cost of living

英 [kɒst ɒv ˈlɪvɪŋ]

美 [kɔːst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ]

n.  生活费用

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牛津词典

noun

• 生活费用
  the amount of money that people need to pay for food, clothing and somewhere to live
  1. a steady rise in the cost of living
     生活费用的持续上升
  2. the high cost of living in London
     伦敦昂贵的生活费用

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 生活费用;生活成本
  Thecost of livingis the average amount of money that people in a particular place need in order to be able to afford basic food, housing, and clothing.
  1. The cost of living has increased dramatically...
     生活成本大幅上涨。
  2. Companies are moving jobs to towns with a lower cost of living.
     各公司正在把工作岗位转移至生活费用较低的城镇。

英英释义

noun

• average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing)
  1. a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation

双语例句

• Wages are very low in relation to the cost of living.
  相对生活费用来说工资是很低的。
• An inflation forces up the cost of living.
  通货膨胀迫使生活费用飞涨。
• Salaries are high but so is the cost of living.
  薪水是高，但生活开支也大。
• The cost of living has hiked up again.
  生活费用又上涨了。
• In Korea, I think the biggest problem is the cost of living.
  在韩国留学的话，我想最大的问题会是生活费。
• As the wages advanced, so did the cost of living.
  随着工资的提高，生活费用也提高了。
• I halve the cost of living.
  我摊一半生活费用。
• The cost of living had been racing up in the past year.
  去年生活费用一直急剧上涨。
• Companies are moving jobs to towns with a lower cost of living.
  各公司正在把工作岗位转移至生活费用较低的城镇。
• Wages is out of step with the cost of living.
  工资与生活费不成正比。