costly

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đắt đỏ, đắt tiền

BrE /ˈkɒstli/ AmE /ˈkɑːstli/

adjective en → vi

1 EXPENSIVE [attributive / predicative] B1

Đắt đỏ, đắt tiền

costing a lot of money; expensive

  • a costly item/service

Collocations costly repairs · costly mistakes

  • The new car was very costly.

    Chiếc xe mới rất đắt tiền.

2 CONSEQUENCES [attributive / predicative] B2

Đắt đỏ về mặt hậu quả, tốn kém về thời gian hoặc công sức

having serious or harmful consequences; expensive in terms of time, effort, etc.

  • costly mistakes/errors

Collocations costly lessons · costly experiments

  • The experiment was costly in terms of time and resources.

    Cuộc thí nghiệm tốn kém về mặt thời gian và nguồn lực.