At the required level of visual verisimilitude, computer animation is extremely costly.
要使电脑动画的视觉效果达到要求的逼真程度，花费会十分昂贵。
The chairman warned repeatedly against costly farm subsidies.
主席多次警告不要提供昂贵的农业补贴。
Animal signals, such as the complex songs of birds, tend to be costly.
动物发出的信号，如鸟类复杂的鸣叫声，往往代价高昂。
That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.
这样我们就可以避免在用电高峰期建造昂贵的电厂或购买昂贵的电力。
In Fenchurch Street a fair child, in costly apparel, stood on a stage to welcome his Majesty to the city.
在芬切琪街，一个穿着昂贵衣服的漂亮孩子站在舞台上，欢迎国王陛下来到这座城市。
Opponents worry that such expansion would be costly for taxpayers, but advocates say it would save money in the long run.
反对者担心这样的扩张会让纳税人付出高昂的代价，但支持者说，从长远来看，这种扩张可以节省资金。
Given that predators can make it costly to beg for food, what benefit do begging nestlings derive from their communications?
既然捕食者可以让雏鸟为食物付出巨大代价，那么乞食的雏鸟们到底可以从这种交流方式中得到什么益处呢？
Indeed, the purple colour extracted from a snail was once so costly that in society at the time only the rich could afford it.
的确，从蜗牛身上提取的紫色物质曾经非常昂贵，在当时的社会，只有富人才能买得起。
Greens attacked him, saying his new varieties used too much water and costly chemical fertilizer; his link with DuPont was noted.
环保主义者攻击他，说他的新品种使用了太多的水和昂贵的化学肥料；人们注意到他与杜邦公司的关系。
The aim is to reduce the importance of costly tutors and cram schools, partly to help students enjoy a more normal high-school life.
目的是降低昂贵的家教和补习班的重要性，部分是为了帮助学生享受更正常的高中生活。
But at least they have demonstrated that when companies get into trouble with the law, evidence of good character can win them a less costly punishment.
但至少他们已经证明，当公司触犯法律时，良好品行的证据可以为他们换来代价更低的惩罚。
Maintaining this environment is very costly, and recent research shows that even old oil paint is unaffected by wide fluctuations in temperature and humidity.
维护这样的环境是非常昂贵的，而且最近的研究表明，即使是旧的油画也不会受到温度和湿度大波动的影响。
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.
这整个时期里的旅行是艰辛、昂贵的，可能只有享有特权的阶级才能旅行，同样也是这个阶级造就了有教养的科学家、作家、古董专家和艺术赞助人。
Some desalination plants exist where feasible, but they are costly to run and can need constant repair.
在可行的地方有一些海水淡化厂，但它们的运营成本很高，并且需要经常维修。
Having curtains made professionally can be costly.
找专业人员制作窗帘会很贵。
Having professionally made curtains can be costly, so why not make your own?
买专业制造的窗帘可能很贵，你为什么不自己做呢？
I abandoned the New York tollway south of Albany in search of roads less costly.
我不走阿尔巴尼南面的纽约收费公路，而去找一些收费不高的道路。
Now the Emperor himself wished to see the costly manufacture, while it was still in the loom.
当这布还在织的时候，皇帝就亲自去看它了。
Perfumed oil was burning in costly silver lamps on every altar.
每一个祭台上，芬芳的油脂在贵重的油灯里燃烧。
Honesty is what she yearns for, not costly gifts and sweet quotes.
较之昂贵的礼物和甜言蜜语，诚实对摩羯女来说更为重要。
Staying healthy is the best way to avoid costly medical bills later.
保持健康，将巨额医疗账单拒之门外。
Wind- and solar-powered alternatives no longer look so costly by comparison.
相比之下，替代能源风能和太阳能就显得不那么昂贵了。
These mistakes have been undeniably costly, but they’re not the whole story.
不可否认，犯错误的代价是昂贵的，可这还不是事情的全貌。
So, though scapegoating works, beyond a certain point it gets rather costly.
所以，尽管找替罪羊这招儿肯定奏效，但做得过火了的话代价会很高。
A costly gold leaf overlay makes the colors glow, as though lit from within.
价值不菲的金箔表面使画作颜色发亮，仿佛有光从内向外发散。
Such efforts are expected to be costly, but not as expensive as doing nothing.
预计此类工作耗资巨大，但不作为的代价更大。
Even at rest, the brain is costly to run, consuming 20% of the body's energy production.
即便在休息时大脑的运行也代价高昂，它消耗人体产生的20%的能量。
It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it should pay off in the long run.
安装这套机械代价很高，但从长远来看它会赚钱的。
It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it should pay off in the long run.
安装这套机械代价很高，但从长远来看它会赚钱的。
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