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1. 1
   Hydrogen fuel cells are a lighter choice than batteries for trucks, but making green hydrogen isexpensive.

   Hydrogen fuel cells are a lighter choice than batteries for trucks, but making green hydrogen is expensive.

   高考2025 · 全国一卷 · 阅读 · 应用文

2. 2
   Bottled water is considerably moreexpensive than tap water.

   Bottled water is considerably more expensive than tap water.

   四级2024 年 12 月 · 第 2 套 · 阅读

3. 3
   It can getexpensive to travel to the doctor, so usually the women living on the islands describe their illness to their husbands.

   It can get expensive to travel to the doctor, so usually the women living on the islands describe their illness to their husbands.

   六级2022 年 6 月 · 第 1 套 · 阅读

4. 4
   It's not asexpensive as you might think.

   It's not as expensive as you might think.

   考研2016 · 英语一 · 阅读 B 节

5. 5
   Theseexpensive Japanese disposable chopsticks are not for one-time use at a restaurant.

   These expensive Japanese disposable chopsticks are not for one-time use at a restaurant.

   日本高中入学考试2025 · 埼玉县

6. 6
   I am concerned that the continuing development of high-tech,expensive equipment may discourage ordinary people from taking up certain sports.

   I am concerned that the continuing development of high-tech, expensive equipment may discourage ordinary people from taking up certain sports.

   共通考试2026 · 本试 · 阅读 · 第 8 问

7. 7
   Until relatively recently they were veryexpensive, and so heavy that they had to be launched from a large vessel with a winch.

   Until relatively recently they were very expensive, and so heavy that they had to be launched from a large vessel with a winch.

   雅思剑桥雅思 14 · Test 4 · 听力原文

8. 8
   At present, these technologies are stillexpensive, though.

   At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.

   高考2020 · 全国三卷 · 阅读 · 说明文

9. 9
   While this may be so, it does not, in itself, prove that healthy diets are necessarily moreexpensive or cost-prohibitive.

   While this may be so, it does not, in itself, prove that healthy diets are necessarily more expensive or cost-prohibitive.

   四级2022 年 12 月 · 第 3 套 · 阅读

10. 10
    It deterred luxury consumers who found theirexpensive clothing more closely associated with working-class youth culture than a prestigious heritage fashion house.

    It deterred luxury consumers who found their expensive clothing more closely associated with working-class youth culture than a prestigious heritage fashion house.

    六级2021 年 12 月 · 第 1 套 · 阅读

    出现于 2 套
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    The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper - printing presses, delivery trucks - isn't justexpensive; it's excessive at a time when online-only competitors don't have the same set of financial constraints.

    The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper - printing presses, delivery trucks - isn't just expensive; it's excessive at a time when online-only competitors don't have the same set of financial constraints.

    考研2016 · 英语一 · 阅读 A 节

12. 12
    Ordering a lot of pizzas will beexpensive.

    Ordering a lot of pizzas will be expensive.

    共通考试2024 · 追试 · 听力 · 第 6 问

13. 13
    Do you think it is veryexpensive to make a home look nice?

    Do you think it is very expensive to make a home look nice?

    雅思剑桥雅思 14 · Test 2 · 口语

14. 14
    Keeping the system up-to-date and secure would be moreexpensive than holding an election with paper ballots.

    Keeping the system up-to-date and secure would be more expensive than holding an election with paper ballots.

    共通考试2026 · 追试 · 阅读 · 第 8 问

15. 15
    Swimming did not requireexpensive equipment and I used our community pool, which cost little.

    Swimming did not require expensive equipment and I used our community pool, which cost little.

    共通考试2026 · 本试 · 阅读 · 第 8 问

16. 16
    School facilities areexpensive to build and maintain, and teachers are expensive to employ.

    School facilities are expensive to build and maintain, and teachers are expensive to employ.

    四级2022 年 6 月 · 第 2 套 · 阅读

17. 17
    This could be due to a combination of factors: students from high-income households are more likely to go toexpensive colleges, less likely to receive financial aid, and more likely to have high incomes post-graduation.

    This could be due to a combination of factors: students from high-income households are more likely to go to expensive colleges, less likely to receive financial aid, and more likely to have high incomes post-graduation.

    六级2022 年 12 月 · 第 2 套 · 阅读

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    The process was extremely difficult andexpensive, says Webber, but the technology has moved on.

    The process was extremely difficult and expensive, says Webber, but the technology has moved on.

    六级2021 年 6 月 · 第 3 套 · 阅读

19. 19
    But the addition of the bad option made people much more likely to choose the moreexpensive print plus digital option.

    But the addition of the bad option made people much more likely to choose the more expensive print plus digital option.

    四级2020 年 12 月 · 第 1 套 · 阅读

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    The most probable reason for the popularity of plastic lunch boxes is that they are lessexpensive.

    The most probable reason for the popularity of plastic lunch boxes is that they are less expensive.

    四级2020 年 12 月 · 第 3 套 · 阅读

21. 21
    By replacingexpensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed.

    By replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed.

    六级2019 年 12 月 · 第 1 套 · 阅读

22. 22
    So scientists have 3 1 to find a solution by mixing it withexpensive metals such as nickel.

    So scientists have 3 1 to find a solution by mixing it with expensive metals such as nickel.

    六级2019 年 6 月 · 第 3 套 · 阅读

23. 23
    One problem with grass-fed products is that they are usually moreexpensive than conventional ones.

    One problem with grass-fed products is that they are usually more expensive than conventional ones.

    六级2019 年 12 月 · 第 1 套 · 阅读

24. 24
    Some parents pull their children out of school because ofexpensive field trips.

    Some parents pull their children out of school because of expensive field trips.

    六级2019 年 12 月 · 第 1 套 · 阅读

25. 25
    Test 2 However, the District struggled to find a financial backer amid the difficulties of the Great Depression, a problem made worse by years ofexpensive legal proceedings.

    Test 2 However, the District struggled to find a financial backer amid the difficulties of the Great Depression, a problem made worse by years of expensive legal proceedings.

    雅思剑桥雅思 14 · Test 2 · 培训类阅读

26. 26
    The team transforms the family’s long weekend of celebration with lessexpensive but still tasty recipes.

    The team transforms the family’s long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.

    高考2018 · 全国一卷 · 阅读 · 议论文

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    Passage Two Photography was once anexpensive, laborious ordeal reserved for life's greatest milestones.

    Passage Two Photography was once an expensive, laborious ordeal reserved for life's greatest milestones.

    六级2018 年 6 月 · 第 1 套 · 阅读

28. 28
    Up until then, I hadn't truly realized just howexpensive an education can be.

    Up until then, I hadn't truly realized just how expensive an education can be.

    六级2018 年 6 月 · 第 3 套 · 阅读

29. 29
    This would be a suitable and not tooexpensive first watch for a runner.

    This would be a suitable and not too expensive first watch for a runner.

    雅思剑桥雅思 13 · Test 3 · 培训类阅读

30. 30
    Less tiring than painting your walls and lessexpensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.

    Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.

    高考2018 · 全国一卷 · 阅读 · 七选五

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    As universities go digital, students are complaining of a new hit to their finances that's replacing—and sometimes joining—expensive textbooks: pricey online access codes that are required to complete coursework and submit assignments.

    As universities go digital, students are complaining of a new hit to their finances that's replacing—and sometimes joining—expensive textbooks: pricey online access codes that are required to complete coursework and submit assignments.

    四级2018 年 6 月 · 第 1 套 · 听力

32. 32
    Necessities like food and wood were veryexpensive.

    Necessities like food and wood were very expensive.

    高考2018 · 全国三卷 · 阅读 · 说明文

33. 33
    In Britain, however, a new drink was introduced from China, and started to become popular, gradually taking over from coffee, although at first it was soexpensive that only the upper classes could afford it.

    In Britain, however, a new drink was introduced from China, and started to become popular, gradually taking over from coffee, although at first it was so expensive that only the upper classes could afford it.

    雅思剑桥雅思 13 · Test 4 · 听力原文

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    Economic reasoning shows that the leastexpensive way for each country is to put a price on carbon emissions.

    Economic reasoning shows that the least expensive way for each country is to put a price on carbon emissions.

    六级2017 年 6 月 · 第 1 套 · 阅读

35. 35
    Some intensive summer programs are veryexpensive but most of them provide scholarships.

    Some intensive summer programs are very expensive but most of them provide scholarships.

    六级2017 年 6 月 · 第 2 套 · 阅读

36. 36
    During the nineteenth century, mass production techniques meant that automata could be made cheaply and easily, and they became toys for children rather than anexpensive adult amusement.

    During the nineteenth century, mass production techniques meant that automata could be made cheaply and easily, and they became toys for children rather than an expensive adult amusement.

    雅思剑桥雅思 12 · Test 5 · 培训类阅读

37. 37
    Automata were normally veryexpensive toys for the very rich.

    Automata were normally very expensive toys for the very rich.

    雅思剑桥雅思 12 · Test 5 · 培训类阅读

38. 38
    Economists project that most employers would shift money fromexpensive health benefits into wages, The House bill has no similar tax.

    Economists project that most employers would shift money from expensive health benefits into wages, The House bill has no similar tax.

    六级2016 年 6 月 · 第 3 套 · 阅读

39. 39
    Is the latest and mostexpensive cholesterol-lowering drug any better than its common competitors?

    Is the latest and most expensive cholesterol-lowering drug any better than its common competitors?

    六级2016 年 6 月 · 第 3 套 · 阅读

40. 40
    In cases where sewage mud is used,expensive chemical fertilizer use can be avoided.

    In cases where sewage mud is used, expensive chemical fertilizer use can be avoided.

    六级2016 年 6 月 · 第 3 套 · 阅读

41. 41
    Sometimes the best treatment might be the mostexpensive.

    Sometimes the best treatment might be the most expensive.

    六级2016 年 6 月 · 第 3 套 · 阅读

42. 42
    Enrollees would have to pay more money for many services out of their own pockets, and that would encourage them to think twice about whether anexpensive or redundant test was worth it.

    Enrollees would have to pay more money for many services out of their own pockets, and that would encourage them to think twice about whether an expensive or redundant test was worth it.

    六级2016 年 6 月 · 第 3 套 · 阅读

43. 43
    In France, card companies created EMV in part because the telephone monopoly was so maddeningly inefficient andexpensive.

    In France, card companies created EMV in part because the telephone monopoly was so maddeningly inefficient and expensive.

    六级2015 年 6 月 · 第 3 套 · 写作

44. 44
    The danger will come with Charles, who has both anexpensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world.

    The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world.

    考研2015 · 英语一 · 阅读 A 节

45. 45
    The biggest obstacle to energy transition is that the present energy system is tooexpensive to replace.

    The biggest obstacle to energy transition is that the present energy system is too expensive to replace.

    六级2015 年 12 月 · 第 1 套

46. 46
    During the recession companies set prices low, hoping that once they had tempted customers through the door they would be persuaded to order moreexpensive items.

    During the recession companies set prices low, hoping that once they had tempted customers through the door they would be persuaded to order more expensive items.

    四级2015 年 6 月 · 第 2 套 · 阅读

47. 47
    But sadly, hiring someone to take care of them while you go to work is getting moreexpensive by the year.

    But sadly, hiring someone to take care of them while you go to work is getting more expensive by the year.

    四级2014 年 12 月 · 第 1 套 · 阅读

48. 48
    Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community mount, many people consider sleep the leastexpensive item on the agenda.

    Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community mount, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on the agenda.

    六级2013 年 6 月 · 第 1 套 · 听力

49. 49
    They're alsoexpensive, especially when you factor in the average college student's limited budget, typically costing hundreds of dollars every semester.

    They're also expensive, especially when you factor in the average college student's limited budget, typically costing hundreds of dollars every semester.

    四级2013 年 6 月 · 第 2 套 · 阅读

    出现于 2 套
50. 50
    Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be prohibitivelyexpensive.

    Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be prohibitively expensive.

    四级2013 年 6 月 · 第 1 套 · 阅读

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