昂代价是首先阻碍人们涉足迫害案的一个重要因素。《16年12月四级真题（第三套）| 阅读》
119. Just out of interest, how much did it cost?
我只是好奇问问，这个花了你多少钱？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
120. The cost includes taxes.
费用中包括各种税款.《期刊摘选》
121. We have an extended warranty available at extra cost.
对于额外价钱我们有较长的保证期限.《期刊摘选》
122. He bought fame at the cost of health and happiness.
他牺牲了健康和幸福换来了名誉.《期刊摘选》
123. The check valve shall utilize single torsion spring design to minimize pressure drop through the assembly.
止回阀应该采用单个扭力弹簧结构以减少通过总成的压降.《期刊摘选》
124. He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.
他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿.《辞典例句》
125. 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。《牛津词典》
126. As an additional cost to cast Rite of Consumption, sacrifice a creature.
牺牲一个生物,以作为使用耗竭仪式的额外费用.《期刊摘选》
127. The actual question we debate is who should pay for people to go to college. If taxpayers are to bear the cost of forgiving student loans, shouldn’t they have a say in how their money is used?
我们争论的实际问题是应该由谁为人们支付上大学的费用｡如果纳税人将要承担免除学生贷款费用的成本,那么他们不应该在自己的钱如何使用上有话语权吗?《18年6月六级真题(第一套)| 阅读》
128. To provide the estimated equipment cost ( electrical part ) .
提供自动化设备的 估价.《期刊摘选》
129. How much does the tour to Guilin cost?
到桂林旅行要花费多少钱?《高三英语口语》
130. The damage was such that it would cost thousands to repair.
损坏严重，要修好就得花几千块钱。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
131. A single cow can cost the equivalent of several years'income.
一头奶牛的价钱相当于一家几年的收入.《期刊摘选》
132. Don't use too much of it ─ it cost a lot of money.
这东西很贵，不要用得太多。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
133. That is doubtless true, but at what cost?
这无疑是正确的, 但代价是什么 呢 ?《期刊摘选》
134. The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold...
一条面包的价钱增长了4倍。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
135. 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。《牛津词典》
136. And again, we must think of the cost.
再说，我们必须考虑成本。《牛津词典》
137. It cost him five hundred quid.
它花费了他500英磅。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
138. The builder cost out the job at $ 6, 500.
营造商给这活儿估价为6, 500美元.《期刊摘选》
139. She punched up the cost of our groceries on the cash register.
她在打款机上打出我们这些物品的价钱.《期刊摘选》
140. The cost of the London office is a drain on the company's financial resource.
伦敦事务所的花费使这公司的财源耗竭.《期刊摘选》
141. Pop the node off the Open list that has the lowest estimated cost to the destination.
1估计到目的地的最低的代价,从Open表中弹出节点.《期刊摘选》
142. 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。《牛津词典》
143. It's time we got on to the question of costs.
我们该讨论成本问题了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
144. In addition, I would stress speaking more, even at the cost of some writing skills.
另外, 我会更加加强调对口语的训练, 就算要牺牲掉一些练习写作的时间,也是值得的.《期刊摘选》
145. The cost of defending the libel action almost bankrupted the small magazine.
为诽谤罪辩护的诉讼费几乎使这家小杂志社破产.《简明英汉词典》
146. He says that accountants report cost all savings from his work.
他说会计师报告花费了他工作的所有积蓄.《期刊摘选》
147. The cost is immaterial.
费用并不重要。《牛津词典》
148. Not only Scandinavian but English rulers have often discovered this fact to their cost.
斯堪的纳维亚和英国的统治者都是在付出巨大代价后才发现这一事实的.《期刊摘选》
149. Supreme purity, clarity, and certainty at the cost of completeness.
高度的纯粹性 、 明晰性和确定性要以完整性为代价.《期刊摘选》
150. You want your scarf, I want my hot dog. Cost and worth are very different things.
你要你的围巾, 我要我的热狗. 价钱和价值并非一回事儿.《期刊摘选》
151. Their enthusiasm has toned down since they discovered the cost.
他们知道了价钱之后心气儿就低了.《期刊摘选》
152. Maybe true love is a sacrifice and sometimes at the cost of life.
真爱也许就是一种牺牲,有时甚至是生命的付出.《期刊摘选》
153. A second-hand car costs a fraction of a new one.
二手车的花费只是新车的零头。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
154. It'll cost around one million USD to improve the highway conditions.
改善高速公路路况,需要花费近一百万美元.《期刊摘选》
155. If you bought a new one, it would cost more than double.
如果你买新的, 价钱贵一倍不止.《期刊摘选》
156. It'll cost € 100 or so.
这大约要花100欧元。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
157. The cost of living has risen sharply.
生活费用已急剧上涨。《牛津词典》
158. Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.
很多人不考虑后果就莽撞行事。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
159. There are very few people he can talk to in total confidence, as he has discovered to his cost.
他吃了亏后才发现自己真正能够交心的人寥寥无几。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
160. The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down.
使用廉价劳动力有助于降低成本。《牛津词典》
161. Cost was a key element in our decision.
价钱是我们决策时考虑的主要因素。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
162. OK, I won't insist. Let's see now. TThe drinks cost about the same as the food.
好的, 我不再坚持了. 看一看帐单. 酒水和饭菜价钱差不多.《期刊摘选》
163. In his then state of ecstatic agony such a conquest would have cost him little.
在他当时痛苦恍惚的状态里,这样一次胜利不会要他付出多大代价.《辞典例句》
164. It cost in the neighbourhood of $500.
这大约花费了500元。《牛津词典》
165. This is the nearest approximation of cost that they can give us.
这是他们能够给我们的最接近的费用估价.《简明英汉词典》
166. 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.
《重塑》杂志的计算结果显示，在2006 年，对厨房进行“重大”改造的平均预算为5.4 万美元，这个数字令人震惊；即使是对厨房进行一下“小小”的改善，平均也需要花费1.8万美元。《16年6月六级真题（第二套）| 阅读》
167. But are they enough fun to justify the $ 200 cost?
不过,这样的趣味值得付出200美元的代价 吗 ?《期刊摘选》
168. This meantime, affirmation also should produce cost.
这其间, 肯定也要发生费用.《期刊摘选》
169. He ordered the army to recapture the camp at any cost.
他命令军队无论如何也要夺回营地。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
170. Operating costs and maintenance cost low, automatic operation, can realize unmanned management operations.
运行费用及维修成本低, 全自动运行, 实现无人化管理操作.《期刊摘选》
171. Door to door shipping, shipping cost and handling cost is at our expense.
门到门运输, 航运成本与处理成本,是我们牺牲了.《期刊摘选》
172. Also, bring me the cost breakdown for each configuration so that I can arbitrarily pick one.
同时, 估价的时候要给我各式各样不同选项的价格表,使我可以看我高兴挑选一个.《期刊摘选》
173. This book is of such importance that it must be published at any cost...
这本书非常重要，无论如何也要出版。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
174. The cost ran into the thousands.
成本达到千位数。《牛津词典》
175. The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.
现在的价格比两年前提高约一半。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
176. Check, calculate and update item cost of inventory, responsible also for inventory valuation and variance analysis.
负责库存成本的审核 、 计算和更新,执行库存的估价和差异分析.《期刊摘选》
177. Fame , at the cost of character, is dearly bought.
以牺牲人格而猎取名誉, 代价太高昂了.《期刊摘选》
178. She saved him from drowning, but only at the cost of her own life.
他遇溺时她把他救了, 但却牺牲了自己的生命.《辞典例句》
179. We all agreed to kick in 10％ of the cost.
我们都同意负担百分之十的费用.《简明英汉词典》
180. It must have cost a tidy sum.
这准花了相当大的一笔钱。《牛津词典》
181. The actual cost was higher than we expected.
实际成本比我们预计的要高。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
182. 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《牛津词典》
183. According to transaction cost theory, outsourcing could simplify the organizations, and then reduce transaction costs.
根据交易费用理论, 外包可以使企业精简, 进而减少内部交易费用.《期刊摘选》
184. Compared with current schemes, our schemes have lower communication cost and computational cost.
相对目前的一些方案, 本文方案具有更小的通信代价和计算代价.《期刊摘选》
185. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost something larger they work toward.
完渼主义者对小事斤斤计轿,却牺牲了他们为之努力的小事.《期刊摘选》
186. He rescued the boy from drowning at the cost of his own life.
他救这小孩免于淹死却牺牲了自己的生命.《简明英汉词典》
187. The increase will hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs.
这种增长会使小企业受损并使成千上万的人失去工作。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
188. Either a college major is worth its cost or it isn’t. If yes, taxpayer financing isn’t needed. If not, taxpayer financing isn’t desirable. Either way, taxpayers have no business paying for students’ college education.
攻读一个大学专业的费用要么值得支付,要么不值得｡如果值得,就不需要纳税人承担学费｡如 果不值得,纳税人承担学费是不合理的｡无论是否值得,纳税人都没有理由为大学生的大学教育费用买单。《18年6月六级真题(第一套)| 阅读》
189. The work will cost £ 10 000 plus.
这项工作将耗资万余英镑。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
190. It t cost a thing, takes very little time, and brings me lots of personal fulfillment.
它不需要花费什么, 只需一点点时间, 就会带给你极大的自我满足.《期刊摘选》
191. 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。《牛津词典》
192. They told Jacques Delors a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs.
他们告诉雅克·德洛尔必须不惜任何代价避免一场毁灭性的世界贸易战。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
193. This course is limited to 12 people and costs £50...
该课程只招收12人，学费为50英镑。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
194. She bought the one that cost the most.
她买了价钱最贵的那一件.《期刊摘选》
195. In China, economic development has often achieved at the cost of the environment.
在中国, 经济发展往往以牺牲环境为代价.《期刊摘选》
196. That dress must have cost a bomb!
那条连衣裙所费不菲吧！《牛津词典》
197. 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.
实际上，正被起草的新方针或许会带来一个结果：医生根据花费来选择药品，乃至认定某种疗法（比如，在临终阶段）过于昂贵。《15年12月六级真题（第三套）| 阅读》
198. He broke the window and that cost him 10 dollars.
他打破了窗玻璃,那(打破玻璃这件事)花费了他10美元.《期刊摘选》
199. Let's be practical and work out the cost first.
咱们实际一点儿，先计算一下成本费用。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
200. Find a good cartographer. Though his maps may cost more, they are extremely accurate.
找一个好制图师. 价钱可能有点贵, 但是一分钱一分货嘛.《简明英汉词典》
201. We began to learn how to cost out inferior bids.
我们开始学习如何对劣势出价进行估价.《期刊摘选》
202. SOD . Truffles cost a king's ransom.
松露的身价不凡(价钱贵得吓人).《期刊摘选》
203. Cost is minimized by sacrificing the intelligence needed to route packets.
由于牺牲了规定包路由所需的智能,从而使成本降低.《期刊摘选》
204. The battle was won at ( a ) great cost of life.
牺牲了许多生命才换来这场战斗的胜利.《现代英汉综合大词典》
205. To caculate the cost, reduce the prices form to dollar and cents to dollars.
为计算费用;你可把美元和美分的价钱换成美元.《期刊摘选》
206. We want to do this all at the lowest cost possible.
我们想要以最低的价钱做完这件事.《期刊摘选》
207. Matches cost only a few pence.
火柴只需几便士。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
208. All public projects are mausoleums, not always in shape, but always in cost.
所有得公共项目都是坟墓, 不总是外表相似, 但总是付出的代价相似.《期刊摘选》
209. How much does it cost for a guide dog?
一只导盲犬的价钱是多少?《期刊摘选》
210. The TV repairman approximated the cost at fifty dollars.
电视修理工估价为50美元.《辞典例句》
211. Tickets cost ten dollars each.
每张票价为十元。《牛津词典》
212. It'll cost you five grand!
这要花去你5 000块钱！《牛津词典》
213. The car cost a cool thirty thousand.
那辆车花了整整三万。《牛津词典》
214. He put up several thousand pounds toward the cost of a new hospital.
他拿出几千镑来作为开办一所新医院的费用.《期刊摘选》
215. What is the cost going to come out at?
费用算下来会是 多少 ?《期刊摘选》
216. Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake...
东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
217. That one mistake almost cost him his life.
那一个差错几乎使他丧命。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
218. How much did it cost to build the bridge?
建这座桥花费了多少钱?《期刊摘选》
219. The cost of the trial swallowed up all their savings.
诉讼费用耗光了他们的全部积蓄.《辞典例句》
220. Total commercial honesty always costs something, but total or partial dishonesty will cost more.
商业中的百分之百的诚实总会有代价, 但完全或部分的不诚实的代价更高.《期刊摘选》
221. ConAgra’s Research and Development staff spent a year working under the instruction: whatever the cost, don’t sacrifice taste.
ConAgra 的研发人员遵 从 着 这 样 的 指 示工作了一年：不管有何代价，不能牺牲口味。《15年12月四级真题（第二套）| 听力》
222. The builder gave an approximate cost for fixing the roof.
房屋修建商给修理房顶粗略地估计了一个价钱.《简明英汉词典》
223. The cost of cationic starch paper mill is much cheaper than the market cationic starch.
自制阳离子淀粉较市场阳离子淀粉价钱便宜.《期刊摘选》
224. How much will Bay State's plan for universal health coverage cost?
海湾国家的计划中,有多少是为全民健康的保险费用?《期刊摘选》
225. The cost will be met by the company.
费用将由公司支付。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
226. How much does it cost to become a member?
要成为会员得花多少钱？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
227. The total cost to you (= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000.
你总共要支付3 000英镑。《牛津词典》
228. That mistake cost him dear: he lost the game because of it.
那个差错使他付出了沉重的代价: 他因而输了这一局.《辞典例句》
229. However you look at it, it's going to cost a lot.
不管你怎么看，它都要花很多钱。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
230. How much did it cost?
这东西要多少钱？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
231. Setting the right carbon price will therefore efficiently align the costs paid by carbon users with the true social opportunity cost of using carbon.
正确地给碳定价因此将有效地使碳用户支付的费用符合用碳的真实社会机会成本。《17年6月六级真题（第一套）| 阅读》
232. Each Contracting Party shall bear the cost of the arbitrator appointed by it.
缔约各方应承担其委任仲裁员的费用.《期刊摘选》
233. It didn't cost a penny.
那东西没花一分钱。《牛津词典》
234. It's about 7 dollars and it's the cost mailing us a bill.
电力公司每月支付给我们七美元,但是我们只花费了一美元.《期刊摘选》
235. They cost two dollars a pound.
这些东西每磅两元。《牛津词典》
236. Hunter had drawn the plans, calculated the cost and prepared the estimate.
是亨特订下计划, 计算费用,估出价钱来的.《辞典例句》
237. Best Solution to the problem of Security Reliance and Cost!
最好的解决安全信赖的问题的方法和花费!《期刊摘选》
238. In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs.
3月份，萨利纳斯先生关闭了该市的炼油场，造成5亿美元的损失，并使5,000人失去了工作。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
239. She works hard and doesn't measure the cost to her health.
她工作勤恳并不考虑身体代价.《现代英汉综合大词典》
240. Then you can share the cost theand the car.
那么你就可以跟他一起负担你的费用了.《期刊摘选》
241. We estimated it would cost about € 5 000.
我们估计要花费大约5000欧元。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
242. As the cost to everyone else has become clearer, politicians have begun to clamp down.
随着工会之外的人付出的代价日益明显，政治家们已经开始采取强硬手段。《12年12月考研真题 | 阅读》
243. They had run away inflation and it cost $ 1 million for a loaf of bread.
他们已对通货膨胀失去了控制,一条面包花费一百万美元.《期刊摘选》
244. At any cost, he wanted to find his lost dog.
他愿意不计代价的找回他失踪的狗.《期刊摘选》
245. It never captured the headlines as Darfur has, yet cost about 2 m lives.
它从未像达尔富尔那样抓住报纸的头条,尽管有大约200万条性命牺牲.《期刊摘选》
246. We need the total production cost for all the samples in following quantities: 100 pcs.
所有样品按照如下数量估价: 100件.第一批大约有10个样式.《期刊摘选》
实用例句
1. Because it has been said that each American soilder cost us one million dollars a year Ambassodor is so much cheaper.
有人说一个美国士兵每年要花费一百万美元,相比之下，大使是如此廉价。国际座谈会课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课
2. The BBC Trust document was its final report into cost-saving plans known internally as "Delivering Quality First".
BBC: Children's shows to leave BBC One
3. Miniaturizing the reaction vessels can further cut that cost to 40 cents, or even to 4 cents.
FORBES: A hail of silver bullets
4. Engineers said it would cost less to complete the canal De Lesseps had started twenty years earlier in Panama.
VOA : special.2010.08.12
5. Greenwald hopes to compensate in part by cutting the cost of getting tickets into passengers hands.
FORBES: Teaching an airline to fly
6. He knew abrasiveness could cost him the business and so he went in offering help and cooperation.
FORBES: Silicon Valley's Prison Call Center
7. The 28% increase in cost per train kilometer was easily offset by the 78% increase in revenues.
FORBES: On the Right Track
8. I think these extra pictures sometimes they're helpful, sometimes they just make the book cost a lot more.
我想这些补充的图片有时是有用的,有时仅仅是把书价抬高了一点基础物理课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
9. FAO official Rene Czudek says the main aim is to provide low-cost methods to deal with wild animals without harming them.
VOA : special.2010.07.27
10. Like when we went to go see Wicked, we did it on the lottery and it cost us $26 or so per ticket
比如说我们去看《魔法坏女巫》，我们被抽中了，每张票大概只花了26美元，SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 实惠的歌舞剧
11. Lord Rees, however, believes that the ISS is not a cost-effective way to do science.
BBC: Chris Hadfield says Nasa's job is not to 'titillate'
12. This thing collapsed in the 1980s and it cost the U.S. Government, through the FSLIC, about 150 billion dollars.
0世纪80年代,坏账集中爆发,美国政府经联邦储蓄贷款保险公司之手,花费了约1500亿美元才填补了坏账金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
13. She could stand for hours making her way little by little toward the desired object that was selling below cost.
VOA : special.2009.09.05
14. Studies have shown that chronic lateness has cost countries such as Ecuador billions per year.
BBC: Are the Swiss really that efficient?
15. His proposal calls for insuring thirty million more Americans at a cost of about one trillion dollars over ten years.
VOA : special.2010.02.27
16. The Association of British Insurers says the damage is likely to cost insurers "tens of millions of pounds".
BBC: UK riots: Trouble erupts in English cities
17. because it literally only cost them ten pounds for them to come to Australia from the UK.
因为实际上他们从英国到澳大利亚只花了十英镑。SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 从澳大利亚到英国
18. That cost, some said, might be an even bigger deterrent to skiers than FAA restrictions.
BBC: The ski gear that could save lives
19. She was able to get the government and insurance companies to help patients with the cost of their care.
VOA : special.2009.02.10
20. As a result of the Freedom Rides, they had integrated interstate transportation, at great cost to the volunteers who rode those buses.
作为自由乘车运动的结果，州际间的交通被大大集中，不过这使那些乘坐巴士的志愿者们付出了极大的代价。1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
21. But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players, at a cost to the punisher.
VOA : special.2009.10.21
22. At the same time, significant cost overruns on U.K.-based projects pressured profit margins further.
FORBES: Build A Portfolio With Chicago Bridge And Iron
23. You build a steel plant with a capital cost of several billion dollars.
你可以建立一个钢铁的地球,只要几十亿元的投入。固态化学导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
24. Freedom does permit isolation from society and an alienation of the individual at a high cost, both to the individual and society.
自由允许人与社会隔绝,人与人疏远,但是不管是对个人还是社会,代价都是巨大的古希腊历史简介课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
25. So the cost of the product will be higher for them, for you know, for any product that uses advertising
所以他们的产品价格就会更高，你知道，任何打广告的产品。SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 广告和价格的关系
26. Anti-money-laundering laws do impose high costs, and that cost is borne by the financial industry and its consumers.
FORBES: The $7 Billion Laundry Bill
27. But a lot of that market has moved to free or low-cost advertising on the Internet, including sites like Craigslist.
VOA : special.2009.03.21
28. He says that the cost of building and taxes can diminish the returns from rent.
FORBES: Most And Least Expensive U.S. Cities For Renters
29. Experts at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated that the action cost Egypt's economy at least ninety million dollars.
VOA : special.2011.02.07
30. Without any checks and balances the cost of stanching carbon dioxide will be practically unlimited.
FORBES: A No-Lame-Duck Growth Agenda
31. Once we have those classrooms, the stuffing cost is to be designed to be the same as what we currently use in personal physics.
一旦我们建成这些教室，其他的人员成本应该,和现在投入到物理教学,所用的成本一致。媒体、教育、市场课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
32. It will do that,he says, by reducing the cost of computers and increasing the number of people who search the Internet.
VOA : special.2009.07.17
33. The plates cost £5 each.
盘子5英镑一个。
34. Wireless carriers subsidize the the cost of the v3 by as much as 100% to lure subscribers.
FORBES: The iPhone Versus The RAZR
35. Advance tickets are cheaper but there is no solid data on the cost or number sold.
BBC: Have train fares gone up or down since British Rail?
36. No-cost mobility reduces social isolation and provides a lifeline to vital social services for older Londoners.
FORBES: Graying Global Cities
37. The recently announced World Alzheimer Report places a shocking financial cost on care linked to dementia, or loss of mental abilities.
VOA : special.2010.10.05
38. The objective here is to hit the broad middle of taste as cost- and time-efficiently as possible.
FORBES: Czech Mate
39. For all the talk about eating cabbage and eating with ordinary people, even then Hermitage cost a lot of money.
尽管他花了大笔金钱在"隐士山"葡萄酒上,但是他爱吃卷心菜以及与普通民众一同进餐欧洲文明课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
40. And they told them to include two dollars to cover the cost of giving the second letter to the charming widow.
VOA : special.2010.04.24
41. This cost includes all refreshments, the shaving service and cigars, and transportation to, from and during the tour.
BBC: Buenos Aires Man Tour
42. If the profits are the problem, then the Non-profit could come in and under cut all the and lower the cost to us all.
如果利润是问题的话，可以让非营利机构操作,来减少花费。经济学课程节选 : 斯坦福公开课
43. The changes being implemented are sometimes practical, but at what cost to their culture?
BBC: The end of a wandering way of life?
44. In February,Senator Lamar Alexander warned higher education leaders that they risk rejection unless they lower the cost of attending college.
VOA : special.2009.07.23
45. Plastic bags don't recycle cost-effectively.
塑料袋回收成本太高，不划算。
46. The cost of not having organic and not having fair trade and not having all the things
没有通过有机培养的食物加上不平等交易等等，SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 吃有机食品
47. Every extra year of life adds between 3-4% to the cost of funding a final-salary pension scheme.
BBC: Warning on pensioners' longevity
48. First there is the cost to families and, through social care services, at home.
BBC: Dementia series
49. Yanna Muru accommodates groups of up to ten people, at a cost of 95 Australian dollars per person.
BBC: Sydneys Aboriginal side
50. Other advances grow out of massive improvements in cost, quality and ease of use.
FORBES: Spotting Evil
51. They will try to control cost. You have to be on your own.
因此他们会控制成本，到那时，就只能靠自己了。
52. Example: The Covisint auto industry exchange will strip 10% out of the cost of a car.
FORBES: Slaughter Of Innocents
53. cost-plus contracts
成本加成合同
54. The group says the low cost vaccines could save as many as seven million lives by the year twenty thirty.
VOA : special.2010.03.29
55. Three recent developments at the FDA will further increase the time and cost of drug development.
FORBES: Side Effects May Include
56. like, are splitting the cost of like a $500 house between four people and you're like,
个人租500美元的房子，SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 找房子的方法
57. And when sterling falls, as it has done, the cost of raw materials and overseas-manufactured components rises.
BBC: It's trade or bust for Britain
58. Aside from the mechanics, the products are hard to find and cost more than male condoms.
CNN: Female condoms range from 'strange' to 'natural'
59. Given the cost of building ever larger sea walls, there is an attempt to harness Nature's own defences.
BBC: Legacy of Britain's great flood
60. The sable brushes cost a fortune.
貂毛笔价格昂贵。
61. So I think that if cost-benefit analysis isn't employed, the greater good is sacrificed, in this case.
所以我认为此种情况下，如果不用成本效益分析，会牺牲更多人的利益。公正课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
62. And he says the goal is to create licensing agreements that will let people use those standards without cost.
VOA : special.2010.06.22
63. He emphasized first-time quality because, he says, correcting defects makes up 10% to 15% of product cost.
FORBES: How an outsider's vision saved Kodak
64. The cost spiralled to a walloping $100 million.
成本骤增至1亿美元之巨。
65. The cost of football scholarships was getting out of hand, so colleges conspired to cut them back.
FORBES: Three Cheers for a Cartel
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