1·The high cost of raw materials is keeping prices up.
昂贵的原料费用使价格居高不下。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe.
这对夫妇抱怨了游览欧洲的高昂花费。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small firms.
高资本成本对许多小公司有着极坏的影响。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment.
高昂的借贷成本正抑制行业对新设备的投资。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·The use of bicycles was constrained by their high cost and the lack of available spare parts.
自行车因为价格高，而且缺乏可用的零件，其使用受到限制。
6·Because of the high cost of disposing of these things in landfills, many city governments now have recycling programs.
由于在垃圾填埋场处理这些东西的成本较高，许多市政府现在都有回收计划。
7·According to Fiona Qian, the firm's deputy manager, the high cost of doing this means some refineries are still dumping toxic waste in landfills.
根据该公司副总经理 Fiona Qian 的说法，这种做法成本高说明一些炼油厂仍然在往垃圾掩埋场排放有毒废物。
8·The high cost of steam and the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the world's ocean freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century.
蒸汽的高成本、加上货运对速度的低需求，使得世界上大多数的海运货物都是通过帆船来运输的，直到20世纪初，这一状况才有所改变。
9·This help is critically important because the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major factor that prevents people from getting involved in cruelty cases in the first place.
这种帮助是至关重要的，因为照顾受害动物的高成本是防止人们卷入虐待案件的一个主要因素。
10·Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy efficient but still carry great cost.
不断变化的建筑规范、人们逐渐发展的品味，以及维护这些精美的旧标志牌的高昂成本，让企业欣然接受了发光二极管。它们节约能源，但成本仍然很高。