costly
昂贵的
常用释义
英音[ ˈkɒstli ]
美音[ ˈkɔːstli ]
变形
比较级:
costlier/more costly
最高级:
costliest/most costly
基本释义
- adj. 昂贵的，值钱的；造成严重损失的，代价大的
- 【名】 （Costly）（英）科斯特利（人名）
考试频率
中考
考频：近六年出现2次
- adj. 昂贵的; 高价的; 代价高的 最常考
高考
考频：近六年出现2次
- adj. 昂贵的; 高价的 最常考
四级
考频：近五年出现4次
- adj. 昂贵的 价值高的 代价高的 最常考
六级
考频：近五年出现3次
- adj. 昂贵的 最常考
考研
考频：近五年出现3次
- a. 昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的 最常考
例句
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1·You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.这样我们就可以避免在用电高峰期建造昂贵的电厂或购买昂贵的电力。
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4·Too long a sentence will take up costly space better used for the violent and unremorseful.太长的句子会占用昂贵的空间，而这些空间可以被更好地用于暴力和无情的人。
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5·To ensure a brilliant college life, you'd better spare time to visit campus, even if it may be costly.为了确保美好的大学生活，你最好抽出时间来参观校园，尽管这可能会比较昂贵。
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6·In Fenchurch Street a fair child, in costly apparel, stood on a stage to welcome his Majesty to the city.在芬切琪街，一个穿着昂贵衣服的漂亮孩子站在舞台上，欢迎国王陛下来到这座城市。
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7·Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance-lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.他们当中的许多人反而成为了那种妨碍民事诉讼的使得侵权制度成为一场代价高昂的噩梦的文件编档员。
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8·Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.他们中的许多人反而成为了妨害诉讼的归档者，这使得侵权制度成为了一场代价高昂的噩梦。
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9·Opponents worry that such expansion would be costly for taxpayers, but advocates say it would save money in the long run.反对者担心这样的扩张会让纳税人付出高昂的代价，但支持者说，从长远来看，这种扩张可以节省资金。
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10·Given that predators can make it costly to beg for food, what benefit do begging nestlings derive from their communications?既然捕食者可以让雏鸟为食物付出巨大代价，那么乞食的雏鸟们到底可以从这种交流方式中得到什么益处呢？
同根词
词根：
cost
词语辨析
precious/costly/dear/expensive/valuable.导航词义：贵重的，昂贵的
precious:adj. 贵重的.强调稀有且价值不菲的。
precious vases
稀世花瓶
There is a crown set with precious jewels in his safe.
他保险箱里有一个嵌满贵重宝石的王冠。
costly:adj. 昂贵的.较正式用词，指花费太多钱的，尤指超过愿意支付的价钱的。
Such a set of furniture would be extremely costly to buy.
买这么一套家具要花很多钱。
He wanted to know how to avoid costly legal proceedings.
他想知道如何避开昂贵的法律诉讼。
dear:adj. 昂贵的.指价格贵的，通常作表语。
Cars are dearer in Britain than in Europe.
汽车在英国比在欧洲要贵。
Everything is so dear now.
现在什么东西都这么贵。
expensive:adj. 昂贵的.强调花钱多、价格高的。
This apartment is too expensive for me to buy.
这套公寓太贵了，我买不起。
They went to the most expensive restaurant in town to celebrate her birthday.
他们去城里最贵的餐馆庆祝她的生日。
valuable:adj. 贵重的.强调十分值钱的。
His wife was wondering where he put their most valuable belongings.
他的妻子很想知道他把他们最值钱的财物放在哪里。
Two valuable paintings were stolen from that museum last night.
那个博物馆昨晚有两幅名贵的画失窃。