"costs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 花费
• 价钱

Definition

这是动词 'cost' 的第三人称单数形式，表示某物有某个价格，或表示做某事需要付出金钱、时间、精力等代价。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Costs' 最常用于表示价格（'It costs $10'）以及代价或损失（'It costs time', 'It costs too much'）。这个意思的过去式通常也是 'cost'，不是 'costed'。常见搭配有：'costs money', 'costs a lot', 'costs too much', 'costs me/us'。

Examples

This bag costs twenty dollars.

这个包**花费**二十美元。

It costs too much to eat out every day.

每天在外面吃饭**花费**太多。

Being late costs him time.

迟到**让他付出**时间代价。

Fixing the car costs more than I expected.

修车**花费**比我预想的更多。

This decision costs us a lot, but we have no choice.

这个决定**让我们付出**很大代价，但我们别无选择。

Everyone wants fast delivery, but that costs money.

每个人都想要快速送达，但那**花费**钱。