v (1)值，花费(require the payment of;have (an amount of money) as a price) [I，L+n/prep][少用prog]：How much/What does it～? 这值多少钱? The camera～me too much/$1000.这照相机花了我太多的钱/1000美元。A house～s a lot of money to build.房子要花很多钱才能建得起。It～s him a great deal to live here.住在这儿要花他很多钱。

(2)使失去(丧失，付出代价)，需要付出努力或牺牲 (result in the loss of (sth);require a certain effort or sacrifice)[I，L+n/prep][少用prog]：How dear the lesson～s!这个教训的代价多大啊!Careless driving/Crime/The heroic deed ～him his life.驾车粗心大意/犯罪/英勇行为使他丧生。His continual lateness/His scandal/The mistake/The strike～him his job (career).经常迟到/丑闻/错误/罢工使他失去了工作(职业)。The battle～1000 men/lives.那一仗损兵1000/以1000条人命为代价。It～him much to get the job.得到那份工作让他付出了很大代价。Compiling the dictionary～me a lot of work/much time.编这本词典我付出了大量劳动/许多时间。

(3)代价昂贵(be costly for(sb))[T+n，无pass](infml)(尤BrE)：That mistake will certainly～you.那错误肯定会让你付出代价。It will～you to go by plane.乘飞机将很费你的钱。〖同〗harm，injure，hurt，burden;

(4)估价(成本)(work out the probable or likely cost of sth)[T+n]：～the work at ￡2 per unit估计这活儿每件两英镑;It will take some complicated calculations to～this project. 估计这项目的成本得进行一些复杂的计算。

→′costing n 估价;

n (1)费用，价钱(price (to be) paid for goods or services)[U，C]：What is the～of that book/a European vacation? 那本书/在欧洲度假要多少钱? pay/reduce the～of car repairs 付/降低汽车修理费;The～of school education was high/great.上学费用很高/巨大。The～of living rose rapidly/sharply.生活费用上涨很快/急剧。living～s 生活费用;buy sth without regard to～买某物毫不考虑价钱;〖同〗price，charge，expense，worth，value;

(2)代价，成本(sth used，needed，given or lost to obtain sth;effort，loss or sacrifice)[U，a/the～]：save sb at the～of one's own life牺牲自己的生命去救某人;finish a book at the～of one's own health以健康为代价写完一本书;take a firm stand at the～of one's own job冒丢掉自己工作的危险去坚持立场;win a battle at (a) great～in human lives以无数生命为代价赢得一场战斗;complete a project at (a) great～in labour以大量劳动为代价完成一计划;the～of human life生命的代价;the～in time/money付出的时间/金钱;cut down the production～s/the～s of production 降低生产成本;～accountant/clerk/accounting/benefit/price成本会计/会计/核算/效益/价格;〖同〗loss，sacrifice，pain，suffering;

at all costs/at any cost不惜任何代价，无论如何：be determined to obtain one's rights at all～s/any～.决心不惜任何代价去得到权利;

→′costly adj 昂贵的，费钱的;代价巨大的;

【注意】动词cost是 vi，其后表示费用和代价的名词短语不是宾语，而是状语。状语前可有一表人的间接宾语;cost的主语不可为人。

【辨异】cost和price、expense、charge、value与fee的区别见CHARGE。