at the cost of meaning in Chinese
丧失，牺牲
以为代价
以…代价
以…为代价，牺牲…而获得
以什么为代价
以之为代价
Examples
- The lessons learned at the cost of blood helped to sober us .
血的教训使我们的头脑清醒了。 - At the cost of bowling over one young fellow i got through .
我一拳击倒了一个小伙子，这才通了过去。 - She saved him from drowning , but only at the cost of her own life .
他遇溺时她把他救了，但却牺牲了自己的生命。 - The poor woman was only too happy to buy peace at the cost of eleven francs .
可怜的女人觉得花上十一法郎求一个清静，高兴得很。