考研It'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.

这不一定是一件坏事，但根据学校的不同，在游戏切换太晚后补学分可能会很昂贵。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级It is more costly than what our ancestors ate.

它比我们祖先吃的东西更贵。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Travel 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.

在整个时期，旅行是艰苦而昂贵的，只有特权阶层才有可能，而这些特权阶层造就了绅士科学家、作家、古董专家和艺术赞助人。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级They find it costly to give up their existing assets

他们发现放弃现有资产代价高昂

2013年6月阅读原文

考研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.

但至少他们已经证明，当公司在法律上遇到麻烦时，良好品格的证据可以为他们赢得成本较低的惩罚。

2016年考研阅读原文

四级That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.

这让我们避免在高峰使用时间建造昂贵的电厂或购买昂贵的电力。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级The reason is that when carbon is priced, those emissions reductions that are least costly to implement will happen first.

原因是，当碳定价时，实施成本最低的减排将首先发生。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级To change the light source is costly because you have to change the whole fixture.

更换光源的成本很高，因为您必须更换整个灯具。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级It is becoming costly.

它正在变得昂贵。

2015年12月阅读原文

考研Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance-lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.

他们中的许多人反而成了麻烦的诉讼申请者，这使得侵权制度成为一场代价高昂的噩梦。

2014年考研阅读原文

高考The more costly the house is, the better it sells.

房子越贵，卖得越好。

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

四级That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time

这让我们避免在高峰使用时间建造昂贵的电厂或购买昂贵的电力

2013年6月阅读原文

六级The major components of our energy systems, such as fuel production, refining, electrical generation and distribution, are costly installation that have lengthy life spans.

我们能源系统的主要组成部分，如燃料生产、精炼、发电和配电，都是昂贵的装置，使用寿命很长。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级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

鉴于对大学教育的投资不断增加，家长的担忧并不令人惊讶，但要学会在何时何地进行干预(干预 ) 将帮助学生更多地掌握这些日益昂贵的教育成果

2013年12月阅读原文

四级Some desalination plants exist where feasible, but they are costly to run and can need constant repairs.

一些海水淡化厂在可行的情况下存在，但运行成本高，需要经常维修。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考Singing is a costly behaviour and it takes energy.

唱歌是一种昂贵的行为，它需要精力。

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级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.

鉴于对大学教育的投资不断增加，家长的担忧并不令人惊讶，但要学会在何时何地进行干预(干预 ) 将帮助学生更多地掌握这些日益昂贵的教育成果。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级They find it costly to give up their existing assets.

他们发现放弃现有资产代价高昂。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级living separately would be too costly

分开住太贵了

2012年6月阅读原文

四级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.

调查显示，随着计算机变得越来越高效、更易于操作、购买和维护成本越来越低，焦虑的美国人的数量多年来一直在稳步增长。

2013年6月听力原文

六级Efforts to accelerate the current energy transitions didn’t succeed as expected, To change the light source is costly because you have to change the whole fixture.

加速当前能源转型的努力并没有如预期的那样成功，

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题（二）

六级It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it.

处理其后果的代价将比避免后果的代价更高。

2016年12月六级（第一套）真题

四级“That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.

“这使我们可以避免建造昂贵的工厂或在高峰使用时间购买昂贵的电力。

2013年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级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 .

考虑到对大学教育的投资不断增加，家长们的担忧并不令人惊讶，但了解何时何地进行干预（干预 ) 将帮助学生更多地掌握这些日益昂贵的教育的成果。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级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.

鉴于对大学教育的投资不断增加，家长们的担忧并不令人惊讶，但要知道何时何地进行干预(干预) 将帮助学生更多地掌握这些日益昂贵的教育的成果。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

考研But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.

但许多托运人抱怨说，对于长途运输的重型大宗商品，如煤炭、化学品和粮食，卡车运输成本太高，因此铁路公司对它们穷追不舍。

2003年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研As a physician, I know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful.

作为一名医生，我知道最昂贵和最引人注目的措施可能是无效和痛苦的。

2003年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题