costly

costly，英語單詞，主要用作形容詞。作形容詞時意為“昂貴的，值錢的；造成嚴重損失的，代價大的”等。

基本介紹

• 外文名：costly
• 詞性：形容詞
• 英式發音：[ˈkɒstli]
• 美式發音：[ˈkɔːstli]

單詞釋義

英 [ˈkɒstli] 美 [ˈkɔːstli]

adj. 昂貴的，值錢的；造成嚴重損失的，代價大的

【名】 （Costly）（英）科斯特利（人名）

[ 比較級 costlier或more costly 最高級 costliest或most costly ]

單詞用法

柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典

costly /ˈkɒstlɪ/ CET4 TEM4 ( costlier, costliest )

1.ADJ If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay. 昂貴的

短語搭配

costly tuition fee 昂貴的學費

Carlos Costly 科斯特利 ; 科斯利

Costly Spices 昂貴的香料

Costly Distractions 昂貴的分心

cash Costly 現金代價高昂 ; 現金不惜血本 ; 現金成本高昂

costly furniture 高檔家具

it is costly 這是代價高昂 ; 它是代價高昂 ; 它是昂貴的

be costly 是代價高昂 ; 費用昂貴 ; 代價高昂

雙語例句

• 1You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果能夠的話你希望避免昂貴的法律訴訟。《牛津詞典》
• 2The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.最好的設備花費大，但這種開支很值得。《牛津詞典》
• 3That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.這樣我們就可以避免在用電高峰期建造昂貴的電廠或購買昂貴的電力。
• 4Too long a sentence will take up costly space better used for the violent and unremorseful.太長的句子會占用昂貴的空間，而這些空間可以被更好地用於暴力和無情的人。
• 5To ensure a brilliant college life, you'd better spare time to visit campus, even if it may be costly.為了確保美好的大學生活，你最好抽出時間來參觀校園，儘管這可能會比較昂貴。
• 6In Fenchurch Street a fair child, in costly apparel, stood on a stage to welcome his Majesty to the city.在芬切琪街，一個穿著昂貴衣服的漂亮孩子站在舞台上，歡迎國王陛下來到這座城市。
• 7Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance-lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.他們當中的許多人反而成為了那種妨礙民事訴訟的使得侵權制度成為一場代價高昂的噩夢的檔案編檔員。
• 8Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.他們中的許多人反而成為了妨害訴訟的歸檔者，這使得侵權制度成為了一場代價高昂的噩夢。
• 9Opponents worry that such expansion would be costly for taxpayers, but advocates say it would save money in the long run.反對者擔心這樣的擴張會讓納稅人付出高昂的代價，但支持者說，從長遠來看，這種擴張可以節省資金。
• 10Given that predators can make it costly to beg for food, what benefit do begging nestlings derive from their communications?既然捕食者可以讓雛鳥為食物付出巨大代價，那么乞食的雛鳥們到底可以從這種交流方式中得到什麼益處呢？
• 11Indeed, the purple colour extracted from a snail was once so costly that in society at the time only the rich could afford it.的確，從蝸牛身上提取的紫色物質曾經非常昂貴，在當時的社會，只有富人才能買得起。
• 12Greens attacked him, saying his new varieties used too much water and costly chemical fertilizer; his link with DuPont was noted.環保主義者攻擊他，說他的新品種使用了太多的水和昂貴的化學肥料；人們注意到他與杜邦公司的關係。
• 13The aim is to reduce the importance of costly tutors and cram schools, partly to help students enjoy a more normal high-school life.目的是降低昂貴的家教和補習班的重要性，部分是為了幫助學生享受更正常的高中生活。
• 14They would wed before the stork visited and before the couple made the costly investment of putting the husband through business school.他們會在鸛鳥來之前結婚，在這對夫婦做出昂貴的投資讓丈夫讀完商學院之前。
• 15At least they have demonstrated that when companies get into trouble with the law, evidence of good character can win them a less costly punishment.至少他們已經表明，當企業陷入法律糾紛時，品格良好的證明可以為他們贏得一個代價較低的懲罰。
• 16But at least they have demonstrated that when companies get into trouble with the law, evidence of good character can win them a less costly punishment.但至少他們已經證明，當公司觸犯法律時，良好品行的證據可以為他們換來代價更低的懲罰。
• 17They 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.他們說，像肖像畫裡男人所穿戴的複雜而又昂貴的蕾絲飛邊那樣，所用的顏料也具有那個時期的特徵。
• 18Maintaining this environment is very costly, and recent research shows that even old oil paint is unaffected by wide fluctuations in temperature and humidity.維護這樣的環境是非常昂貴的，而且最近的研究表明，即使是舊的油畫也不會受到溫度和濕度大波動的影響。
• 19The major components of our energy systems, such as fuel production, refining, electrical generation and distribution, are costly installation that have lengthy life span.我們能源系統的主要組成部分，如燃料生產、提煉、發電和分配，用的是昂貴的、使用壽命較長的裝置。
• 20Travel was arduous and costly throughout the period, possible only for a privileged class—the same that produced gentlemen scientists, authors, antique experts, and patrons of the arts.這整個時期里的旅行是艱辛、昂貴的，可能只有享有特權的階級才能旅行，同樣也是這個階級造就了有教養的科學家、作家、古董專家和藝術贊助人。
• 21Buying new furniture may prove too costly.購買新家具可能會花錢太多。《牛津詞典》
• 22Having curtains made professionally can be costly.找專業人員製作窗簾會很貴。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 23Las Vegas police committed a string of costly missteps.拉斯維加斯警局出了一連串的差錯，他們為此付出了昂貴的代價。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 24Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?買專業製造的窗簾可能很貴，你為什麼不自己做呢？《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 25Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.他們想征服阿富汗人的意圖耗費大量金錢而且無效，只維持了十年的時間。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 26I abandoned the New York tollway south of Albany in search of roads less costly.我不走阿爾巴尼南面的紐約收費公路，而去找一些收費不高的道路。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 27At the required level of visual verisimilitude, computer animation is extremely costly.要使電腦動畫的視覺效果達到要求的逼真程度，花費會十分昂貴。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 28The sofa is really costly.那沙發可真貴。
• 29Animal signals, such as the complex songs of birds, tend to be costly.動物發出的信號，如鳥類複雜的鳴叫聲，往往代價高昂。
• 30Now the Emperor himself wished to see the costly manufacture, while it was still in the loom.當這布還在織的時候，皇帝就親自去看它了。