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These items were imported at great/considerable/enormous expense. 这些商品进口价格高昂。Higher fuel prices are nibbling away at consumers' spending power.高昂的油价正在一点一点削弱消费者的消费能力。She later developed a taste for expensive nightclubs.她后来逐渐变得喜欢去消费高昂的夜总会。The candidate's mistake proved embarrassing and politically costly.事实证明候选人的这个错误不仅使他难堪，而且政治代价高昂。She paid dearly for her crimes.她为自己的罪行付出了高昂的代价。India's nouveaux riches will now have to pay still higher duties on luxury goods.印度的暴发户现在不得不为奢侈品支付更为高昂的税款。The high cost of living acts as an obstacle to mobility of labor.高昂的生活费阻碍了劳动力的流动。The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small American high-tech firms.高昂的资金成本严重损害了美国的许多小型高科技公司。They are paying a heavy price for their mistakes.他们正为所犯的错误付出高昂的代价。Seb was still in high spirits after winning the race.塞勃赢了比赛后情绪仍然高昂。He will pay dearly for what he did.他将为自己的所作所为付出高昂的代价。Suddenly, the narrator speaks in his most rhetorically elevated mode.突然，解说员开始用高昂煽情的语调解说起来。She hasn't been in such good spirits lately.她最近难得有如此高昂的精神状态。The expensive fuel costs are forcing stepped-up conservation efforts by all airline companies.高昂的燃料费用迫使着所有的航空公司加强为防止浪费所作的努力。A couple of missed chances in the first half cost them dear.上半场几次错失良机使他们付出了高昂的代价。Some of the debtors cannot afford to pay these high interest rates.有些债务人付不起这些高昂的利息。The crew enjoy working together and have developed an excellent team spirit.船员们喜欢在一起工作，团队精神高昂。Most people know now that getting sunburnt is a high price to pay for a quick tan.大多数人现在知道，晒伤是短时间里晒黑皮肤所要付出的高昂代价。He spoke with evangelistic zeal.他激情高昂地发表了讲话。He spoke about the project with evangelical zeal.他激情高昂地讲述着那个方案。Its high price has brought grumbles from some customers.它高昂的价格引来一些顾客的怨言。High morale among staff was found to correlate positively with productivity.人们发现员工中高昂的士气与生产力是正相关的。The team is playing well and their morale is high.球队打得相当不错，全队现在士气高昂。During the war we had to keep up morale on the home front. 战争期间，我们必须使后方民众保持高昂的士气。The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small American high-tech firms.高昂的资金成本严重影响了美国的很多小型高科技公司。They arrived in high spirits.他们兴致高昂地到了。He paid dearly for his mistake.他为自己所犯的错误付出了高昂的代价。Nuclear plants are expensive to build, though cheap to operate…核电站造价高昂，虽然运转费用低廉。The high cost of health care in the US is causing a great deal of concern.美国高昂的医疗费用正在引起极大关注。We had to pay a stiff membership fee to join the health club.我们支付了一笔高昂的会费后才得以加入这家健康俱乐部。She has now paid a high price for this impulsive gesture.她现在已经为这个冲动的动作付出了高昂的代价。The channel has failed to maintain interest in its expensive new show.这个频道没能维持住公众对其成本高昂的新节目的兴趣。Medical expenses can be quite high if you are not insured.如果你没有买保险，医疗费会很高昂。Many Britons will still fear the potentially ruinous costs of their legal system.很多英国人仍然会对其司法体系可能产生的高昂费用表示担忧。The cost of conversion to western technology would be prohibitive.向西方科技转化的费用可能会高昂得令人望而却步。The complexity and costliness of the judicial system militate against justice for the individual.司法体制的复杂性及高昂的费用不利于实现个体的公正。They didn't want to fork out those exorbitant lawyer's fees.他们不想支付高昂的律师费。Lower-paid workers often cannot afford the high cost of living in the capital.收入较低的工人往往承受不了住在首都的高昂费用。The high cost of childcare made returning to work economically impossible.儿童托管的高昂费用使得重返工作岗位从经济上无法实现。You're going to pay dearly for that mistake.你要为那个错误付出高昂的代价。 |