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.- 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
- In sum, slower world economic growth and scarcer and costlier capital will mean a more difficult environment for developing countries.
总之，世界经济增速放缓，资本更加稀缺且成本上升，这些意味着发展中国家将面临更困难的环境。在这种环境中，各国提升资源使用效率和提高生产率的努力至关重要。 - Things were different& slower, costlier, stuck in red tape, less tangible, less experimental.
从此，情况有了变化&速度下降，成本上升，受到繁文缛节的束缚，不那么实际，也不那么有试验性。 - 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。 - Polio eradication efforts may seem costlier than controlling the disease, but they will ultimately reduce costs and the number of cases, say researchers.
科学家们说，根除脊髓灰质炎（俗称小儿麻痹症）的举措可能看上去比控制脊髓灰质炎更昂贵，但是前者最终会降低脊髓灰质炎造成的费用和发病人数。 - 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。 - Exiting too early is costlier than exiting too late, he said this week.
太早退出比太晚退出的代价高，斯特劳斯-卡恩本周表示。 - 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。 - However, there is an exemption for trading in US government securities but not other sovereigns, so it could reduce liquidity in non-US sovereign markets, making it more difficult, costlier and riskier for countries to issue and distribute debt.
然而，对美国国债交易却网开一面（而其他国家国债则不可以），因此这可能会减少非美国国债市场的流动性，加大其他国家发行和销售债券的难度、成本和风险。 - 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。 - A high exchange value makes Japanese exports costlier and less competitive.
高汇率会使日本出的口产品价格昂贵，竞争力减弱。