costly
英 [ˈkɒstli]
美 [ˈkɔːstli]
adj. 花钱多的; 昂贵的; 价钱高的; 引起困难的; 造成损失的
Collins.2 / BNC.4943 / COCA.4286
同义词辨析
preciouscostlydearexpensivevaluable【导航词义：贵重的，昂贵的】
preciousadj. 贵重的
〔辨析〕
强调稀有且价值不菲的。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
costlyadj. 昂贵的
〔辨析〕
较正式用词，指花费太多钱的，尤指超过愿意支付的价钱的。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
dearadj. 〈英〉昂贵的
〔辨析〕
指价格贵的，通常作表语。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
expensiveadj. 昂贵的
〔辨析〕
强调花钱多、价格高的。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
valuableadj. 贵重的
〔辨析〕
强调十分值钱的。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
牛津词典
adj.
- 花钱多的；昂贵的；价钱高的
costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay- Buying new furniture may prove too costly.
购买新家具可能会花钱太多。
- Buying new furniture may prove too costly.
- 引起困难的；造成损失的
causing problems or the loss of sth- a costly mistake/failure
造成重大损失的错误 / 失败 - Mining can be costly in terms of lives (= too many people can die) .
采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。
- a costly mistake/failure
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 昂贵的;价格高的
If you say that something iscostly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay.- Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?
既然找专门人员做窗帘非常贵，为什么不自己做呢?
- Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?
- ADJ-GRADED 造成严重损失的;代价大的
If you describe someone's action or mistake ascostly, you mean that it results in a serious disadvantage for them, for example the loss of a large amount of money or the loss of their reputation.- Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes...
心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。 - This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.
国际银行业的这种丑闻一直以来都会造成极其恶劣的政治影响。
- Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes...
英英释义
adj
- having a high price
- costly jewelry
- high-priced merchandise
- much too dear for my pocketbook
- a pricey restaurant
- entailing great loss or sacrifice
- a dearly-won victory
双语例句
- Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗地区，但只持续了10年就无果而终了。 - At the required level of visual verisimilitude, computer animation is costly.
要使电脑动画的视觉效果达到要求的逼真程度，花费会十分昂贵。 - They bribed him with costly presents.
他们用贵重的礼物贿赂他。 - Having curtains made professionally can be costly
找专业公司制作窗帘会非常昂贵。 - All this is costly.
所有这些都代价高昂。 - Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes
心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。 - The proposed regulations are ill-defined and cumbersome and could be unnecessarily costly.
提议的规章制度阐述不清、复杂低效，而且可能会带来不必要的过高花费。 - Costly finishing work is avoided and a maximum quality is ensured.
节省了修正工作并最大程度上保证了质量。 - But the president said it was too costly.
总统说花费这太大了。 - These small promotions were costly and they did nothing to increase his bottom line.
这些小规模的促销活动成本很高，而且对增加他的最终效益没什么贡献。