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costlier

英 [ˈkɒstlɪə]

美 [ˈkɔstliər]

adj.  花钱多的; 昂贵的; 价钱高的; 引起困难的; 造成损失的
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柯林斯词典

  • ADJ-GRADED 昂贵的;价格高的
    If you say that something iscostly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay.
    1. Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?
      既然找专门人员做窗帘非常贵,为什么不自己做呢?
  • ADJ-GRADED 造成严重损失的;代价大的
    If you describe someone's action or mistake ascostly, you mean that it results in a serious disadvantage for them, for example the loss of a large amount of money or the loss of their reputation.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。

双语例句

  • Space limitations may also make parking costlier in the city.
    空间的限制可能也会使城市中的停车费更贵。
  • Based on how fast the mice sipped, they appeared to find the costlier sugar water more tasty.
    根据它们喝水的速度推断,看来老鼠们觉得代价更高的糖水味道更好。
  • Visas to the UK are costlier, more complicated and take longer to process than the Schengen visa, which grants access to 26 European countries.
    赴英签证与可进入26个欧洲国家的申根签证(schengen)相比,花销更高、更复杂、处理时间也更长。
  • The alternative higher interest rates and big budget deficits would mean larger, costlier debts.
    因为如果选择提高利率扩大预算赤字,政府将会面临更重的债务负担。
  • Generally, the convenience of cities makes them costlier.
    一般来说,城市生活的便利也使它更加昂贵。
  • But if those measures are passed, America risks something far costlier than a switch to cleaner energy: a global trade war.
    但是如果那些政策得以通过的话,美国就会面临比使用清洁能源成本要更高的风险:全球贸易战。
  • Also likely to be axed: A new'ecological plastic'that emits less carbon dioxide over the course of its life than more traditional alternatives, but which is costlier to produce.
    同样可能受到抛弃的还有:一种在使用过程中可比传统替代品排出更少二氧化碳的新型“生态塑料”,但它的生产成本过于昂贵。
  • Like enriched uranium, hypocrisy can be costlier than it seems.
    就如浓缩铀,伪善的代价比看起来的更高。
  • The dead zone drives shrimp farther out to sea, making it costlier and more time-consuming to catch them.
    死亡地带把虾赶往更远的海洋,进而需花更多成本,更多时间来捕捞它们。
  • It spawned technological advances, but led to cars that were often costlier to produce.
    这一变革带来了技术进步,但却常常推高了丰田汽车的生产成本。