cost (A1)
カタカナ: コスト
IPA: /kɒst/
Definition
The amount of money, time, or effort needed to get or do something. As a noun: 'the cost of living'. As a verb: 'It costs $10.' Note: 'cost' as a verb is irregular — past tense is also 'cost', not 'costed'.
意味: 何かを得るために必要なお金・時間・努力の量。名詞として:「the cost of living(生活費)」。動詞として:「It costs $10.(10ドルかかります)」。注意:動詞「cost」の過去形は「cost」のまま(「costed」ではない)。
Examples / 例文
これはいくらですか? — How much does this cost?
生活費が上がっています。 — The cost of living is rising.
プロジェクトにはかなりの費用がかかりました。 — The project cost a lot.
Cost の日本語訳
Japanese translations of Cost:
How to Use Cost
- how much does it cost? (question)
- いくらですか? — "How much does a cup of coffee cost here?"
- cost of living (fixed phrase)
- 生活費 — "The cost of living in Tokyo is high."
- at all costs (idiom)
- いかなる犠牲を払っても — "We must win at all costs."
- cost X a lot (verb phrase)
- Xに大きな損失を与える — "The delay cost the company a lot."
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