Word · Frequency #342
costs
使付出；使丧失；花费
costs is the third person singular of cost.
To require someone to pay, lose, or suffer; to cause.
- 1.
To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
需要承受或遭受；导致。
- 2.
To calculate or estimate a price.
计算或估算价格。
估价；估算成本；需要承受或遭受；导致。；计算或估算价格。；花费；使失去
In use
This jacket costs $50.
The mistake cost him his job.
How much will it cost to repair the car?
cost + indirect object + direct object (money)
cost 表示'花费金钱'时，间接宾语为人，直接宾语为金额。
The new phone cost me $800.
这部新手机花了我800美元。
cost + indirect object + direct object (sacrifice/loss)
cost 表示'使失去'时，直接宾语为失去的事物。
His carelessness cost him his life.
他的粗心使他失去了生命。
it costs + (indirect object) + to-infinitive
cost 用于形式主语 it 结构，真正主语为不定式。
It costs a lot to live in the city center.
Connections
Collocations
- cost a fortune
- 花费一大笔钱
- The new phone cost a fortune.这部新手机花了一大笔钱。
- cost nothing
- 不花任何钱
- The app costs nothing to download.这款应用下载不花任何钱。
- cost someone dearly
- 使某人付出沉重代价
- His careless remarks cost him dearly in the election.他草率的言论使他在选举中付出了沉重代价。
- cost lives
- 造成生命损失；夺去生命
- The flood cost many lives.这场洪水夺去了许多人的生命。
- cost time
- 耗费时间
- Rebooting the system costs valuable time.重启系统会耗费宝贵的时间。
- cost out
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：凡事都有代价。cost 听起来像‘考死他’——考砸了就得付出代价。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、商务会议 作“使付出/使丧失”讲时，语气通常中性，日常口语和书面语中都比较常见；作“估价/估算成本”讲时，多用于商务或正式场合。整体语体随语境变化，因此标为 mixed。
Grammar Note
常用双宾语结构：cost sb sth
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 cost 的读音均含 /ɑst/，押韵。注意：coast /koʊst/、ghost /ɡoʊst/、host /hoʊst/、post /poʊst/ 拼写相近但元音为 /oʊ/，不押韵；costume /kɑˈstuːm/ 虽以 cost 开头，读法也完全不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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