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Buses and trains use much less fuel per person than cars.公共汽车和火车的人均燃料耗费量比轿车小得多。Tanks are heavy on fuel and destructive to roads.坦克要耗费大量的燃料，而且会破坏道路。He has written seven thrillers, and clearly enjoys intellectual pursuits.他已经创作了七部恐怖小说，并且显然很享受耗费脑力的活动。He only has to read a short report - it shouldn't tax him too much.他只需读一篇简短的报告——这应该不会耗费他太多精力的。It isn't them who use up the world's resources.并不是他们把全球的资源耗费殆尽的。All this effort put into a fruitless task leaves us unable to sleep, or control our temper, or concentrate.我们在这项艰难的工作上耗费了那么多心血却一无所获，这让我们睡不着觉，情绪失控，精神也无法集中。Enormous sums of money were spent on the construction of the Channel Tunnel.英吉利海峡隧道的建造耗费了大量资金。The company was not in a financial position to take on another capital-intensive project.公司没有财务能力再承担一个耗费巨资的项目。It costs a pretty penny to keep a car nowadays because of the high price of petrol.由于汽油价格高，现在拥有一辆汽车要耗费一大笔钱。These teaching methods are too costly in terms of staff resources.这些教学方法需要耗费太多的师资。He spent years chasing the phantoms of fame and fortune.他耗费了多年光阴追求渺茫的名利。This process is costly in computer time.这个过程要耗费大量的计算机时间。The project is taking too much time. 这项工程耗费太多时间。The manufacturing process is labor-intensive and expensive.这个生产过程耗费大量劳力和金钱。The project had already cost a not insubstantial amount of money.该项目已耗费了不菲的资金。Factory work can be physically demanding.工厂的工作可能十分耗费体力。I feel very sorry for the competitors who have all worked themselves up to a very high pitch for this first day.我为第一天就已耗费相当大体力的参赛者感到非常惋惜。It will take an extraordinary amount of time and effort, to say nothing of the cost.这将耗费大量的时间和人力，更不用说成本了。The campaign has seen a massive outflow of funds/money/cash in recent months.近几个月来，这场运动耗费了大量的资金/金钱/钞票。His long illness was a draft on his resources.久病耗费了他不少钱。Ethiopia has almost the lowest oil consumption per capita in the world.埃塞俄比亚的人均石油耗费量几乎是全世界最低的。The project is becoming more and more expensive.这个项目越来越耗费金钱。The divorce was a bitter parting that cost him financially as well as emotionally.离婚是苦涩的离别，他不但花费了金钱，也耗费了情感。I'm not in the mood for a long discussion about this.我不想耗费太多时间讨论这个问题。He has put a lot of effort into it.他在这件事上耗费了很多精力。It will be a heavy tax on my time.这要耗费我许多时间。The whole of my day was spent on the phone. 我一整天时间都耗费在打电话上了。More and more in these emancipated days, we find ourselves performing a complex balancing act between family and work.在这些获得了解放的日子里，我们越来越多地把精力耗费在处理家庭生活和工作的平衡这一复杂的问题上。We've already expended too much energy on this project.我们在这个项目上已经耗费了太多精力。Composition of this kind cost him effort.这样的创作着实令他耗费心神。We expend a lot of effort every day upon quite pointless activities.我们每天都在完全无意义的事情上耗费不少精力。They have spent an unholy amount of money on the project.他们已在这个项目上耗费了一大笔资金。A lot of effort has been put into the book's get-up.这本书的制作装订耗费了很多功夫。I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost in time and energy.我觉得需要让大家满意，耗费多少时间和精力都在所不惜。Small gardens can be high maintenance.小花园可能需要耗费很多精神打理。The building was restored at great expense.这个楼房的修复耗费了大量资金。A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.汽车小耗费燃料也少。Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time.家庭和工作的双重负担耗费了他的时间。She wore a beaded dress that required many hours of handwork.她身穿一件耗费许多时间手工缝制的、缀着珠子的连衣裙。Turn off the radio so you don't run down the batteries.把收音机关掉就不会耗费电池了。 |