my father paid 40 pounds for the desk. 我父亲花了40英磅买了这张书桌。
英语解释
名词 cost:
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)同义词:monetary value, price
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something同义词:price, toll
动词 cost:
be priced at同义词:be
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
例句
Dangerous driving could cost you your life.开车不注意安全有生命危险。
Her irresponsible behaviour cost her father many sleepless nights.她那不负责任的行为使她父亲许多夜不得安眠。
Your crime will cost you your life.你的罪行将使你失去生命。
He saved his daughter from the fire but at the cost of his own life.他牺牲了生命,把女儿从大火中救出来。
详细解释
cost n.(名词)An amount paid or required in payment for a purchase; a price.费用:为购买而付出的或要求的数量;价格The expenditure of something, such as time or labor, necessary for the attainment of a goal.See Synonyms at price 成本:某物的花费,例如时间或劳动,是为达到某一目的而必需的参见 pricecosts Law The charges fixed for litigation, often payable by the losing party. costs 【法律】 诉讼费:通常由失败付出的固定的讼费n.attributive.(定语名词)Often used to modify another noun:通常用来修饰另一个名词:例句:cost consciousness; cost overruns.成本意识;成本增量 v.(动词)cost,cost.ing,costs v.intr.(不及物动词)To require a specified payment, expenditure, effort, or loss:需要花费:需要特定的费用、支出、努力或损失:例句:It costs more to live in the city.在城市居住要付出更多东西 v.tr.(及物动词)To have as a price.价钱为:作为价格而具有To cause to lose, suffer, or sacrifice:导致失去、受苦或牺牲:例句:Participating in the strike cost me my job.参加罢工而使我失去工作 past tense and past participle costed To estimate or determine the cost of:过去式和过去分词 costed 估价:估计或决定…价格:例句:The accountants costed out our expenses.付帐人对我们的花费进行了估价 来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old French 源自 古法语 from coster [to cost] 源自 coster [花费] from Latin cônst3re [to be fixed, cost] * see constant 源自 拉丁语 cônst3re [被固定,估价] *参见 constant 【引伸】 cost.less adj.(形容词)cost.lessness n.(名词)