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

• 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。
• 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。
• The costliest war in history
  历史上代价最高的战争
• Next to the expense of cashiers, pricing items is one of the costliest labor costs of grocery retailers.
  对食品杂货零售商来说，给货物贴价签也是劳动力成本中最为昂贵的一个部分，仅次于雇佣收银员的费用。
• The sacrifice of time is the costliest of all sacrifices One million man-hours were lost through industrial action.
  损失时间是一切损失中代价最大的损失在工人罢工期间损失了100万工时。
• Although it will take some time before the full extent of the damage is known, Ike is expected to be one of the costliest storms ever to hit the United States.
  虽然要过一些时间才能知道受损的程度，但艾克预计是袭击美国造成损害最严重的暴风之一。
• This is the costliest war in our history.
  这是我们历史上付出代价最大的战争。
• Surgery and anaesthesia: These are among the most complex procedures for health systems to deliver and can be among the costliest.
  外科手术和麻醉属于卫生系统要提供的最复杂，可能也是最贵的一些程序。
• At 81 billion dollars, Katrina is the costliest natural disaster in American history.
  卡特里娜飓风造成了近810亿美圆的损失，是美国历史上最严重的自然灾难之一。
• Seoul is Asia's costliest city for expatriates while the weaker yen has made Japanese cities more affordable, a survey released Monday said.
  星期一公布的一份调查显示：对于在亚洲的外国人来说，首尔已经成为物价最昂贵的亚洲城市，日本城市因为日元疲软，物价反而变得更轻易负担得起。