[countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth费用；价钱；花费◆The airport was built at a cost of $5.3 billion.这机场是花费了 53 亿元兴建的。◆the high cost of fuel燃料的高昂费用◆Business should bear the full cost of developing greener energy sources. 企业应承担开发更环保的能源的全部费用。◆The total cost to you is €2 000.你的总费用是 2 000 欧元。◆proposals to cut the costs of calling mobile phones削减打手机费用的建议  ➡  see note at price ⨁an additional / average / a high / low cost额外／平均／高／低费用 ⨁ the budgeted / estimated / full / gross / net / total cost(s)预算／估计／全部／总／净／全部费用 ⨁ an annual / a monthly cost年／月费 ⨁ to absorb / bear / cover / incur / meet / pay the cost(s) (of sth)承担（某事物的）费用；支付（某事物的）费用 ⨁ to cut / increase / raise / reduce the cost(s) (of sth)削减／增加／提高／降低（某事物的）费用 ⨁ to calculate / weigh up the cost(s) (of sth)计算／斟酌（某事物的）费用 costs [plural] the amount of money that a business needs to spend regularly成本◆We are working with suppliers to cut costs by 30%.我们正与供应商商量将成本削减 30%。◆They have stopped manufacturing in the UK due to high labour costs.由于劳动力成本高昂，他们已停止在英国制造。◆the costs associated with launching a new line of clothing与推出新系列服装有关的成本  ➡  cost-cutting ⨁to cut / lower / reduce / slash costs削减／降低／减少／大幅度降低成本 ⨁ to contain / control / pay costs控制／支付成本 ⨁ to keep costs down / low / under control降低成本；控制成本 ⨁ high / escalating / increasing / mounting / rising costs高昂的／逐渐增加的／不断提高的／不断增加的／持续上涨的成本 ⨁ falling / low costs不断降低的／低成本 ⨁ labour / manufacturing / production costs劳动力／制造／生产成本 (Accounting 会计) [countable] a large amount of money that a company has to pay, which affects its financial results（公司必须支付的）成本，费用，开支◆The figure will be treated as an extraordinary cost (= not connected with normal business activities) in the profit-and-loss account for 2005. 在 2005 年的损益账上，这数字将被作为非经常成本（与正常商务活动无关的成本）来处理。◆Profits fell by 7% before (= without considering) exceptional costs.若不考虑特殊费用，利润下降了 7%。 [uncountable] the amount of money that is paid to produce sth; the price that sb pays for goods they are going to sell（生产）成本；成本价◆Sales of computers dropped 30% and manufacturers were forced to sell their products below cost.计算机销售量下降了 30%，厂商被迫低于成本出售产品。◆The group has offered to provide the drugs to developing nations at cost.集团主动提出按成本价向发展中国家提供药品。 SYN cost price (Law 法律) costs (also ˈcourt costs) [plural] the amount of money that sb is ordered or agrees to pay for lawyers, etc. in a legal case诉讼费用◆The defendant was ordered to pay €5 000 in costs.被告被责令缴纳 5 000 欧元诉讼费。 acquisition cost conversion cost current cost customer acquisition cost depreciated cost direct cost employment costs factor cost factory cost first cost fixed cost hard costs high-cost historic cost historical cost holding cost indirect cost legal costs low-cost marginal cost operating cost opportunity cost prime cost replacement cost restructuring cost running cost selling cost social cost soft costs sunk cost transaction costs unit cost variable cost