cost
n. /kɑːst/ A2
费用；代价；成本
The amount of money needed to buy, do, or make.
仙境例句
The price card showed the cost of two tarts, but the Knave of Hearts never paid it.
价格牌上写着两个馅饼的价钱，可红桃杰克从来没付过。
原著这一句
The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen’s absence, and were resting in the shade: however, the moment they saw her, they hurried back to the game, the Queen merely remarking that a moment’s delay would cost them their lives.
趁着王后离开，客人们本来都在树荫下偷懒歇凉；可一见王后回来，大家立刻手忙脚乱地重新开球，因为王后警告过，耽搁片刻就得掉脑袋。
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