A2 [ U ] the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something价格;费用;成本
the amount of money needed for a business or to do a particular job成本;支出
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Whether or not we go to Spain for our holiday depends on the cost.
Do you agree with the principle that everyone should pay something towards the cost of healthcare?
The average cost of a new house has gone up by 5 percent to £76 500.
Their estimate of the cost of the project was wildly inaccurate.
My main concern about moving to London is the cost of housing.
B2 [ S or U ] something that is given, needed, or lost in order to get a particular thing代价;牺牲;付出
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I didn't read the contract fully before I signed it but I'm counting the cost now.
Victory in the war was achieved at the cost of great human suffering.
He tried to fight for justice, but in the end the personal cost was too high.
She supported the refugees at great personal cost.
I discovered to my cost that he was a violent man.
A2 cost, cost If something costs an amount of money, you must pay that amount to buy or do it.价钱为;需花费
costed, costed to calculate the future cost of something计算成本;计算花费
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"How much will the trip cost?" "No more than £40."
Smaller cars have better mileage and so cost less to run.
The repairs to our car cost much more than we were expecting.
These shoes only cost £20.
The projected extension to the motorway near London is going to cost over £4 million.
B2 cost, cost to cause someone to lose or destroy something valuable使付出代价;使丧失;使牺牲
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Alcoholism cost me my job, my health and finally my family.
Many of the fans believe that the omission of Heacock from the team cost England the match.
Ireland squandered several chances, including a penalty that cost them the game.
They won the war, although it cost them millions of lives.
Writing the book cost me my job and my marriage.
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