adj.(形容词)

1. （价格）昂贵的，贵重的，名贵的，华贵的，考究的，值钱的
2. 奢华的，豪华的，浪费的
3. 价钱高的，花钱多的，费用大的，成本高的，花费大的，耗资巨大
4. 造成损失的，引起困难的
5. 代价高的

adj.(形容词)

1. 昂贵的,代价高的 costing a lot of money; gained or won at a great loss

Adjective:

1. entailing great loss or sacrifice;

   "a dearly-won victory"
   

2. having a high price;

   "costly jewelry"
   "high-priced merchandise"
   "much too dear for my pocketbook"
   "a pricey restaurant"
   

1.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.

e.g. Having professionally made curtains can becostly, 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?

2.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.

e.g. Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim andcostly mistakes...
心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。
e.g. This sort of scandal in international banking has been politicallycostly.
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。

1. costly的意思

1. 昂贵的, 贵重的：discriminate between 区别 辨别 |costly 昂贵的, 贵重的 | analog inputoperation 模拟输入操作

2. 昂贵的：costliness 高价 |costly 昂贵的 | costmary 艾菊

3. 昂贵的,豪华的：cost 成本,费用,值 |costly 昂贵的,豪华的 | cottage 村舍,别墅

4. 贵重的：tribulation 磨难 |costly 贵重的 | apocryphal 不足凭信的

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

造成重大损失的错误 / 失败

Buying new furniture may prove too costly.

购买新家具可能会花钱太多。

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...

心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。

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?

Creating appropriate learning space does not require costly renovations.

创造适当的学习空间不需要太多费用.

Our rushing is understandable, but costly.

我们整日忙忙碌碌是可以理解的, 但也为此付出了沉重的代价.

Switch arrows and signals of semaphores and transport costly presents from one station to another.

改变动臂信号机箭头方向和信号并运输贵重的礼物从一个站到另一个站.

Vamp fabrics uses leather of high quality complete grain and costly goatskin.

鞋面面料采用高品质全颗粒皮革和奢华的山羊皮.

You have there a new lady's dress. With costly laces, too.

你这里有一件女式新衣裙, 而且镶有名贵的花边.

Excess methodology weight is costly.

方法集中超出的重量代价很高.

It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.

维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵.

It was a costly victory.

那是一次代价很高的胜利.

This dictionary is very useful, only it is a bit costly.

这本词典很有用, 左不过贵了些.

In rural areas the distance between buildings makes infrastructure development costly.

农村地区房屋之间的距离较大,这造成基础设施建设耗费资金.

They bribed him with costly presents.

他们用贵重的礼物贿赂他.

Currently, medicine for sleeping sickness requires a series of rejections injections that are costly and painful.

目前, 治疗昏睡症的药物需要一系列的注射,不仅费用昂贵,病人还要忍受疼痛以及需要住院观察.

But freezing and shipping milk can be costly.

但是冷冻和运输母乳的成本很高.

But other New Year's Eve celebrations can be costly.

但是其他地方的除夕夜庆典就可能会比较昂贵.

Our former process was too costly.

我们上道制造程序成本太高.

But for those who rushed to buy near the top, peace of mind was costly.

但对于那些贸然在高位买进的人来说, 这份心安的代价高昂.

I was rendered timid by the costly nature of their dealings.

我以为他们做的都是大买卖,胆子就变小了.

It was a costly ( or expensive ) error.

那是一次损失很重的错误.

That is a costly house.

那是一座豪华的房子.

An indiscreet remark triggered off a long and costly strike.

一次轻率的讲话导致长时间、代价高昂的罢工.

Buying new furniture may prove too costly.

购买新家具可能会花钱太多。

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。

用作定语～+ n.

1. We need some costly materials.
   我们需要某些价值昂贵的材料。
2. This is the costliest war in our history.
   这是我们历史上付出代价最大的战争。

用作表语S+be+～

1. The victory is costly.
   这一胜利的代价很高。

S+be+～(for sb)+to- v

1. The house is too costly for us to buy.
   这房子太贵了,我们买不起。

～+名词

• costly%20car">costly car昂贵的轿车
• costly%20mistake">costly mistake损失重大的错误
• costly%20strike%E3%80%94war%E3%80%95">costly strike〔war〕代价高昂的罢工〔战争〕
• costly%20business">costly business费钱的事
• costly%20jewels">costly jewels贵重的宝石
• costly%20materials">costly materials昂贵的材料

• To curse the costly sex.

  出自：Dryden

adj.(形容词)

1. costly的基本含意是“昂贵的”,不在于价钱上贵而在于其豪华、精致、珍贵。costly还可用于时间、精力和体力。

adj.(形容词)

costly, dear, expensive

这组词的共同意思是“高贵的”或“昂贵的”。其区别在于:dear指本身并不见得贵,但与同类物品的价格相比而显得“贵”; expensive指虽物有所值,但超出购买者支付能力的“贵”; costly则指物体本身“贵重”,因而价格“昂贵”,常引申指耗费的物质或精力很大。例如:

In the middle of the summer, fresh oranges are dear, but in the winter months they are cheap.仲夏时节的鲜桔很贵,但在冬季的几个月里却很便宜。

We indulged in an expensive supper after the concert.音乐会后我们尽情地享受了一顿昂贵的晚餐。

Selling your house can be a costly and time-consuming business.出售你的房子很可能是费钱耗时的事。

dear，expensive，costly

这些形容词都表示物品价格“高的，昂贵的”之意。

dear侧重指要价过高，或远高于公道、合理的价格，其反义词是cheap。

expensive指物品的价格超过了它本身所值，或超过了购买者的支付能力。

costly指物品价格高，通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。