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是什么意思

adj.

昂贵的；代价高的；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

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

英英释义

costly[ 'kɔstli ]

adj.
- entailing great loss or sacrifice
  同义词：dearly-won
- having a high price
  "costly jewelry"
  同义词：dear(p)high-pricedpriceypricy

学习怎么用

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

expensive, dear, costly

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。

权威例句

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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...