詞彙精選：costly的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

昂貴的；代價高的

例句：

That's as much as the output of a costly converter, thirty feet high. Really wonderful!

那等於一座高30英尺造價昂貴的轉爐的年產量，真了不起！

例句：

Waste of time is the most extravagant and costly of all expenses.

浪費時間是一切花費中最奢侈豪華的費用。

二、詞義辨析：

dear,expensive,costly

這些形容詞都表示物品價格“高的，昂貴的”之意。dear側重指要價過高，或遠高於公道、合理的價格，其反義詞是cheap。expensive指物品的價格超過了它本身所值，或超過了購買者的支付能力。costly指物品價格高，通常是因物品稀少或珍貴所致。

三、參考例句：

His obese figure arrayed in costly apparel.

他的肥胖的身軀穿着一身考究的服裝。

His costly mistake resulted in severe loss.

他的嚴重的錯誤導致了重大的損失。

The war was both costly and unpopular.

這場戰爭既費錢又不得人心。

Prevention is always more sensible and less costly than cure.

預防總是比治療更明智，而且花費更少。

The house is too costly for us to buy.

這房子太貴了,我們買不起。

Some of the standards are costly to shipowners.

要達到有些標準對船主來說代價很高。

The castle will undergo extensive and costly renovations.

那城堡要用巨資進行全面整修。

The general's decision to invade was a costly mistake.

將軍作出的入侵決定是個代價慘重的錯誤。

May 22 and 23 were costly days for the Navy.

5月22日和23日，是我海軍損失慘重的日子。

It would be too costly to repair the car.

修理這輛汽車要花很多錢。