costly

costly /'kɔstli/
  • tính từ
    • đắt tiền, quý giá
      • costly furniture: đồ đạc đắc tiền
    • tốn tiền, hao tiền tốn của; tai hại
      • a costly war: một cuộc chiến tranh hao tiền tốn của
 đắt giá
 quý giá

Xem thêm: dearly-won, dear(p), high-priced, pricey, pricy



costly

Từ điển Collocation

costly adj.

VERBS be, prove

ADV. enormously, exceptionally, excessively, extremely, very | increasingly | fairly, pretty, quite, rather | potentially | relatively

PREP. for The six-month delay will be costly for the company. | in This process is costly in computer time. | in terms of These teaching methods are too costly in terms of staff resources. | to These measures could be costly to employers.

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • entailing great loss or sacrifice; dearly-won

    a dearly-won victory

  • having a high price; dear(p), high-priced, pricey, pricy

    costly jewelry

    high-priced merchandise

    much too dear for my pocketbook

    a pricey restaurant

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

costlier|costliest
ant.: cheap