op·por·tu·ni·ty 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.
不把资金投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，因为默认情况下你会拒绝其他一切。 - The programme lost money when opportunity costs were taken into account.
如果考虑到机会成本，该计划就会亏损。 - 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.