Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance-lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.
他们中许多人反而成为了那种制造麻烦诉讼的原告，使侵权法体系变成了昂贵的噩梦。
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，当企业陷入法律麻烦时，良好的品行证据可以使他们获得成本更低的惩罚。
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.
这并不一定是坏事，但根据学校的不同，如果在太晚的时候才换专业，补足学分可能会产生高昂的费用。
France's planned tax is a clear warning: Unless a broad consensus can be reached on reforming the international tax system, other nations are likely to follow suit, and American companies will face a cascade of different taxes from dozens of nations that will prove burdensome and costly.
法国计划征收的这一税种是一个明确的警示：除非在改革国际税收体系方面达成广泛共识，否则其他国家可能会效仿，美国公司将面临来自数十个国家的不同税收，这将带来沉重的负担和高昂的成本。
costly
代价高昂的
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。