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  4. be costly

be costly

/biː ˈkɒstli/
花费昂贵

Renovating the old house will be costly.

翻新这栋老房子将会花费昂贵。


金融
正式

指某事物需要花费大量金钱或资源,通常用于强调经济上的负担或代价。

Medical treatments for rare diseases can be costly.

治疗罕见疾病的医疗费用可能非常昂贵。

The project was abandoned because it would be too costly.

该项目因成本过高而被放弃。

通常用于正式场合,如商业、金融或政策讨论中。

搭配

be costly to对某人来说花费昂贵be costly in在某方面花费昂贵

同义词

be expensivebe high-pricedbe pricey

反义词

be cheapbe affordablebe inexpensive

相关短语

cost an arm and a leg成语
非常昂贵
break the bank成语
花费巨大,超出预算

专业提示

用法提示

在正式场合中,'be costly' 通常用于强调经济上的负担或代价,而非简单的价格描述。

黄金法则

关键规则

在商业或金融讨论中,'be costly' 通常用于强调长期或整体的经济影响,而非单次支出。

词源

源自英语 'costly'(昂贵的),与 'cost'(成本)同源,强调经济上的负担。

用法说明

通常用于正式或商业场合,强调经济上的负担或代价。

单词拆解

be
是
verb
+
costly
昂贵的
adjective
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