It used to be just prohibitively expensive.

它曾经贵得让人望而却步。

And building new plants has become prohibitively expensive.

而且，建造新工厂的成本已经高得令人望而却步。

But without ample government funding, they can be prohibitively expensive.

但如果没有充足的政府资金，它们的成本可能会高得令人望而却步。

The government had made it prohibitively hard for foreigners to bet against the battered currency.

政府使得外国人想要做空受重创的货币变得异常困难。

These designs evolved to hold candles, as metal lanterns were prohibitively expensive for most people.

由于金属灯笼对大多数人来说过于昂贵，这些设计逐渐演变成了盛放蜡烛的灯笼。

And it's prohibitively expensive to launch tons and tons of construction materials into space.

将成吨的建筑材料发射升空，价格十分高昂。

Ignorance of the future carries a cost today: ambiguity makes risks uninsurable, or at the very least prohibitively expensive.

对未来的无知在今天带来了代价：模糊性使风险无法投保，或者至少保险的价格高得令人望而却步。

And for a small bank, that might be prohibitively expensive.

对于一家小型银行来说， 这可能会非常昂贵。

That's because the books are massive and prohibitively expensive.

那是因为这些书很厚很贵。

The deep water means that foundations are prohibitively expensive. So this bridge floats.

深水意味着基础非常昂贵。所以这座桥是漂浮的。