People who became infected with hepatitis c, a potentially lethal liver virus, have been unable to get insurance except at prohibitive cost.

那些得了丙型肝炎的病患，他们所得的就是一种潜在致死性的肝炎病毒，他们除了支付昂贵的费用以外已经没有能力得到保险了。

The cost of private treatment can be prohibitive.

私人治疗的费用会高得负担不起。

By using AW, their meeting was more cost-effective, allowed broader participation, and had features and activities that may be prohibitive in the real world.

会议通过使用 AW 降低了成本，吸引了更广泛的参与者，还提供了在真实世界中可能不会实现的特性和活动。

The up-front cost associated with moving an organization from traditional, established ways-of-working to new ones is often perceived as prohibitive.

与将组织从传统的，以建立的工作方式转移到新的上面相关的预先成本常常被视为禁止的。

Although the cost is currently prohibitive, the technology is widely available to produce meat from the cultured cells of animals rather than the animals themselves.

与直接养殖动物相比，人工培养动物细胞，进而制造肉食的技术已相当普遍，只是其成本仍居高不下。