He learned a lesson at the cost of blood.

他以血的代价吸取了教训。

They are able to send their children to school, at the cost of an annual sum of $2,800.

他们能够每年花费2800美元送他们的孩子上学。

We can't make money at the cost of the environment.

我们不能以环境为代价来赚钱。

We human beings have done a lot of things at the cost of the environment to develop economy quickly in the past few years.

在过去的几年里，为了快速发展经济，我们人类做了很多以环境为代价的事情。

I hold to my belief that development shouldn't be at the cost of the environment.

我坚信发展不应该以环境为代价。

UR ensures the highest level of performance at the cost of some data inconsistency.

UR 以牺牲某些数据的不一致性为代价，确保了最高级别的性能。

I have never regret sending the old lady to hospital at the cost of missing the interview.

我从未后悔因为送那位老人家去医院而错过了面试。

By using stale metaphors, similes, and idioms, you save much mental effort, at the cost of leaving your meaning vague.

使用陈腐的暗喻、明喻和习语，你省了不少思考的力气，代价是你的意义的模糊。

The lessons learned at the cost of blood helped to sober us.

血的教训使我们的头脑清醒了。

Do not give in to their demands at the cost of your own.

别为了满足于他们的要求而以牺牲自己为代价。

The upside is a richer user experience, at the cost of complexity.

这样做的好处是带来更加丰富的客户体验，但却以增加复杂度为代价。

He didn't know he accepted the money at the cost of his future.

他不知道他是以他的前途为代价而收下这笔钱的。

He saved his daughter from the fire but at the cost of his own life.

他牺牲了生命，把女儿从大火中救出来。

Some people pursue their own personal benefits at the cost of others.

有些人为了追求自己的利益而不惜牺牲他人的利益。

Fixing a trivial issue at the cost of a serious one is not good for anyone.

用修复严重问题的代价去修复一个小问题对谁都没好处。

But any long term gain could come at the cost of short-term employment losses.

不过，任何长期的升值都可能以短期就业岗位减少为代价。

As a polemicist Mr Mamet is impressive—but at the cost of intellectual honesty.

作为一个善辩者，马梅先生令人影响深刻——但他牺牲了理智上的诚实。

He brought the company backs from 2009 to the present, but was at the cost of many jobs.

他将公司带了会老从2009到现在，但是是以损失大量工作为代价的。

To safeguard one's health at the cost of too strict a diet is a tiresome illness indeed.

为了保证健康而极其严格地控制饮食，本身就是一种烦人的病。

The navy is chafing at the cost of patrols, rescue operations and cleaning up fuel spills.

海军对于巡逻，营救和清理漏油的付出感到很是厌烦。

RJP: But this design flexibility comes at the cost of additional build and development complexity.

rjp：但是要得到这种灵活性就不得不付出增加开发和构建复杂程度的代价。

Conversely, ur ensures the highest level of performance at the cost of some data inconsistency.

相反，UR保证了最高的性能，但以一部分数据并发性为代价。

His way of dealing with one tough problem this week may well have come at the cost of creating another.

他在本周处理一个棘手问题的手法很可能已经付出了导致另一个问题的代价。

It speeds up any developer's work for years to come — at the cost of just a couple of working days.

它可以使任何开发人员需要数年才能完成的工作可在几个工作日内完成。

Rapprochement with the neighbours, however, need not come at the cost of worsening ties with America.

然而，与邻国的亲善不需要以恶化与美国的关系作为代价。

The new regime will be more balanced, but at the cost of lower purchasing power for western consumers.

新机制将更加平衡，然而，代价是西方消费者购买力的降低。

In many European countries, by contrast, class equality is protected at the cost of gender inequality.

相反，在欧洲许多国家牺牲性别歧视保护阶级平等？

My view is that the new policy buys a trivial new incentive at the cost of a modest loss in deterrence.

我的看法是，新政策以温和的威慑损失为代价买了一份微不足道的新动机。