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| actual cost n | (total price) | SCSimplified Chinese 实际成本 shí jì chéng běn
TCTraditional Chinese 實際成本 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 实际费用 shí jì chéng běn，shí jì fèi yòng |
| | Maintenance fees must be taken into account to determine the actual cost. |
| at any cost adv | (however high the cost may be) | SCSimplified Chinese 不惜任何代价 bù xī rèn hé dài jià |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无论如何 bù xī rèn hé dài jià ，wú lùn rú hé
TCTraditional Chinese 無論如何 |
| | We will win this war at any cost. |
| at great cost adv | (at great financial expense) (一般指经济方面的) | SCSimplified Chinese 以很大的代价 yǐ hěn dà de dài jià |
| at great cost adv | figurative (involving great sacrifice or loss) | SCSimplified Chinese 花了很大的代价，做了很大的牺牲 huā le hěn dà de dài jià，zuò le hěn dà de xī shēng |
| bear the cost v expr | (pay) | SCSimplified Chinese 承担费用 chéng dān fèi yòng
TCTraditional Chinese 承擔費用 |
| | Taxpayers will bear the cost of health care reform. |
| bear the cost of [sth] v expr | (pay) | SCSimplified Chinese 支付...的费用 |
| cost a bomb v expr | UK, figurative, slang (be expensive) | SCSimplified Chinese 昂贵的代价 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 高价 gāo jià
TCTraditional Chinese 高價 |
| cost a bundle v expr | informal (cost a lot of money) | SCSimplified Chinese 费很多钱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 花费一大笔钱 |
| cost a pretty penny v expr | informal, figurative (be expensive) | SCSimplified Chinese 花费很多 huā fèi hěn duō
TCTraditional Chinese 花費很多 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 价格不菲 huā fèi hěn duō，jià gé bù fěi |
| | I bet that dress cost a pretty penny. |
| cost accounting n | (costing: tracking business costs) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本会计 chéng běn kuài jì
TCTraditional Chinese 成本會計 |
| cost an arm and a leg v expr | figurative, informal (be expensive) | SCSimplified Chinese 价格昂贵 |
| | Don't drop my phone; it cost an arm and a leg. |
| cost avoidance n | (measures to reduce expense) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本规避 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 节省成本的方法 |
cost center (US),
cost centre (UK) n | (business) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本中心 |
| cost-cut⇒ vi | (reduce spending) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本削减 |
| cost cut n | (reduction in expenses) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本削减 |
| | The company's profits were boosted last year by cost cuts, including the thousands of redundancies made in January. |
| cost estimates npl | (expenses: projected) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本估算 |
| cost little v expr | (be inexpensive) | SCSimplified Chinese 花费很少 huā fèi hěn shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 花費很少 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 经济实惠 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 便宜
TCTraditional Chinese 便宜 |
| | A first aid kit costs little but can save lives. |
| | 急救包价格便宜，但可以救人的命。 |
| cost little v expr | figurative (require little effort) | SCSimplified Chinese 不太费力 bú tài fèi lì
TCTraditional Chinese 不太費力 |
| | It costs little to be polite. |
| cost money v expr | (be expensive) | SCSimplified Chinese 耗费金钱 hào fèi jīn qián
TCTraditional Chinese 耗費金錢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 费钱 hào fèi jīn qián，fèi qián |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 代价昂贵 |
| | If you want the product delivered tomorrow, it'll cost money. |
| cost nothing v expr | (be free of charge) | SCSimplified Chinese 不花钱 bù huā qián
TCTraditional Chinese 不用花錢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不费分文 bù huā qián，bú fèi fēn wén |
| | If they say it costs nothing, it must be a scam of some kind. |
| | 如果他们说这是完全免费的，那肯定是某种诈骗。 |
| cost nothing v expr | figurative (require no effort) | SCSimplified Chinese 不费吹灰之力 bú fèi chuī huī zhī lì |
| | Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing. |
| cost of borrowing n | (banking: interest rates) (银行业：利率) | SCSimplified Chinese 借贷成本，借款成本 |
| cost of living n | (cost of basic necessities) | SCSimplified Chinese 生活费用 shēng huó fèi yòng
TCTraditional Chinese 生活費用 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 开销 shēng huó fèi yòng，kāi xiāo |
| | The cost of living is outrageous in this city. |
| cost overrun | (finance) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本超支 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 超额成本 |
| cost savings npl | (measures to reduce expense) | SCSimplified Chinese 节省费用 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 成本节约 |
cost sharing,
cost-sharing n | (fee split between two parties) | SCSimplified Chinese 共担费用 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分摊费用 |
| | Health insurance plans have various cost-sharing structures. |
cost-benefit,
cost benefit n as adj | (weighing costs and benefits) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本效益的 |
| cost-conscious adj | (frugal, thrifty) | SCSimplified Chinese 注重节约成本的 |
| cost-cutting n | (business: reduce expenses) | SCSimplified Chinese 削减成本 xuē jiǎn chéng běn |
| cost-cutting adj | (to reduce expenses) | SCSimplified Chinese 削减成本的 |
cost-effective,
cost effective adj | (providing value for money) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本效益高的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 低成本高效益的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 划算的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | It wouldn't be cost-effective to turn my hobby into my profession. |
| cost-effectiveness n | (good value for money) | SCSimplified Chinese 性价比 |
| cost-efficiency n | (value for money) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本效益 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有经济效益 |
| cost-efficient adj | (providing value for money) | SCSimplified Chinese 具成本效益的 jù chéng běn xiào yì de |
| cost-plus adj | (pricing: expenses plus profit) (定价) | SCSimplified Chinese 成本加成的 |
| direct cost | (economics) | SCSimplified Chinese 直接成本 zhí jiē chéng běn |
| fixed cost n | often plural (set price or fee) | SCSimplified Chinese 固定费用 gù dìng fèi yòng
TCTraditional Chinese 固定費用 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 固定成本 gù dìng fèi yòng，gù dìng chéng běn |
| | My biggest fixed cost is the rent I pay for the premises. |
| fraction of the cost n | (small part of total price) | SCSimplified Chinese 一小部分费用 |
| | The house painter is quoting $8,000 to paint the house, but we could do it ourselves for a fraction of the cost. |
| free of cost adj | (not requiring payment) | SCSimplified Chinese 免费的 miǎn fèi de
TCTraditional Chinese 免費的 |
| | Anti-pollution measures are never free of cost. |
| high-cost n as adj | (expensive) | SCSimplified Chinese 高成本的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 昂贵的 áng guì de
TCTraditional Chinese 昂貴的 |
| input cost n | (production expenses) (生产费用) | SCSimplified Chinese 投入成本 |
labor costs (US),
labour costs (UK) npl | (cost of paying workers) | SCSimplified Chinese 人工成本，劳动力成本 rén gōng chéng běn |
| | The company tried to reduce labor costs by employing unskilled staff. |
| low cost n | (cheap price) | SCSimplified Chinese 便宜
TCTraditional Chinese 便宜 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 低廉价格 |
| | The tablet's advantages are its low cost and user-friendly design. |
low cost,
low-cost adj | (cheap, budget) | SCSimplified Chinese 低成本的 dī chéng běn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 所费很少的 dī chéng běn de，suǒ fèi hěn shǎo de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | You can save money by booking a low-cost flight. |
| low-cost airline n | (cheap air travel company) | SCSimplified Chinese 低成本航空公司，廉价航空公司 |
| | Steve became a millionaire after setting up a low-cost airline. |
| operating costs npl | (expenses involved in running a business) | SCSimplified Chinese 经营成本 jīng yíng chéng běn
TCTraditional Chinese 經營成本 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 运营费 jīng yíng chéng běn，yùn yíng fèi |
| | They forgot to include operating costs in their initial budget, so their profits were considerably lower than anticipated. |
| opportunity cost n | (cost of giving up alternative) | SCSimplified Chinese 机会成本 |
| | Business decisions often involve calculating the opportunity cost. |
| overhead cost n | (basic business expense) | SCSimplified Chinese 间接费用，间接成本 jiàn jiē fèi yòng，jiàn jiē chéng běn
TCTraditional Chinese 間接成本 |
| regardless of the cost adv | (however high the price) | SCSimplified Chinese 不顾价格 bú gù jià gé
TCTraditional Chinese 不顧價格 |
| | She wanted that fur coat regardless of the cost. |
| regardless of the cost adv | figurative (however bad the consequences) | SCSimplified Chinese 不顾代价 bú gù dài jià
TCTraditional Chinese 不顧代價 |
| | They were determined to win the war regardless of the cost. |
| replacement cost n | (fee to obtain new version of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 替换成本 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 重置成本 |
| running cost n | (amount spent to maintain [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 运行成本 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 维护费用 wéi hù fèi yòng
TCTraditional Chinese 維護費用 |
| | The new refrigerator uses far less electricity, so its running cost is half that of the old one. |
| running costs npl | (business overheads) | SCSimplified Chinese 经营管理费用 jīng yíng guǎn lǐ fèi yòng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 运营成本 |
| | You need to keep your overheads and running costs down. |
| shipping cost n | (overseas delivery charge) (指跨国运输) | SCSimplified Chinese 运费 yùn fèi
TCTraditional Chinese 運費 |
| shipping cost n | (charge for transporting goods) | SCSimplified Chinese 货运费 |
| standard cost n | (usual or average price) | SCSimplified Chinese 标准成本 biāo zhǔn chéng běn
TCTraditional Chinese 標準成本 |
| unit cost n | (price per item) | SCSimplified Chinese 单位成本 dān wèi chéng běn
TCTraditional Chinese 單位成本 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 单位造价 dān wèi chéng běn，dān wèi zào jià |
| whatever the cost adv | (no matter what is required) | SCSimplified Chinese 不计代价 bú jì dài jià
TCTraditional Chinese 不計代價 |
| | We'll try to free the hostage whatever the cost. |