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
costly的比较级
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.- 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?
- Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?
- 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.- 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。 - 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。
- Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes...
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。