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adj. 昂贵的；代价高的
n. (Costly)人名；(英)科斯特利
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
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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costly (adj.)
late 14c., from cost + -ly (1). Earlier formation with the same sense were costful (mid-13c.), costious (mid-14c.).
1. Choices made today may be costly or impossible to reverse in the future.
今天所做出的选择可能是高代价的，或者在未来是不可逆转的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. a costly dalliance with the stock market
玩弄股市的昂贵代价((玩股票而被套牢))
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. Conversion of your heating system from coal to gas will be costly.
你把暖气系统由烧煤改造成烧瓦斯会花好多钱。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. May 22 and 23 were costly days for the Navy.
5月22日和23日，是我海军损失惨重的日子。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. Intervention by central banks became very costly.
由中央银行干预的代价很大。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. His obese figure arrayed in costly apparel.
他的肥胖的身躯穿着一身考究的服装。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. A zoo is a very costly establishment.
动物园是一个花费极大的机构。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. In the little frontier city of Chaparosa, Longley built a costly residence.
朗利在边疆小城查帕罗萨盖了一幢豪华的住宅。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. It is less costly to freight merchandise than to mail it.
货运商品比邮寄省钱。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
10. This dialog is asking you to make an irreversible and potentially costly decision based on no information whatsoever!
这个对话框要求我们在没有任何信息的基础上，做出可能会花很长时间而不能撤销的决定。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
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