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cost the earth

/kɒst ði ɜːθ/
phrase★中级💡 价格极其昂贵◆成语
◆ 真正含义
形容某物的价格极其昂贵,超出了合理或负担得起的范围,带有夸张和不满的语气。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是"花费整个地球的价值",即某物的价格高到相当于地球的总价值。
字面拆解
cost花费+the earth地球(作为整体资源的象征)
◇ 意境
想象地球被当作一件无价之宝(如钻石或黄金),其"价值"远超任何商品的实际价格,用于强调"天价"的夸张效果。
◈ 使用场景
在朋友聚会时,有人抱怨说:"这家餐厅的菜单简直是天价,一盘沙拉都要500元!"("The menu in this restaurant costs the earth — a salad costs 500 yuan!")
◉ 文化注释
该短语反映了英语国家对"地球作为稀缺资源"的隐喻性理解,常用于日常对话中表达强烈情绪。
非正式

价格极其昂贵,远超合理范围

Buying a house in the city center costs the earth these days.

如今在市中心买房简直贵得离谱。

The concert tickets cost the earth, but it was worth every penny.

音乐会门票贵得要命,但物有所值。

💡

常用于强调某物价格过高,带有夸张语气。

搭配

cost the earth to do something做某事要花费极高代价

同义词

cost an arm and a legcost a fortunebreak the bank

反义词

be cheapbe affordable

相关短语

cost a pretty penny成语
价格昂贵
pay through the nose成语
付出高昂代价

💡专业提示

记忆技巧

将"cost the earth"与"价格贵得离谱"联系起来,想象"地球"作为极其稀缺的资源(如黄金或钻石)来强化夸张效果。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

仅用于强调价格过高,不适用于描述其他类型的"代价"(如时间或精力)。例如:"The project cost the earth in time." 是不正确的用法。

📖词源

该短语起源于20世纪初的英语口语,通过夸张的比喻(如"花费整个地球的价值")来强调极高的成本。

📝用法说明

常用于非正式场合,表达强烈的不满或惊讶。主语通常是某物的价格而非人。

单词拆解

cost
花费
verb
+
the earth
地球(作为极其珍贵的象征)
noun phrase
英汉词典

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