costlier

美 [ˈkɔstliər]英 [ˈkɒstlɪə]
  • adj.昂贵的;造成损失的;花钱多的;价钱高的;引起困难的
  • costly的比较级
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  1. Medicare could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year if everyone used the cheaper drug , Avastin , instead of the costlier one , Lucentis .

    如果每个人都使用更便宜的药物安维汀,而不是更昂贵的诺适得,联邦医疗保险每年可以节省数亿美元。

  2. It also can cost more because it demands beefier , and thus costlier , hardware to run well than does the older Windows XP .

    另外,因为Vista需要比上一代WindowsXP更强劲、也因此更昂贵的硬件来保持平稳运行,你还要花上更多的钱。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. Buying new furniture may prove too costly .

    购买新家具可能会花钱太多。

  6. 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。

  7. Mining can be costly in terms of lives .

    采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. Coastal defence is a costly business

    海防事务很耗费资财。

  13. 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?

  14. 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。

  15. Having curtains made professionally can be costly

    找专业公司制作窗帘会非常昂贵。

  16. 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。

  17. 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。

  18. It can be costly to refinance .

    再融资有时费用会很高。

  19. Such a set of furniture would be extremely costly to buy .

    买这么一套家具要花很多钱。

  20. He wanted to know how to avoid costly legal proceedings .

    他想知道如何避开昂贵的法律诉讼。

  21. They bribed him with costly presents .

    他们用贵重的礼物贿赂他。

  22. The plan dropped through when it proved too costly .

    付出了那么多的努力,这计划还是失败了。

  23. We need some costly materials .

    我们需要某些价值昂贵的材料。

  24. Doing so is costly ( bank + store fees ) and damages your credit rating .

    这样做的成本很高(银行+存储费用)而且将降低你的信用评级。

  25. The victory is costly .

    这一胜利的代价很高。

  26. The major components of our energy systems , such as fuel production , refining , electrical generation and distribution , are costly installations that have lengthy life spans .

    我们能源系统的主要组成部分,例如燃料生产、燃料精炼、发电和配电,用的都是使用寿命很长的昂贵设备。

  27. Travel was arduous and costly throughout the period , possible only for a privileged class — the same that produced gentlemen scientists , authors , antique experts , and patrons of the arts .

    在整个期间,旅途充满艰辛且花费不菲,可能仅限于特权阶级——这一阶级还培养出了绅士科学家、作家、古董专家和艺术家的赞助人。

  28. The   reason   is   that   when   carbon   is   priced ,   those   emissions reductions   that   are   least   costly   to   implement   will   happen   first .

    原因是当碳被定价时,最低成本的减排措施会首先实施。

  29. Some desalination plants exist where feasible , but they are costly to run and can need constant repairs .

    在可行的地方,有一些脱盐的工厂,但它们的运营成本很高,而且需要不断的维修。

  30. He told people at a conference , " There have been a couple of studies suggesting they are increasing their song output at night and during the day they are still singing.Singing is a costly behaviour and it takes energy . "

    他在会议上告诉众人:“多项研究表明,它们晚上鸣叫的时间变多了,但白天也在不停鸣叫。这种鸣叫消耗很大,需要很多能量。”