costly

costly怎么读

英式音标：[ˈkɒstli]

美式音标：[ˈkɔstli]

costly基本解释

adj. 昂贵的；代价高的

n. (Costly)人名；(英)科斯特利

costly的意思释义

adj.

昂贵的；代价高的；

双语释义

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

英英释义

adj.

entailing great loss or sacrifice

同义词：dearly-won

having a high price

\"costly jewelry\"

同义词：dear(p)high-pricedpriceypricy

costly用法及例句

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

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

同近义词辨析

这组词都有“高的，昂贵的”的意思，其区别是：

expensive指物品的价格超过了它本身所值，或超过了购买者的支付能力。

dear侧重指要价过高，或远高于公道、合理的价格，其反义词是cheap。

costly指物品价格高，通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The costly post was postponed because of the frost.

那件昂贵的邮件由于霜的缘故而延搁。

Lighting a surface can be a costly operation.

光照一个表面可以是一个昂贵的操作。

例句参考

Costly Punishment across Human Societies

Why Is Rent-Seeking So Costly to Growth?

Costly sexual signals: are carotenoids rare, risky or required?

THE EVOLUTION OF COSTLY MATE PREFERENCES II. THE \"HANDICAP\"PRINCIPLE.

Vasectomy related infertility: a major and costly medical problem

Ecological immunology: costly parasite defences and trade-offs in evolutionary ecology.

Optimal contracts and competitive markets with costly state verification

How Costly is Financial (Not Economic) Distress? Evidence from Highly Leveraged Transactions that Became Distressed

Sheldon BC, Verhulst SE. Ecological immunology: costly parasite defences and trade-offs in evolutionary ecology. Trends Ecol Evol 11...

costly词源

costly (adj.)

late 14c., from cost + -ly (1). Earlier formation with the same sense were costful (mid-13c.), costious (mid-14c.).

costly相关例句

1.Choices made today may be costly or impossible to reverse in the future.

今天所做出的选择可能是高代价的，或者在未来是不可逆转的。

2.a costly dalliance with the stock market

玩弄股市的昂贵代价((玩股票而被套牢))

3.Conversion of your heating system from coal to gas will be costly.

你把暖气系统由烧煤改造成烧瓦斯会花好多钱。

4.May 22 and 23 were costly days for the Navy.

5月22日和23日，是我海*损失惨重的日子。

5.Intervention by central banks became very costly.

由中央银行干预的代价很大。

6.His obese figure arrayed in costly apparel.

他的肥胖的身躯穿着一身考究的服装。

7.A zoo is a very costly establishment.

动物园是一个花费极大的机构。

8.In the little frontier city of Chaparosa, Longley built a costly residence.

朗利在边疆小城查帕罗萨盖了一幢豪华的住宅。

9.It is less costly to freight merchandise than to mail it.

货运商品比邮寄省钱。

10.This dialog is asking you to make an irreversible and potentially costly decision based on no information whatsoever!

这个对话框要求我们在没有任何信息的基础上，做出可能会花很长时间而不能撤销的决定。

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