| 单词 | costly |
| 释义 | cost·lyBrE /ˈkɒstli/ NAmE /ˈkɔːstli/ adjective (cost·lier, cost·li·est) HELP It is also very common to use more costly and most costly.亦可用 more costly 和 most costly。costing a lot of money , especially more than you want to pay 花钱多的；昂贵的；价钱高的SYN expensive◆ Buying new furniture may prove too costly . 购买新家具可能会花钱太多。expensivecostly ⬥ overpriced ⬥ pricey ⬥ dearThese words all describe sth that costs a lot of money.以上各词均表示昂贵、花钱多。expensivecosting a lot of money; charging high prices指昂贵的、花钱多的、价格高的：◆I can't afford it—it's just too expensive for me.我买不起，对我来说这太贵了。◆an expensive restaurant高档餐馆costly(ratherformal ) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay指昂贵的、花钱多的、价钱比愿意付的为高：◆You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。overpricedtoo expensive; costing more than it is worth指价格太高的、过于昂贵的：◆ridiculously overpriced designer clothes贵得离谱的名牌衣服pricey(informal ) expensive指昂贵的、价格高的：◆Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.如今该村镇的房价太高，当地人根本买不起。dear[not usually before noun ](BrE ) expensive指昂贵、价格高：◆Everything's so dear now, isn't it?现在什么东西都那么贵，是不是？NOTEThis word is starting to become rather old-fashioned.这词已开始有些过时了。Patternsexpensive/costly/overpriced/pricey for sb/sthexpensive/costly to do sthvery/too/fairly/quite/pretty expensive/costly/priceycausing problems or the loss of sth 引起困难的；造成损失的SYN expensive◆ a costly mistake /failure 造成重大损失的错误/失败◆ Mining can be costly in terms of lives (= too many people can die ). 采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。▸ cost·li·nessBrE /ˈkɒstlinəs/ NAmE /ˈkɔːstlinəs/ noun [U ] |
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