at the cost

基本解释

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。
In this case there is greater separation between the application and queue manager but at the cost of a performance overhead.
在这种情况下，应用程序和队列管理器之间的分离状况更好，但在性能方面会有所损失。
This may generate more ad revenue but comes at the cost of your users’ trust, as they click on things they thought were genuine content.
这会带来更多的广告收入但是会以你的用户的信任为代价，因为他们点击他们认为真的是内容的东西。
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But lately,observers say, Prime Minister Erdogan appears to be seeking influence with Arabs at the cost of relations with Israel.
This all came hard and at the cost, I'm sure, of a lot of human life and a lot of misery.
一切都变得艰难了,我确定,这夺走了很多人的生命,造成了很多痛苦
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Some people argued that there are certain things that are just categorically wrong even if they bring about a good result, even if they saved five people at the cost of one life.
有些人认为,某些行为反正就是绝对错误的,即便该行为产生了好的结果，即便能牺牲一人挽救五人性命。
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China may have got a deal it liked, but at the cost of a public-relations disaster.
ECONOMIST: China's smile diplomacy shows its teeth