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IELTS BNC: 4943 COCA: 4286
costly
kɒstli kɔːst- ˈkɔstli ˈkɑstli
Word forms: comparative costlier, superlative costliest
1 ADJ-GRADED 昂贵的;价格高的 If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay. 昂贵的;价格高的

  • Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?

    既然找专门人员做窗帘非常贵，为什么不自己做呢?

SYN expensive, dear, stiff, excessive
2 ADJ-GRADED 造成严重损失的;代价大的 If you describe someone's action or mistake as costly, you mean that it results in a serious disadvantage for them, for example the loss of a large amount of money or the loss of their reputation. 造成严重损失的;代价大的

  • Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes.

    心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。

  • This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.

    国际银行业的这种丑闻一直以来都会造成极其恶劣的政治影响。

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IELTS BNC: 4943 COCA: 4286
costly

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, become, prove昂貴；變得昂貴；證明代價高昂ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常昂貴▸➤enormously極為昂貴➤especially, particularly尤其／特別昂貴▸➤increasingly日益昂貴▸➤potentially可能花錢多的➤prohibitively昂貴得讓人無法負擔▸➤relatively相對價錢高的➤politically政治代價高昂的◇The candidate's mistake proved embarrassing and politically costly.事實證明候選人的這個錯誤不僅使他難堪，而且政治代價高昂。PREPOSITION➤for對⋯而言代價很高◇The six-month delay will be costly for the company.拖延半年對公司來說會造成嚴重損失。➤in在⋯方面代價高◇This process is costly in computer time.這個過程要耗費大量的計算機時間。➤in terms of以⋯衡量代價很高◇These teaching methods are too costly in terms of staff resources.這些教學方法需要耗費太多的師資。➤to對⋯而言代價高◇These measures could be costly to employers.這些措施對雇主來說可能會代價很高。
IELTS BNC: 4943 COCA: 4286
costly adj.
⇨ expensive
IELTS BNC: 4943 COCA: 4286
costly
General words for expensive: expensive, costly, exclusive...
Causing problems and disagreement: difficult, bad, embarrassing...

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