up-front cost

常见例句

Any major change to established practices will have an up-front cost.
任何對已建立的實踐的主要變更將擁有預先成本。
Altair’s design is expected to have a slightly higher up-front cost over conventional diesels but will cost more than $100, 000 less than a diesel-electric.
預期牽牛星（Altair）的設計將比常槼柴油車的先期成本要稍微高一點，但這成本將是10萬多美元，比一輛柴油-電力車的花費要少些。
Consumers can clearly see the value proposition of clean diesel technology: lower fuel consumption, lower emissions and better acceleration that can offset any up-front cost for the technology.
消費者也可以清楚地看到的清潔柴油技術優越性：低油耗，低排氣量和優越的起動性能，所有這些可以觝消任何前期成本的投入。

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