a king's ransom

An emerald of that size, unflawed, would be worth a king's ransom.

一块那么大 、 而又无瑕疵的绿宝石会是价值连城的.

They paid a king's ransom for the painting.

他们为这幅画付了一大笔钱.

SOD . Truffles cost a king's ransom.

松露的身价不凡(价钱贵得吓人).

A king's ransom would hardly have procured all that my other daughters asked for.

即使是一个国王的赎身钱，也难以买到我的其他几个女儿所要的全部东西。

I pay Sandy a king's ransom each year in fees, Tommy.

我每年要付桑迪一大笔钱，汤米

The painting was sold for a king's ransom.

那张画卖了高价.

In the ironic, self-referential universe inhabited by the YouTube generation, you cannot create a new media colossus and sell it for a king's ransom without poking fun at the whole process.

在YouTube一代所处的充满讽刺、自我参照的世界中，如果不取笑一下整个过程，你就不可能创建一个新的媒体巨人、并把它卖出个大价钱。

That painting must be worth a king's ransom.

那幅画一定价值连城.

Her diamond necklace must have cost a king's ransom.

她的钻石项链一定很贵.

I bought a leg of lamb in the supermarket and it cost a king's ransom.

我从超级市场买回一只羔羊腿,价钱非常昂贵!

It's not a king's ransom, but it's nearly twice as much as she was getting three years ago.

这虽不是一笔巨资，但近似于其三年前的工资的二倍。

If I were a UBS client, I would be exceedingly displeased to learn that the bankers to whom I was handing over a king's ransom were being taught that errors were perfectly acceptable.

如果我是瑞银的一名客户，我了解到我交付了一笔巨款的瑞银银行家们正被教导错误完全可以接受，我一定很不高兴。