A lot of people in the financial community are annoyed by them because these regulations are costly to comply with and they take a lot of resources.

很多金融界人士对其烦不胜烦,因为执行规范条例的成本很高,一旦执行,占用太多资源

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

It's an expensive place to live, so most of my friends do try to get part-time jobs to make ends meet.

这个地方生活成本很高，所以我的很多朋友都试着找份能够糊口的兼职。

招聘兼职员工 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

It was very very expensive.

而且成本很高。

斯坦福公开课 - 戴尔CEO-Michael.Dell谈创业和发展课程节选