absorbed cost

基本解释

But higher labour and equipment costs absorbed much of the increase.
但是，劳力和设备成本的提高占用了增加投资的绝大部分。
Wider damage to jobs and output depends on how well these increased costs are absorbed.
就业及产出损失的影响范围依赖于如何吸收这些费用增长。
We absorbed those costs, and with our strong operations and our financial discipline, we closed the year with an overall improvement in earnings and a strong financial position.
我们凭借强劲的业务，以及严格的财政纪律，吸收了这些成本。在整体收益提高和强劲的财政状况中，我们结束了这一年。

"Our margins are really thin, in terms of our bottom line, and any additional costs have to be absorbed by the farmer because we can't pass on those costs to consumers directly,"

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