COST - Translation from English into Chinese

How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already PONS Pur or PONS Translate Pro subscriber?

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

Subscribe now

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur .

We process your data to deliver content or advertisements and measure the delivery of such content or advertisements to extract insights about our website. We share this information with our partners on the basis of consent and legitimate interest. You may exercise your right to consent or object to a legitimate interest, based on a specific purpose below or at a partner level in the link under each purpose. These choices will be signaled to our vendors participating in the Transparency and Consent Framework.

Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website, for one or several of the purposes presented here.

Advertising and content can be personalised based on your profile. Your activity on this service can be used to build or improve a profile about you for personalised advertising and content. Advertising and content performance can be measured. Reports can be generated based on your activity and those of others. Your activity on this service can help develop and improve products and services.

I. cost <cost> [kɒst] VB trans, intr

1. cost:

cost: 价格为 jiàgé wéi

cost: (使)花费 huāfèi

The phone cost him ＄100.: 这部电话花了他100美元。

2. cost:

cost: (使)付出代价 fùchū dàijià

cost: (使)丧失 sàngshī

The accident cost him his life.: 那事故送了他的命。

II. cost <cost> [kɒst] N

1. cost:

cost: 成本 chéngběn

cost: 费用 fèiyòng

cost of living: 生活费用

2. cost:

cost: 代价 dàijià

cost <cost> [kɒst]

at all costs [or at any cost]: 不惜任何代价 bùxī rènhé dàijià

at the cost of: 以…为代价 yǐ…wéi dàijià

count the cost: 事先权衡利害得失 shìxiān quánhéng lìhài déshī

boarding cost N

boarding cost: 膳宿费 shànsùfèi

Present
I	cost
you	cost
he/she/it	costs
we	cost
you	cost
they	cost

Past
I	cost
you	cost
he/she/it	cost
we	cost
you	cost
they	cost

Present Perfect
I	have	cost
you	have	cost
he/she/it	has	cost
we	have	cost
you	have	cost
they	have	cost

Past Perfect
I	had	cost
you	had	cost
he/she/it	had	cost
we	had	cost
you	had	cost
they	had	cost

See further verb tables

PONS OpenDict

Would you like to add a word, a phrase or a translation?

We'd love you to send us a new entry for PONS OpenDict. The submitted suggestions are reviewed by the PONS editorial team and incorporated into the results accordingly.

Add entry

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

at the cost of: 以…为代价 yǐ…wéi dàijià

cost of living: 生活费用

split the cost: 分担成本

count the cost: 事先权衡利害得失 shìxiān quánhéng lìhài déshī

bear the cost: 负担费用

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

This was due to rising costs for fuel, veterinary fees and private boarding costs incurred where there was no room at its centres to care for animals.

www.dailymail.co.uk

You can argue the case for the boarding costs.

www.irishexaminer.com

But the new boarding hostel has washing machines because outsourcing the laundry would make the boarding costs prohibitive.

www.jamaicaobserver.com