2.(lead to the loss of)使付出代价；使损失；使牺牲
The increase will hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs.这一增长将伤害小企业并损失成千上万的就业岗位。
3.past participle costed【商】(estimate cost of)估算…的成本
Drake passed the months in costing an expedition that never sailed.德拉克花了几个月的功夫估算一次远洋航行的成本, 但结果并未真正成行。