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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。
使付出；使丧失；花费
costs — third person singular of cost
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使付出；使丧失；花费
To require someone to pay, lose, or suffer; to cause.
The new phone cost me $800.
这部新手机花了我800美元。
需要承受或遭受；导致。
To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
计算或估算价格。
To calculate or estimate a price.
cost
Base
原形
costs
3rd person
第三人称单数
costing
-ing
现在分词
cost
Past
过去式
cost
Past participle
过去分词
It costs $10.
它花费10美元。
It cost $10 yesterday.
它昨天花费了10美元。
It has cost $10.
它已经花费了10美元。
注意：过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
This jacket costs $50.
这件夹克衫售价50美元。
The mistake cost him his job.
这个错误让他丢了工作。
How much will it cost to repair the car?
修这辆车要花多少钱？
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 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。
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.
住在市中心花费很高。
Not this
I cost $10 for the book.
Use this
The book cost me $10.
学生误将“cost”用作“花费”（人作主语），但实际上“cost”的主语是物品或行为，后接间接宾语表示人。正确句子以物品“the book”为主语，cost后直接接间接宾语“me”和价格。
Not this
It costed $10.
Use this
It cost $10.
“cost”的过去式和过去分词均为原形“cost”，不需要加“-ed”。应使用词形“cost”。
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花费一大笔钱
The new phone cost a fortune.
这部新手机花了一大笔钱。
不花任何钱
The app costs nothing to download.
这款应用下载不花任何钱。
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。
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。
耗费时间
Rebooting the system costs valuable time.
重启系统会耗费宝贵的时间。
估算（某项目的）总成本
We need to cost out the entire renovation before approving it.
在批准之前，我们需要估算整个翻新工程的总成本。
价格极其昂贵；花一大笔钱
That new car must have cost an arm and a leg.
那辆新车肯定花了一大笔钱。
使某人付出沉重的代价；使某人吃大亏
His careless remark cost him dear.
他说话不小心，使他付出了沉重的代价。
花费巨额金钱；极其昂贵
Flying business class will cost the earth.
坐商务舱要花很多钱。
爱不用花一分钱。
This famous lyric is from the chorus of Jennifer Lopez's 2001 hit song "Love Don't Cost a Thing".
这句著名的歌词出自詹妮弗·洛佩兹2001年的热门歌曲《Love Don't Cost a Thing》的副歌。
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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。
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。
常用双宾语结构：cost sb sth
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