at great expense的意思|示意

Land was occupied before critical infrastructure was put in, often at great expense.

在主要的基础设施兴建之前，土地就已被大量占用，通常是花费巨大地代价。

This is not just theory; it is a lesson we learned, at great expense, during the Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s.

这不只是理论；它是我们经历了1980年代的储贷危机以巨大的代价所习得的教益。

The alternative is to liquefy the hydrogen at great expense and transport it in road tankers refrigerated with liquid nitrogen.

一个替代的办法是以巨大的代价把氢气液化，并用带液氮冷却的罐车运输。

That way you can save money and make sure your programme will be effective prior to rolling out any public health campaign at great expense.

这种方式不仅可以节省开支，并且可以确保你的计划比其它任何大动干戈组织的公共健康活动效果显著。

But facts have proved that sending children to a famous school at great expense is not always a wise choice.

但是，事实已经证明，花昂贵的费用把孩子送到名校并非总是明智的选择。

It is hard to claim that pyramid-shaped tea-bags (developed at great expense over four years) have added much to the sum of human happiness.

对于金字塔状的茶叶包(开发花费巨大且历时超过四年)，你很难要求它为人类幸福总和增添什么。