opportunity cost
noun /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti kɒst/
/ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti kɔːst/
[countable, uncountable]- the fact that when you choose one option, you lose the potential benefits of the other options
机会成本:当您选择一个选项时,您会失去其他选项的潜在利益这一事实 - There may be an opportunity cost to not having your money invested elsewhere.
不把钱投资到其他地方可能会有机会成本。 - Consider the opportunity cost of accepting a job because you are, by default, rejecting everything else out there.
考虑接受一份工作的机会成本,因为默认情况下,你拒绝了其他一切。 - The programme lost money when opportunity costs were taken into account.
如果把机会成本考虑在内,这个项目就会亏损。 - We need to consider the opportunity cost represented by lost capacity at closed plants.
我们需要考虑关闭工厂的产能损失所代表的机会成本。
- There may be an opportunity cost to not having your money invested elsewhere.