Mining can be costly in terms of lives (= too many people can die) .
采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。
牛津词典
a costly mistake/failure
造成重大损失的错误 / 失败
牛津词典
Buying new furniture may prove too costly.
购买新家具可能会花钱太多。
牛津词典
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。
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。
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?
Creating appropriate learning space does not require costly renovations.
创造适当的学习空间不需要太多费用.
期刊摘选
Our rushing is understandable, but costly.
我们整日忙忙碌碌是可以理解的, 但也为此付出了沉重的代价.
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Switch arrows and signals of semaphores and transport costly presents from one station to another.
改变动臂信号机箭头方向和信号并运输贵重的礼物从一个站到另一个站.
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Vamp fabrics uses leather of high quality complete grain and costly goatskin.
鞋面面料采用高品质全颗粒皮革和奢华的山羊皮.
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You have there a new lady's dress. With costly laces, too.
你这里有一件女式新衣裙, 而且镶有名贵的花边.
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Excess methodology weight is costly.
方法集中超出的重量代价很高.
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It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.
维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵.
《简明英汉词典》
It was a costly victory.
那是一次代价很高的胜利.
《用法词典》
This dictionary is very useful, only it is a bit costly.
这本词典很有用, 左不过贵了些.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
In rural areas the distance between buildings makes infrastructure development costly.
农村地区房屋之间的距离较大,这造成基础设施建设耗费资金.
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They bribed him with costly presents.
他们用贵重的礼物贿赂他.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Currently, medicine for sleeping sickness requires a series of rejections injections that are costly and painful.
目前, 治疗昏睡症的药物需要一系列的注射,不仅费用昂贵,病人还要忍受疼痛以及需要住院观察.
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But freezing and shipping milk can be costly.
但是冷冻和运输母乳的成本很高.
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But other New Year's Eve celebrations can be costly.
但是其他地方的除夕夜庆典就可能会比较昂贵.
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Our former process was too costly.
我们上道制造程序成本太高.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
But for those who rushed to buy near the top, peace of mind was costly.
但对于那些贸然在高位买进的人来说, 这份心安的代价高昂.
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I was rendered timid by the costly nature of their dealings.
我以为他们做的都是大买卖,胆子就变小了.
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It was a costly ( or expensive ) error.
那是一次损失很重的错误.
《用法词典》
That is a costly house.
那是一座豪华的房子.
《用法词典》
An indiscreet remark triggered off a long and costly strike.
一次轻率的讲话导致长时间、代价高昂的罢工.
《简明英汉词典》
Buying new furniture may prove too costly.
购买新家具可能会花钱太多。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗地区，但只持续了10年就无果而终了。
柯林斯例句
It is more costly than what our ancestors ate.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文It is becoming costly.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Given the rising investment in college education, parental concern is not surprising, but learning where and when to intervene (干预 ) will help students take more ownership of the outcomes of these increasingly costly educations.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文They find it costly to give up their existing assets.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time
出自-2013年6月阅读原文living separately would be too costly
出自-2012年6月阅读原文Surveys show that the number of worried Americans has been steadily growing over the years as the computer becomes increasingly efficient, easier to operate, and less costly to purchase and maintain.
出自-2013年6月听力原文Some desalination plants exist where feasible, but they are costly to run and can need constant repairs.
2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CTravel was arduous and costly throughout the period, possible only for a privileged class—the same that produced gentlemen scientists, authors, antique experts, and patrons of the arts.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文The reason is that when carbon is priced, those emissions reductions that are least costly to implement will happen first.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文To change the light source is costly because you have to change the whole fixture.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文The major components of our energy systems, such as fuel production, refining, electrical generation and distribution, are costly installation that have lengthy life spans.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Medicare could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year if everyone used the cheaper drug, Avastin, instead of the costlier one, Lucentis.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Singing is a costly behaviour and it takes energy.
2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文The more costly the house is, the better it sells.
2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance-lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.
出自-2014年考研阅读原文But at least they have demonstrated that when companies get into trouble with the law, evidence of good character can win them less costly punishment.
出自-2016年考研阅读原文France's planned tax is a clear warning: Unless a broad consensus can be reached on reforming the international tax system, other nations are likely to follow suit, and American companies will face a cascade of different taxes from dozens of nations that
2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section ⅡIt's not necessarily a bad thing, but depending on the school, it can be costly to make up credits after switching too late in the game.
2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ"a dearly-won victory"
"costly jewelry"
"high-priced merchandise"
"much too dear for my pocketbook"
"a pricey restaurant"
