Governments have tried to prevent firms from passing on cost increases.政府试图阻止公司将成本增加转嫁出去。These costs were passed on in the form of higher rents.这些费用以涨租金的方式转嫁他人。They pass on their cost of borrowing and add it to their profit margin.他们将借款成本转嫁，将其算到利润率里面。