1、及物动词用法:
(1)花费;价格为;值:
例句:It must cost a good deal to live here.
住在这里一定要花很多钱的。
(2)使付出;使损失,使失去:
例句:Careless driving cost him his life.
开车不小心使他丧了命。
(3)需(努力);费(事):
例句:Courtesy costs little and means much.
礼貌不费事,意义却很大。
(4)costed,costing 估计…的成本:
例句:The work was costed by the engineer at $50,000.
这项工程据工程师估价为50000美元。
2、不及物动词用法:
(1)估计成本:
例句:We want a man who must be able to cost.
我们需要一个能计算成本的人。
(2)需要花费,需要付出高昂代价:
例句:The furniture in the living room really costs.
起居室里的这套家具真花了不少钱。
3、cost作为名词使用时,意思有价钱、费用、支出等等。