cost
英[kɒst] 美[kɔst]
vt.花费;使付出;使花许多钱
n.费用,代价,成本;损失
vi.花费
n.(Cost)人名;(英、罗)科斯特
1.The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold.
一条面包的价钱增长了4倍。
2.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。
3.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。
4.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。
5.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。