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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔DELAY〕Any delay in the production process is costly to a company. 生产过程中任何耽误对公司来说都要付出很大的代价。朗文写作活用〔EXPENSIVE〕Buying all those computers was a costly mistake. 购进那些电脑是个代价非常大的错误。朗文写作活用〔PUNISH〕I wanted to make my father pay for his betrayal. 我要让父亲为他的背叛行为付出代价。朗文写作活用〔PUNISH〕I've spent the last three years in jail. I tell you, I've paid for what I did. 过去的三年我是在监狱里度过的。我告诉你，我已为自己所做的付出了代价。朗文写作活用〔PUNISH〕If I ever find out who did this, I'll make them pay! 如果我查出是谁干的，我会让他们付出代价！朗文写作活用〔PUNISH〕People who sell drugs to our children should pay dearly for it. 将毒品卖给孩子的人应当为此付出昂贵的代价。朗文写作活用〔PUNISH〕The prosecution asked jurors to make Mr. Sanderson pay for what he did. 控方请陪审团让桑德森先生为自己的行为付出代价。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕Civilian casualties must be avoided at all costs. 必须不惜一切代价避免平民伤亡。朗文写作活用〔SUFFER〕Ms Gideon has defended her cause at great cost to her personal and political reputation. 吉迪恩女士作出很大的牺牲，以自己的个人声誉和政治信誉为代价捍卫她的事业。朗文写作活用〔SUFFER〕We are now counting the cost of our earlier mistakes. 我们以前所犯的错误，现在要付出代价了。朗文写作活用〔West German〕Many West Germans are anxious about the potential cost of unification.许多西德人都很担忧国家统一的潜在代价。外研社新世纪〔answer for〕He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes.他必须为他的严重罪行付出代价。柯林斯高阶〔arm〕Most people would give their right arm to go to Cambridge!大多数人为了去剑桥大学可以不惜代价！外研社新世纪〔ascent〕It would be wrong to portray his life as a calculated ascent to power at any cost.如果把他的一生描述成不惜任何代价一心想向上爬, 那就错了。外研社新世纪〔at all costs〕He is determined to preserve his reputation at any cost.他决心不惜任何代价维护他的名声。韦氏高阶〔at the expense of〕She acquired power at the expense of friendships.她以牺牲友谊为代价获取了权力。韦氏高阶〔benefit〕The benefits easily outweigh the cost.益处远远超过代价。牛津搭配〔catch up with〕Although he subsequently became a successful businessman, his criminal past caught up with him.尽管他后来成了成功的商人, 他的犯罪前科还是让他付出了代价。外研社新世纪〔clairvoyance〕Poets, painters and creative people know that there is often a high price to pay for their clairvoyance.诗人、画家和有创造力的人知道他们常常需要为自己的洞察力付出很高的代价。外研社新世纪〔conclude〕The report concluded (that) the cheapest option was to close the laboratory.这份报告认为代价最低廉的选择是关闭实验室。牛津高阶〔costly〕Dropping the ball with only seconds left to play was a costly mistake.在只剩几秒钟的时候丢球是个代价惨重的错误。麦克米伦高阶〔costly〕His delay in making a decision could prove costly in the long run.他的优柔寡断长久下去是要付出巨大代价的。朗文当代〔costly〕It proved a costly mistake.事实证明, 这是一个代价惨重的错误。外研社新世纪〔costly〕Some of the standards are costly to shipowners.要达到有些标准对船主来说代价很高。英汉大词典〔cost〕A couple of missed chances in the first half cost them dear.上半场几次错失良机使他们付出了高昂的代价。朗文当代〔cost〕He's determined to win, whatever the cost (=no matter how much work, money, risk etc is needed) .他决心不惜一切代价也要获胜。朗文当代〔cost〕She has finally got the job she wanted, but at great personal cost (= she has had to give up other things that were important to her).她最终得到了想要的那份工作，可是个人付出的代价很大。剑桥高阶〔cost〕She was determined to win at any cost.她决心不惜一切代价要获胜。麦克米伦高阶〔cost〕That one mistake has cost him dear over the years.那一个差错使他多年来付出了沉重的代价。牛津高阶〔cost〕The raid was foiled, but at a cost: an injured officer who was lucky to survive.袭击被挫败了，但也付出了代价：一名警察受了伤，所幸没有生命危险。牛津搭配〔cost〕Winning the war, he believes, was worth the cost in lives.他认为，以流血牺牲为代价赢得这场战争是值得的。韦氏高阶〔dearly〕He drank too much and is paying dearly for it.他现在正为酗酒付出沉重的代价。柯林斯高阶〔dear〕Their opponents made them pay dear for their mistake.他们的对手让他们为所犯的错误付出了惨重的代价。外研社新世纪〔deed〕The prince swore she would be punished for her dastardly deeds.王子发誓说她会为自己的卑鄙行为付出代价。牛津搭配〔die〕Ron nearly died when he heard what it was going to cost.罗恩听到需要付出的代价, 差点儿没背过气去。外研社新世纪〔drop sb/sth like a hot potato〕He dropped the plan like a hot potato when he realized how much it would cost him.当他意识到这个计划的代价后立即就放弃了这个烫手的山芋。剑桥高阶〔exact〕Stress can exact a high price from workers(= can affect them badly).压力可能迫使工人付出昂贵的代价。牛津高阶〔exact〕They exacted a high price for their cooperation.他们为了合作付出了很高的代价。外研社新世纪〔expense〕But skeptics worry that costs may be trimmed at the expense of the patient.但是持怀疑态度的人担心费用的削减会以牺牲病人的利益为代价。柯林斯高阶〔expense〕Everything has been provided tonight – no expense spared .今晚什么都提供了，为此不惜一切代价。朗文当代〔expense〕He built up the business at the expense of his health.他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。牛津高阶〔fallacy〕It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense.这暴露了以长久的环境破坏为代价换取短期工业利益的错误。柯林斯高阶〔flag-waving〕The real costs of the war have been ignored in the flag-waving of recent months.战争的真正代价在近几个月里所表现出的强烈民族情绪中被忽略了。柯林斯高阶〔folly〕A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.费力不讨好的事：一项具有一个荒谬或毁灭性结果的代价很高的任务美国传统〔get〕Whatever you do, you get out as much as you put in.不论做什么,你花多少代价就获得多少成果。英汉大词典〔give anything〕I'd give anything to be able to sing like that! 要是能唱得那么好，我愿意付出任何代价！韦氏高阶〔give〕I gave it to him for $3.我以3块钱的代价把那东西卖给他了。英汉大词典〔grasp〕He had not fully grasped the fact that he was the one who would pay for all this.他还没有完全明白他要独自承担这一切代价。牛津搭配〔heavy〕It is a heavy burden for one person to bear.它是常人难以承受的代价。韦氏高阶〔heavy〕They are paying a heavy price for their mistakes.他们正为所犯的错误付出高昂的代价。韦氏高阶〔high〕The cost in terms of human life was h igh.付出了很大的生命代价。牛津高阶〔indiscretion〕Occasionally they paid for their indiscretion with their lives.有时他们要为自己的轻率付出生命的代价。外研社新世纪〔life〕Cuts to the ambulance service could cost lives (=people could die) .减少救护车服务可能会以生命为代价。朗文当代〔long〕Cutting jobs could be more expensive in the long run if we have to hire freelancers.如果我们不得不聘请自由职业者的话，精简职位的代价从长远来看可能更高。麦克米伦高阶〔mistake〕Ordinary people are paying for the government's mistakes.老百姓在为政府的失误付出代价。牛津搭配〔obstinacy〕The British are paying a price for their obstinacy.英国人为其固执付出了代价。外研社新世纪〔pay a heavy/high/steep (etc.) price〕She paid a heavy price for telling the truth.她为讲真话付出了沉重的代价。韦氏高阶〔pay a heavy/high/steep (etc.) price〕Someone has to pay the penalty for these mistakes.有人要为这些错误付出代价。韦氏高阶〔pay sb back〕He swore he'd pay her back for all she'd done to him.他发誓要让她为对自己所做的一切付出代价。剑桥高阶〔pay〕Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve.英国将为缺乏决心付出惨痛的代价。柯林斯高阶〔pay〕He will pay dearly for what he did.他将为自己的所作所为付出高昂的代价。牛津搭配〔pay〕One day you will all pay the price for your selfish behaviour.总有一天你会为你自私的行为付出代价的。麦克米伦高阶〔pay〕She feels it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house.她觉得，和住在这套令人愉快的房子里的那种快乐相比，这点代价不算大。柯林斯高阶〔price〕Fame comes at a price.出名是有代价的。柯林斯高阶〔price〕Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence.斯洛文尼亚将为独立付出巨大的代价。柯林斯高阶〔price〕The awful boat journey was a small price to pay for freedom.可怕的乘船旅行只是为换取自由而付出的一个小小的代价。朗文当代〔price〕They may pay a high price for their few years of glory.为了短短几年的辉煌，他们也许要付出高昂的代价。朗文当代〔price〕We obviously want to see the hostages home, but not at any price.我们显然也希望看到人质回家，但并不是不惜任何代价。柯林斯高阶〔price〕We want peace at any price.为了争取和平，我们不惜任何代价。牛津高阶〔price〕We want to win at any price.我们要不惜任何代价去争取胜利。英汉大词典〔protectionist〕GATT member countries have largely agreed to replace expensive and inefficient protectionist policies with a competitive free market system for world trade.关贸总协定的成员国已大体上同意在全球贸易中用竞争性的自由市场体制取代代价高且效率低的保护主义政策。柯林斯高阶〔purchasable〕They purchased life at the expense of honour.他们以牺牲名誉为代价换得了生命。21世纪英汉〔pursue〕The development of industry must not be pursued at the expense of environmental pollution.不能以环境污染为代价来寻求工业的发展。英汉大词典〔rash〕That was a rash decision - you didn't think about the costs involved.那个决定太轻率了——你没有考虑到这样做的代价。剑桥高阶〔reconnect〕The cost of reconnection after supplies are cut off is high.供应切断之后再恢复的代价很高。柯林斯高阶〔regard〕As regards the war, Haig believed in victory at any price.至于这场战争，黑格认为要不惜任何代价取得胜利。柯林斯高阶〔relation〕Results should bear some relation to costs.效果多少总应与代价相称。英汉大词典〔rip〕The ecological disaster is partly a product of letting everything rip in order to increase production.出现生态灾难的部分原因是人们为了增产而不惜一切代价。柯林斯高阶〔spiral〕He spiralled into a drug addiction that cost him his life.他的毒瘾急剧恶化，直到付出生命的代价。剑桥高阶〔sponsor〕We have to make the states that sponsor terrorism pay a price.我们必须让那些支持恐怖主义的国家付出代价。柯林斯高阶〔think〕Just think of the cost of that house! 你想想看那幢房屋的代价有多高!英汉大词典〔token〕The penalty for failure will be high. But, by the same token, the rewards for success will be great.失败就要付出沉重的代价，同样，成功就会获得很大的回报。牛津高阶〔trade-off〕The job pays well. The biggest trade-off is that you have to work long hours.这份工作报酬不错。最大的代价是较长的工作时间。韦氏高阶〔true〕The true cost of these experiments to the environment will not be known for years to come.这些实验对环境造成的确切代价在未来数年内是看不见的。牛津高阶〔uneconomic〕Sending a replacement jet would have been uneconomic.当时派一架喷气式飞机去替换的话，代价太大了。柯林斯高阶〔unemployment〕Rising unemployment has been the price we've had to pay for getting inflation down.失业率上升已经是我们控制通货膨胀不得不付出的代价。朗文当代Building this bridge has already been too costly in terms of lives (=too many people have been killed while working on it).就人的生命而言，造这座桥的代价也已经太大了。剑桥国际He wanted her at all cost(s)/at any cost/whatever the cost, even if it meant giving up everything he had.他不惜一切代价要得到她，即使这意味着放弃自己的所有一切。剑桥国际I have been involved in war and know of its terrible costs at first hand (=from my personal experience of it).我参加了战争并从亲身经历中知道了它的可怕代价。剑桥国际I think we need to see a computer consultant before we make an expensive mistake.为了避免犯代价昂贵的错误，我想我们应该请教一下电脑顾问。剑桥国际It cost Scotland dear when they missed that goal (=they lost the game because of it).苏格兰队错失了一次进球良机，付出了巨大代价。剑桥国际Sarah was really drunk last night, but she paid for her misdemeanours this morning with a dreadful hangover.萨拉昨晚大醉，不过她因这种有失检点的举止而付出了代价，今天早上她有严重的宿醉反应。剑桥国际She was willing to fulfil her plan at any price. 她愿意不惜任何代价来完成自己的计划。译典通She won the court case, but it was a Pyrrhic victory because she had to pay so much in legal fees.她赢了这场官司，但这是一个付出极大代价才得到的胜利，因为她得付许多法律费用。剑桥国际She would do anything for a shot of heroin.为了注射一针海洛因，她愿意不惜一切代价。剑桥国际The government connive at the problem because it would cost them too much to solve it.政府对该问题听之任之，因为要解决它付出的代价太大。剑桥国际The selling price barely covered (the cost of) the raw materials.销售价仅仅够原材料代价。剑桥国际This is the price we must pay for a free press.这是为了新闻自由我们必须付出的代价。剑桥国际We treasure this dearly purchased victory. 我们珍惜这次以惨重的代价换来的胜利。译典通We will save his life at all costs. 我们将不惜任何代价挽救他生命。译典通 |
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