| 单词 | costly |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CLASS〕Oxford's one-to-one tutorials are an effective but also costly way of teaching. 牛津大学一对一的个别指导课是一种行之有效但费用很高的教学方式。朗文写作活用〔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〔EXPENSIVE〕Caring for the park's swans is a costly business - roughly $26,600 per year. 照顾公园里的天鹅要花很多钱—一年大概需要26,600美元。朗文写作活用〔EXPENSIVE〕The finance committee rejected their plan because they said it was too costly. 财政委员会说他们的计划成本太大，故加以拒绝。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕We wanted to avoid costly, time-consuming legislation. 我们希望避开耗财耗时的立法程序。朗文写作活用〔Pyrrhic victory〕The prime minister triumphed, but it was seen as a pyrrhic victory with its costly union concessions.首相虽然胜利了, 却被认为是惨胜, 因其对工会作出了极大的让步。外研社新世纪〔anyway〕To do the job well, we need a special lab, a lot of money. Talents. Anyway, it's going to be a costly project.要做好这事,我们需要一个特别的实验室,投入大量经费,还要人才。总之,这是个代价不菲的项目。英汉大词典〔attrition〕Terrorist groups and the government have been engaged in a costly war of attrition since 2008.自2008年以来，恐怖主义组织和政府之间一直在进行两败俱伤的消耗战。剑桥高阶〔backtrack〕The government is backtracking from its more costly plans.政府在逐步放弃种种代价较高昂的计划。英汉大词典〔bottom line〕These small promotions were costly and they did nothing to increase his bottom line.这些小规模的促销活动成本很高，而且对增加他的最终效益没什么贡献。柯林斯高阶〔business〕Coastal defence is a costly business.海岸警备是件很花钱的事。外研社新世纪〔business〕Coastal defence is a costly business.海防事务很耗费资财。柯林斯高阶〔coated〕Inkjet printers give their best results on costly coated paper.喷墨打印机在昂贵的铜版纸上打印效果最佳。外研社新世纪〔costly〕Appeals can be costly and time-consuming.上诉可能要花很多钱，并且很耗时间。麦克米伦高阶〔costly〕Building this bridge has already been too costly in terms of lives (= people have been killed while working on it).就建这座桥付出的生命而言，造这座桥的代价已经太高了。剑桥高阶〔costly〕Buying new furnitur e may prove too costly.购买新家具可能会花钱太多。牛津高阶〔costly〕Changing your company's management style can be a costly business.改变公司的管理风格可能是一项很花钱的事。麦克米伦高阶〔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〕Eating out can be costly.在外面吃饭是要花很多钱的。外研社新世纪〔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〕It was too costly to fix her car after the accident, so she decided to buy a new car instead.由于事故之后修车费用过高，她决定买辆新车。韦氏高阶〔costly〕Mining can be costly in terms of lives(= too many people can die).采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。牛津高阶〔costly〕Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes.心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。柯林斯高阶〔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〔costly〕Such a database would be extremely costly to set up.建立这样一个数据库要花很多钱。朗文当代〔costly〕The candidate's mistake proved embarrassing and politically costly.事实证明候选人的这个错误不仅使他难堪，而且政治代价高昂。牛津搭配〔costly〕The decision to wait could be a costly mistake.决定等待可能是个代价高昂的错误。韦氏高阶〔costly〕The project was subject to several costly delays/setbacks.该工程经历了几次代价昂贵的拖延／挫折。剑桥高阶〔costly〕The six-month delay will be costly for the company.拖延半年对公司来说会造成严重损失。牛津搭配〔costly〕These measures could be costly to employers.这些措施对雇主来说可能会代价很高。牛津搭配〔costly〕These teaching methods are too costly in terms of staff resources.这些教学方法需要耗费太多的师资。牛津搭配〔costly〕They have been investing in costly new equipment.他们一直投资于价格高昂的新设备。麦克米伦高阶〔costly〕They won the game, but their best player was injured, so it was a costly victory.他们赢得了比赛，但他们最好的球员受了伤，所以这是一场代价高昂的胜利。韦氏高阶〔costly〕This process is costly in computer time.这个过程要耗费大量的计算机时间。牛津搭配〔costly〕This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.国际银行业的这种丑闻一直以来都会造成极其恶劣的政治影响。外研社新世纪〔costly〕This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.国际银行业的这种丑闻一直以来都会造成极其恶劣的政治影响。柯林斯高阶〔costly〕We use less costly materials in our products.我们产品所用的材料不太贵。韦氏高阶〔cost〕The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。牛津高阶〔cumbersome〕The proposed regulations are ill-defined and cumbersome and could be unnecessarily costly.提议的规章制度阐述不清、复杂低效，而且可能会带来不必要的过高花费。柯林斯高阶〔depose〕She carelessly deposed costly trinkets on the table.她把贵重小首饰随手丢在桌上。英汉大词典〔drop〕The plan dropped through when it proved too costly.这项计划终因费用过高而中辍。英汉大词典〔enterprise〕Moving the drilling rig offshore was a costly enterprise.把钻探机移至近海是一项耗资巨大、艰难复杂的工程。韦氏高阶〔envisage〕Our latest project was more costly than we had envisaged.我们最近的一项工程耗资比我们原先设想的要多。英汉大词典〔equipment〕The equipment of the task force was costly and time-consuming.装备那支特遣部队花了很多财力和时间。英汉大词典〔escalation〕The escalation of the conflict has been costly.冲突愈演愈烈, 劳民伤财。外研社新世纪〔expensive〕Requiring a large expenditure; costly.费用浩大的：须要大笔开支的；昂贵的美国传统〔expensive〕You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。牛津高阶〔failure〕The venture proved a costly failure.此次投机最终失败，且代价巨大。牛津搭配〔fall down〕Your plan fell down when it proved too costly.你的计划是不切合实际的，因为它被证实耗资太大。21世纪英汉〔fit ... up〕The royal train was fitted up with costly furniture.皇家列车装备有豪华家具。21世纪英汉〔foist〕The shopkeeper foisted costly and inferior goods on his customers.店主用欺骗手段把质次价昂的商品卖给顾客。英汉大词典〔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〔goodbye〕Take out our service contract and say goodbye to costly repair bills.接受我们的服务合同，告别昂贵的修理费吧。牛津高阶〔ground〕His plan is too costly to ever get off the ground. () 他的方案花费太大，根本无法施行。牛津搭配〔incentive〕Many farmers have little incentive to invest in costly conservation measures.许多农民没有多少积极性投资造价高昂的环保措施。麦克米伦高阶〔inflexible〕This approach is too inflexible and too costly.这个方法太死板，而且花费也高。朗文当代〔jettison〕The scheme was jettisoned when the government found it too costly.政府发觉这项计划花费太大后就放弃了。朗文当代〔jewel〕A costly ornament of precious metal or gems.金银首饰：珍贵的金属或宝石制成的昂贵装饰品美国传统〔joy ride〕A hazardous, reckless, often costly venture.冒险行劝：危险、鲁莽、常常代价昂贵的冒险行动美国传统〔lengthy〕The process is both lengthy and costly.这个过程既耗时又耗钱。韦氏高阶〔mistake〕It proved to be a costly mistake.事实证明这个错误代价很大。朗文当代〔mistake〕The wrong choice of computer could prove a costly mistake.选错计算机结果可能是一个代价很高的错误。麦克米伦高阶〔mistake〕We can help you avoid costly mistakes.我们可以帮你避免代价高昂的错误。牛津搭配〔no wonder〕They failed to realize how costly the work would be. Little wonder, then, that their plan was rejected.他们没意识到这项工作花费巨大，难怪他们的方案被否决了。韦氏高阶〔nowhere〕In a costly place like this, ￡5 goes nowhere.在这种费用昂贵的地方,5英镑钱一点也不顶用。英汉大词典〔pay ... off〕It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it should pay off in the long run.安装这套机械代价很高，但从长远来看它会赚钱的。21世纪英汉〔refinance〕It can be costly to refinance.再融资有时费用会很高。柯林斯高阶〔reject〕The proposal was rejected as too costly.由于成本过高，这一提案未被接受。牛津搭配〔replacement〕Complete replacement of the roof tiles would be very costly.屋顶的瓦片如果全部替换的话会非常昂贵。牛津搭配〔set-up〕The club's present set-up is inefficient and costly.该俱乐部的现行体制既缺乏效率又成本过高。麦克米伦高阶〔simulate〕Cadets are having to use football rattles to simulate gunfire because blank ammunition is too costly.空包弹太昂贵了，军校学员不得不用足球比赛时助威用的响板来模拟枪声。柯林斯高阶〔simulate〕Cadets are using football rattles to simulate gunfire because blank ammunition is too costly.空包弹太昂贵了, 军校学员不得不用足球比赛时助威用的响板来模拟枪声。外研社新世纪〔subjugate〕Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗地区, 但只持续了10年就无果而终了。外研社新世纪〔subjugate〕Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗地区，但只持续了10年就无果而终了。柯林斯高阶〔unpopular〕The war was both costly and unpopular.这场战争代价惨重又不得人心。英汉大词典〔verisimilitude〕At the required level of visual verisimilitude, computer animation is costly.要使电脑动画的视觉效果达到要求的逼真程度，花费会十分昂贵。柯林斯高阶A computer crash can be very costly, especially if it happens toward the end of processing a large amount of data.计算机死机，尤其是快要处理完大量数据时死机，会造成惨重的损失。剑桥国际An indirect sales channel can be more costly than the direct approach.间接销售渠道比直接销售渠道更费钱。牛津商务Because the fee is calculated on a percentage basis, card holders pay more on costly items than they do on small purchases.由于这种费用是按百分比来计算的，因此持卡人买奢侈品时要比买小件商品时支付得多。剑桥国际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Inputs of labour, capital and energy are becoming more costly.劳动力、资本和能源的投入越来越昂贵。牛津商务It is less costly to freight merchandise than to mail it. 货运商品比邮寄省钱。译典通Many discrimination claims against employers are too costly to litigate and almost impossible to win.许多针对雇主歧视的起诉由于诉讼费用过高而且几乎无法获胜。剑桥国际New orders for costly manufactured goods are falling.对昂贵制成品的新订单正在减少。牛津商务She rationalized the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.她说明理由，称她买的昂贵的地毯会比便宜的更耐用。剑桥国际Terrorist groups and the government have been engaged in a costly war of attrition since 1968.自1968年以来，恐怖主义组织与政府之间卷入了一场两败俱伤的拉锯战。剑桥国际The product became a best-seller through costly print and television advertisements.凭着昂贵的印刷品及电视广告宣传，这产品成了畅销货。牛津商务The war was both costly and unpopular. 这场战争既费钱又不得人心。译典通Their new sports magazine proved a costly flop.他们新办的体育杂志损失惨重。牛津商务We do not want to get involved in costly legal proceedings.我们不想卷入到昂贵的法律诉讼中。牛津商务Your suggestion is feasible, though it might be rather costly. 你的建议是可行的，但也许要付出不少代价。译典通 |
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