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.
  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

• 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。
• 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。
• It is obviously costly and risky if we do that, but the only thing likely to be costlier and riskier is a Libya in which a government is not in control of its own territory.
  如果我们这样做的话，显然会代价高昂且风险很高，但一个没有将自己的领土控制在手中的利比亚政府可能将是唯一一件比这代价更高、风险更大的事情。
• This will make the regulatory process longer and costlier for the company, with a high risk of TI suffering the same fate as the other drugs.
  这样将会造成公司的管理过程更加长，花费更加大，遭受和其他药品一样的命运而承受高度的风险。
• 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。
• 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。
• If they default on their debt, that only makes it harder and costlier to borrow in the future.
  如果他们出现债务违约，只会使将来举债更加困难，成本也更高。
• 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。
• The idea is that this would make French products more competitive, and imports costlier a sort of pseudo-devaluation.
  法国政府的想法是，此举将提高本国产品的竞争力，同时让进口产品变得更昂贵这是一种“伪贬值”。
• 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。