| 单词 | costly |
| 释义 | cost·ly 1. < they are clad in very costly robes of silk; they are girdled like queens — Lafcadio Hearn > 2. < to encourage me in litigation and to make it as protracted and costly as he can — G.B.Shaw > 3. < costly entertainment > < costly habits > Synonyms: < the curtains and upholstery of the chairs and sofas and the hangings of my bed are of the costliest and most beautiful fabrics, and must have been of fabulous value when they were made — Bram Stoker > < walls, columns, and arches seem a quarry of precious stones, so beautiful and costly are the marbles with which they are inlaid — Nathaniel Hawthorne > expensive may imply a cost above a purchaser's means or above intrinsic valuation < the father was unable to give the child as expensive an education as he had desired — J.A.Froude > dear indicates a high cost, often one greatly increased because of scarcities < the lively affection seamen have for strong drink is well known; but in the South Seas, where it is so seldom to be had, a thoroughbred sailor deems scarcely any price too dear which will purchase his darling “tot” — Herman Melville > valuable may suggest hope or chance or great gain or usefulness or of high price in sale or exchange < how valuable these lands were to become Congress could hardly guess, nor did it suspect that the grants in the northern part of the state were to be worth millions in timber and iron — American Guide Series: Minnesota > precious may stress extremely great value, often value brought about by rareness or scarcity < a precious thing, a treasure beyond diamonds or rubies — Jack London > < we of the Bounty's launch had been so accustomed to thinking of wine and spirits as the most precious of commodities, to be taken only a spoonful at a time — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall > In other than monetary matters, these words keep more or less the same connotations costly, dear, and expensive may describe great expenditure of resources, materials, or effort < in order to finance the ever more costly equipment and maintenance of the new paid soldiery, the rulers of Europe had recourse to the financier — Lewis Mumford > < their stout resistance was destined to cost them dear … many thousand citizens were ruined, many millions of property confiscated — J.L.Motley > dear and precious are often used in matters of emotion < and measureless sweet I deem her, and dear she is to mine eyes — William Morris > < his child, his precious possession — W.F.de Morgan > < precious Savior, still our refuge — Joseph Scriven > valuable often describes things or conditions quite advantageous or useful < that the release of the information at the time it is received will not prove valuable to the enemy — F.D.Roosevelt > invaluable and priceless may decribe any thing or condition of such great worth that evaluation is practically impossible < this invaluable liquor was of a pale golden hue, like other of the rarest Italian wines — Nathaniel Hawthorne > < control of the sea was a priceless asset to the Union, the navy maintained communications with Europe, cut off those of the South, captured important coastal cities — S.E.Morison & H.S.Commager > |
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