costly
英 [ˈkɒstli] 美 [ˈkɔstli]

adj.

昂贵的；代价高的；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 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.)

1. 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。
2. 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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Sheldon BC, Verhulst SE. Ecological immunology: costly parasite defences and trade-offs in evolutionary ecology. Trends Ecol Evol 11...