at the cost of 丧失,牺牲; 以为代价; 以…代价; 以…为代价,牺牲…而获得; 以什么为代价; 以之为代价
cost n. 1.费用;代价,价格;成本。 2.牺牲;损害,损失。 3.〔pl.〕讼费。 living costs 生活费用,物价。 first [prime, initial] cost生产成本。 at all costs = at any cost 无论如何,不惜任何牺牲。 at cost 照成本。 at sb.'s cost 某人出钱;损及某人。 at the cost of 以…为牺牲,舍…而。 cost and freight 成本加运费〔略作 C.& F.〕。 cost of living 生活费(用)。 cost of living index 物价指数。 cost of operation 管理费用。 count the cost 估计费用;先盘算盘算。 free of cost 免费,(奉)送。 to sb.'s cost 归某人负担,算作某人损失;叫某人受累;某人吃亏后才(as I know to my cost我吃亏后才知道。 I knew it to my cost. 这个我(因吃过苦头)是见而有戒了。 He found to his cost that motoring is dangerous. 他(吃过苦头后才)知道开汽车是危险的)。 vt. (cost; cost) 1.值,要价(苦干);花费,需要。 2.使花费,使损失,牺牲。 3.估定(…的)成本。 vi. 花费,付代价。 It costs five dollars. 值五元,要价五元。 It cost me much labour. 费了我不少劳力。 His ambition cost him his life. 他的野心断送了自己一条命。 cost (sb.) dear(ly) 代价极大,费用极高;闯大祸,吃大亏(If you attempt it, it will cost you dear. 你试试看,一定要吃大亏的)。 cost what it may 不惜任何代价,无论代价多少;无论如何。
After analysising the five factors ( schedule , quality , investment , claim , risk ) which influence the limit point , this paper presents that the clients should decide the time for the construction in accordance with their own characterististics and utilizing benefits , and decide the project quality according to the sum of purchasing costs ( the price of contracts ) and the utilizing costs ( the costs to run and maintain ) , and make it most possible to use supervisim optimal design and construction and to reduce claim and risk , which gives the clients a satisfying project with minimal investmentat the same time , this article tells the contractors how to optimize and make decision to minimize the costs in practice on the basis of meeting the requirment of the clients 在分析了影响极值点的进度、质量、投资、索赔和风险五大因素之后,提出了业主应结合自身的特点,根据工程使用效益来决定工期,根据购置成本(即合同价格)和使用成本(即运行费和维护费)之和来决定工程质量水平,并尽可能通过监理来优化设计、优化施工,减少索赔和风险,使业主最终既能得到满意的工程,又能使总资金投入最小。同时,也指出承包商应如何在满足业主要求的前提下,进行优化和决策,使实际发生的成本最小。