Cost, Price, Value 你能分得清吗

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Cost, Price, Value

cost     

① n. 价格，价钱，费用（侧重指某项服务、工程等），成本（复数）

at the cost of     以……的费用，造价……

    They built the bridge at a cost of over $600,000.

    I don’t know the costs of these cars.   我不知道这些车的成本是多少。

② vt. 价钱为……，（使）花费（不用于被动语态）

The new car cost him $5,000.

How much did it cost to launch the Hubble telescope into space?

What does this blouse cost, please?    请问, 这件衬衣多少钱?

price   

① n. 价格，价钱（侧重于指某个具体东西或商品的价钱），物价（复数）

How much is that blouse? Let's ask the price.

What’s the price of the dress, please?

Prices are going up again.    物价又上涨了。

② v. 问……的价钱，查明/查询……的价格；给……定价/标价

They priced cars for two days before they bought one.

The dress is priced at $50, but you can have it at $40.

I want to price the bed linen in a few other shops before I buy any.

我想在买床单之前打听几家商店的价格.

value   

① n. 表示抽象的价值或重要性，价值观（复数）

The stolen items were of sentimental, rather than financial value.

被盗物品更具有情感上的涵义,  而不是经济上的价值.

This book is of great value to me.

His values are different from those of mine.

② vt. 尊重，重视

value sth.     认为……有价值

value sth. owned by oneself     敝帚自珍

Value your time.    珍惜时间

If you don’t value my advice, I’ll speak no more.