costliest

英 [ˈkɒstlɪɪst]

美 [ˈkɔstliɪst]

adj.  花钱多的; 昂贵的; 价钱高的; 引起困难的; 造成损失的
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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

• Halfway through, this year is already the costliest on record for natural catastrophes, insurer Munich Re said Tuesday in its first-half review.
  慕尼黑再保险公司（MunichRe）本周二发表上半年业绩评论时提出，尽管时间刚刚过半，今年已经成为有记录以来自然灾害损失最高的年份。
• The costliest excluding rent were Oslo, London, Copenhagen, Zurich, Tokyo and Geneva.
  不包括租金在内，生活成本最高的城市有奥斯陆、伦敦、哥本哈根、苏黎世、东京和日内瓦。
• In "Yeon Gaesomun," perhaps the most anticipated and costliest Korean historical drama of all-time, it is explicitly said that China was Korean land in the time of Gojoseon.
  在也许是有史以来最受瞩目和最昂贵的韩国历史电视剧《渊盖苏文》里就明明白白地说中国在高句丽时期是韩国的领地。
• In terms of energy, digestion is one of the costliest bodily functions.
  消化是最消耗能量的身体机能之一。
• Covering the landfill also helps reduce one of the site's costliest problems – water seepage, which must be treated through an energy-intensive process.
  遮盖垃圾掩埋场，还有助于减少填埋场处理代价最高的问题之一&水渗漏。这个问题必须通过一个高能耗的过程才能解决。
• This is the costliest war in our history.
  这是我们历史上付出代价最大的战争。
• Emulation ( as provided by QEMU) is the costliest, where approaches like paravirtualization ( making the guest aware and coordinating I/ O with the hypervisor) can improve overall performance.
  仿真（由QEMU提供）最为昂贵，像半虚拟化（让Guest了解并用虚拟机管理程序协调I/O）这样的方式能够提升总体性能。
• The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, the costliest insurance event ever, illustrates why reform is overdue.
  飓风卡特里娜带来的毁坏，是至今为止涉及到最大金额的保险事宜。
• Reinsurer Munich Re reckons that, between 1980 and 2008, eight of the 10 costliest natural disasters in Asia were typhoons that hit Japan.
  慕尼黑再保险公司（MunichRe）估计，在亚洲地区1980年至2008年10次经济损失最严重的自然灾害中，有8次是日本遭受的台风袭击。
• Hong Kong has taken over from Tokyo as the world's most expensive city, according to a lifestyle survey which also reveals the gap between the costliest and cheapest cities is narrowing.
  根据一项生活方式调查，香港已经取代东京坐上了世界上最昂贵城市的交椅，该调查同时显示生活成本最昂贵城市与最低廉城市之间的差距正在缩小。