柯林斯詞典costly /?k?stl?/ (costlier,costliest) 1. ADJ If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay. 昂貴的 Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own? 買專業(yè)制造的窗簾可能很貴，你為什么不自己做呢？ 返回 costly劍橋詞典 costly adjective (EXPENSIVE) expensive , especially too expensive 昂貴的，值錢的 a costly item 一件昂貴的商品 a costly purchase 花大價錢買來的東西 The project was subject to several costly delays /setbacks . 該工程經(jīng)歷了幾次代價昂貴的拖延／挫折。 costly adjective (DAMAGING) involving a lot of loss or damage 造成重大損失（或破壞）的 Building this bridge has already been too costly in terms of lives (= people have been killed while working on it). 就建這座橋付出的生命而言，造這座橋的代價已經(jīng)太高了。 返回 costly