costly

costly音标

英 [ˈkɒstli]

美 [ˈkɔ:stli]

costly基本释义

adj.昂贵的；代价高的

costly用法及例句

adj.(形容词)

（价格）昂贵的，贵重的，名贵的，华贵的，考究的，值钱的

奢华的，豪华的，浪费的

价钱高的，花钱多的，费用大的，成本高的，花费大的，耗资巨大

造成损失的，引起困难的

代价高的

adj.(形容词)

昂贵的,代价高的 costing a lot of money; gained or won at a great loss

costly在线翻译

adj

1. having a high price

e.g. costly jewelryhigh-priced merchandisemuch too dear for my pocketbooka pricey restaurant

Synonym: dear(p)high-pricedpriceypricy

2. entailing great loss or sacrifice

e.g. a dearly-won victory

Synonym: dearly-won

1. 昂贵的;价格高的If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay.

e.g. Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?既然找专门人员做窗帘非常贵，为什么不自己做呢?

2. 造成严重损失的;代价大的If you describe someone's action or mistake as costly, you mean that it results in a serious disadvantage for them, for example the loss of a large amount of money or the loss of their reputation.

e.g. Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes...心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。e.g. This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.国际银行业的这种丑闻一直以来都会造成极其恶劣的*治影响。

1. costly的意思

1. 昂贵的, 贵重的：discriminate between 区别 辨别 | costly 昂贵的, 贵重的 | analog inputoperation 模拟输入操作

2. 昂贵的：costliness 高价 | costly 昂贵的 | costmary 艾菊

3. 昂贵的,豪华的：cost 成本,费用,值 | costly 昂贵的,豪华的 | cottage 村舍,别墅

4. 贵重的：tribulation 磨难 | costly 贵重的 | apocryphal 不足凭信的

常用例句

词汇搭配

用作形容词(adj.)

We need some costly materials.我们需要某些价值昂贵的材料。

This is the costliest war in our history.这是我们历史上付出代价*大的战争。

用作形容词 (adj.)

costly car昂贵的轿车

costly mistake损失重大的错误

costly strike〔war〕代价高昂的罢工〔战争〕

costly business费钱的事

costly jewels贵重的宝石

costly materials昂贵的材料

To curse the Costly sex.

出自：Dryden

词语用法

词义讲解

adj.(形容词)

costly的基本含意是“昂贵的”,不在于价钱上贵而在于其豪华、精致、珍贵。costly还可用于时间、精力和体力。

adj.(形容词)

costly, dear, expensive

这组词的共同意思是“高贵的”或“昂贵的”。其区别在于:dear指本身并不见得贵,但与同类物品的价格相比而显得“贵”; expensive指虽物有所值,但超出购买者支付能力的“贵”; costly则指物体本身“贵重”,因而价格“昂贵”,常引申指耗费的物质或精力很大。例如:

In the middle of the summer, fresh oranges are dear, but in the winter months they are cheap.仲夏时节的鲜桔很贵,但在冬季的几个月里却很便宜。

We indulged in an expensive supper after the concert.音乐会后我们尽情地享受了一顿昂贵的晚餐。

Selling your house can be a costly and time-consuming business.出售你的房子很可能是费钱耗时的事。

近义词

反义词

临近词

dear

valuable

expensive

high

cheap

inexpensive

low-cost

costly luxury

costly jewels

costly jewelry

costly article

costly victory

costly purchases

costly mistake

costly jewel

costume

costly medicines

costly binding

costa

相关列句

Now the Emperor himself wished to see the costly manufacture, while it was still in the loom.(当这布还在织的时候，皇帝就亲自去看它了。)

In Fenchurch Street a fair child, in costly apparel, stood on a stage to welcome his Majesty to the city.(在芬切琪街，一个穿着昂贵衣服的漂亮孩子站在舞台上，欢迎国王陛下来到这座城市。)

At the required level of visual verisimilitude, computer animation is extremely costly.(要使电脑动画的视觉效果达到要求的逼真程度，花费会十分昂贵。)

Maintaining this environment is very costly, and recent research shows that even old oil paint is unaffected by wide fluctuations in temperature and humidity.(维护这样的环境是非常昂贵的，而且*近的研究表明，即使是旧的油画也不会受到温度和湿度大波动的影响。)

Buying new furniture may prove too costly.(购买新家具可能会花钱太多。)

That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.(这样我们就可以避免在用电高峰期建造昂贵的电厂或购买昂贵的电力。)

They would wed before the stork visited and before the couple made the costly investment of putting the husband through business school.(他们会在鹳鸟来之前结婚，在这对夫妇做出昂贵的投资让丈夫读完商学院之前。)

They said the paint used was also characteristic of that period, as was the intricate and costly style of the lace ruff worn by the man in the portrait.(他们说，像肖像画里男人所穿戴的复杂而又昂贵的蕾丝飞边那样，所用的颜料也具有那个时期的特征。)

Animal signals, such as the complex songs of birds, tend to be costly.(动物发出的信号，如鸟类复杂的鸣叫声，往往代价高昂。)

Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.(他们想征服阿富汗人的意图耗费大量金钱而且无效，只维持了十年的时间。)