这道英语选择题为什么是cost?He was often late for work,and that finally ____ his job.A.cost B.lost答案为cost 为什么lost不可以呢?表示付出代价吗?lost在此处引申表示失去不可以吗?除此以外 cost 和 lose还有没

这道英语选择题为什么是cost?He was often late for work,and that finally ____ his job.A.cost B.lost答案为cost 为什么lost不可以呢?表示付出代价吗?lost在此处引申表示失去不可以吗?除此以外 cost 和 lose还有没
这道英语选择题为什么是cost?
He was often late for work,and that finally ____ his job.
A.cost B.lost
答案为cost 为什么lost不可以呢?
表示付出代价吗?
lost在此处引申表示失去不可以吗?
除此以外 cost 和 lose还有没有别的意思?

这道英语选择题为什么是cost?He was often late for work,and that finally ____ his job.A.cost B.lost答案为cost 为什么lost不可以呢?表示付出代价吗?lost在此处引申表示失去不可以吗?除此以外 cost 和 lose还有没
LOST 的主语是人
cost 的主语是物
cost [kɔst]
n.
1. 价钱,价格；代价；费用；成本2. 牺牲,损失3. 支出,花费,开支4. [用复数]【法律】诉讼费(尤指判处败方偿付胜方的诉讼费用)
vt.
1. 花费；价格为；值：例句: It must cost a good deal to live here.
住在这里一定要花很多钱的.2. 使付出；使损失,使失去：例句: Careless driving cost him his life.
开车不小心使他丧了命.3. 需(努力)；费(事)：例句: Courtesy costs little and means much.
礼貌不费事,意义却很大.4. costed, costing 估计…的成本：例句: The work was costed by the engineer at $50,000.
这项工程据工程师估价为50 000美元.
vi.
1. 估计成本：例句: We want a man who must be able to cost.
我们需要一个能计算成本的人.2. 需要花费,需要付出高昂代价：例句: The furniture in the living room really costs.
起居室里的这套家具真花了不少钱.
短语
1. at all costs不惜任何代价,无论如何2. at any cost=at all costs3. at cost按原价,照成本4. at the cost of以…为代价5. cost someone dear (或 dearly)使某人付出沉重代价,使某人大受损失6. cost what it may不惜任何代价,无论如何7. count the cost(做事前)权衡利害得失；估计不利条件8. to one's cost吃了苦头之后才…,由于付了代价才…
变形:
vt.cost或costedcosting
a.
1. 弄丢的,遗失的
The lost ring was never found.
遗失的戒指再也没有找到.
2. 迷途的
He took the lost child to the policeman.
他把迷路的小孩领到警察那里.
3. 逝去的;丧失的
She felt great grief over her lost youth.
她对逝去的青春感到极大的悲伤.
4. 错过的;浪费掉的;输掉的
We must make up for the lost time.
我们必须弥补失去的时间.
5. 灭亡的;被破坏的;死的
That ship and all hands on board were lost on the reef.
那条船连同全体船员都触礁遇难了.
6. 未注意的;漠视的[F][(+to)]
He was reading a novel, completely lost to the world.
他在读一本小说,对周围的事毫无感觉.
7. 无影响力的[F][(+on/upon)]
Your kindness is not lost upon me.
你的好意我是不会忘却的.

that指代前面整个句子,这件事cost他的工作，用He lost his job

cost在这里是使丧失的意思。句意：他经常上班迟到，这终于使他丧失了工作。cost的主语必须是物，lost的主语必须是人，所以这里不能用lost。

答案错了，应该是lost。