spend/cost/take.导航词义：花费

1. spend:v. 花费.普通用词，指花费金钱、时间、精力等，主语通常为人或机构，常用于 spend sth on sth/(in) doing sth 结构中。

She spent 600 dollars on the watch.

她买这块手表花了600美元。

I love to cook, but I don't feel like spending the energy to do it every day.

我喜欢烹饪，但不愿意每天都花精力去做。

Apart from school work, he spends his spare time (in) singing and angling.

除了做学校功课之外，业余时间他喜爱唱歌和钓鱼。

2. cost:v. 花费.主语通常为事物，可后接双宾语，通常不用被动语态。

The new house cost me a lot of money.

新房子花了我好多钱。

His error will cost him points on the test.

他的失误会使他在测验中丢分。

Dangerous driving could cost you your life.

开车不注意安全会有生命危险。

3. take:v. 花费.主语可以是人，也可以是事物，通常以 it 作形式主语，可后接双宾语。

It took me an hour to come here.

到这里来花了我一个小时。

It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.

也许要花很长时间才能找到解决该问题的办法。

The alterations to your coat will take a week or so.

改你的外套需要一个星期左右。

He took half an hour to solve the riddle.

他用了半个小时猜出谜底。

全部

1·It cost him five hundred quid.

它花费了他500英磅。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·Success has cost him dearly.

他为成功付出了高昂的代价。《牛津词典》

3·The cost ran into the thousands.

成本达到千位数。《牛津词典》

4·The cost includes transit.

成本中包括运费。《牛津词典》

5·The cost given is only approximate.

所列成本仅系约计。《牛津词典》

6·The cost was negligible.

费用不大，无关紧要。《牛津词典》

7·The project cost a shedload of money.

这个项目花费了一大笔钱。《牛津词典》

8·Training is an investment not a cost.

培训是一种投资而不是一种花费。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

9·The cost of living has risen sharply.

生活费用已急剧上涨。《牛津词典》

10·It cost in the neighbourhood of $500.

这大约花费了500元。《牛津词典》

成本

1·The cost includes transit.

成本中包括运费。《牛津词典》

2·The cost ran into the thousands.

成本达到千位数。《牛津词典》

3·The cost given is only approximate.

所列成本仅系约计。《牛津词典》

4·What does this mean in terms of cost?

这在成本上意味着什么？《牛津词典》

5·And again, we must think of the cost.

再说，我们必须考虑成本。《牛津词典》

费用

1·The cost of living has risen sharply.

生活费用已急剧上涨。《牛津词典》

2·The full cost of the wedding fell on us.

整个婚礼费用由我们负担了。《牛津词典》

3·Don't worry about the cost—I'll treat you.

别担心费用，我来替你付。《牛津词典》

4·The cost of living has increased dramatically.

生活费用已大幅增长了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·All donations go toward the cost of warehousing.

所有捐款都用作仓库贮存费用。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

代价

1·Success has cost him dearly.

他为成功付出了高昂的代价。《牛津词典》

2·The cost in terms of human life was high.

付出了很大的生命代价。《牛津词典》

3·That one mistake has cost him dear over the years.

那一个差错使他多年来付出了沉重的代价。《牛津词典》

4·We must deal with threats to our national security regardless of the cost.

我们要不惜一切代价来应对损害我们国家安全的威胁。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·What's it going to cost us, not just in terms of money, but in terms of lives?

它将让我们付出什么代价，不仅在钱的方面，而且还在生命方面？《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

花费

1·It cost him five hundred quid.

它花费了他500英磅。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·The project cost a shedload of money.

这个项目花费了一大笔钱。《牛津词典》

3·It cost in the neighbourhood of $500.

这大约花费了500元。《牛津词典》

4·Training is an investment not a cost.

培训是一种投资而不是一种花费。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·That would probably cost you about fifty bucks.

那可能会花费你大约五十美元。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

造价

1·The project which began in 2007 is supposed to cost a total of 8,000,000,000 dollars.

该项目始于2007年，预计总造价为80亿美元。

2·The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes while also producing less noise and emitting less pollution.

这架飞机造价2500万英镑，可以比大型喷气式飞机承载更重的载荷，同时产生更少的噪音，排放更少的污染。

3·The cost of the building amounts to 10000 yuan.

这屋的造价合计一万元。《新英汉大辞典》

4·IGCC plants can cost as much as three times a conventional coal plant while adding CCS technology can double the cost of the electricity produced.

相比传统燃煤机组，IGCC机组的造价可达到三倍左右，如果再应用CCS技术，发电成本则是燃煤机组的两倍。

5·As someone who has travelled on the TGV, I can say that it is a remarkable train and it may very well create so much convenience for French commuters that it justifies its considerable cost.

正如乘座过TGV的人那样，我会说它是一辆卓越的火车，并且它给法国乘客提供的巨大便利，可能使其相对来说的高造价变得合理并可以被人们所接受。

损失

1·Experts say the cost of the industrial action will be hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.

专家们说劳工运动的损失将达十万美元或更多。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·In March Mr. Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs.

3月时萨利纳斯先生关闭了该市的炼油厂，损失了5亿美元和5000个工作岗位。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·As the cost to everyone else has become clearer, politicians have begun to clamp down.

由于所有人的损失已变得日益明显，政客们开始采取强硬手段。

4·In 2018 alone, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, mudslides, and other natural disasters cost at least $49 billion in the United States.

仅2018年这一年，山火、火山爆发、飓风、泥石流和其他自然灾害就给美国造成了至少490亿美元的损失。

5·If you are choosing to do so, it will be at their own cost.

如果你们选择这样做，那将是你们自己的损失。

耗费

1·Downtime in Hollywood can cost a lot of money.

好莱坞的工间休息会耗费不少钱。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·This makes the total cost of the bulb and energy $27.

这使得灯泡和电量的总耗费升为$27。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·Downtime due to worm removal from networks cost close to $450 million.

由于停机查杀网络病毒而造成的耗费接近4.5亿美元。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences but they would certainly cost the taxpayers much money.

死刑的替代选择是较长的刑期，但这肯定会耗费纳税人很多钱。

5·There are far too many companies still delaying creating a lean and green business system, arguing that it will cost money or require sizable capital investments.

有太多的公司仍在拖延建立一个精简且绿色的商业体系，它们辩称，这将耗费资金或需要大量的资本投资。

费

1·That dress must have cost a bomb!

那条连衣裙所费不菲吧！《牛津词典》

2·The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages.

制服费将从你的工资中扣除。《牛津词典》

3·You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance.

你本可以从你的保险中索取旅馆住房费。《牛津词典》

4·The project is on such a gigantic scale that the cost is hard to calculate.

工程浩大， 所费不赀。《新英汉大辞典》

5·The overall cost of entry — taking into account the cost of training needed only a decade ago and now no longer necessary — has not so much dropped as evaporated.

考虑到十年前你还需要花费受训费而现在那已经不需要了，网络的入场费就像被蒸发掉一样，所剩无几。

价值

1·A cup of rice which cost thirty cents a few weeks ago is now being sold for up to one dollar.

几周前价值30美分的1杯米如今卖到了1美元。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·Only those with deep pockets, however, could afford the $25,000 cost of each device.

不过，只有那些家财万贯的人才能买得起每台价值25，000美元的计算机。

3·For example, someone shopping at a supermarket might weigh the cost of an item and the quality to decide whether or not to purchase it.

比如，有人到超市买东西，他可能会衡量物品价值和质量，后作出决定是不是要买这件东西。

4·We often buy things without really thinking about what we’re doing or what they really cost.

买东西的时候，我们经常不思考，不明白它们的真正价值是什么。

5·Today it is the wealthiest enclave in the country, with gaudy, grandiose mansions that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

如今它是这个国家最富裕的地区，拥有价值数十万美元，华丽而宏伟的高楼大宅。

(1)the cost of以…为代价

(1)low cost低成本，廉价的

(1)production cost生产成本

(1)at the cost of以…为代价

(1)cost control成本控制

(1)cost management成本管理