exorbitant
英 [ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt]
美 [ɪɡˈzɔːrbɪtənt]
adj. 过高的; 高得离谱的
BNC.18828 / COCA.16520
牛津词典
adj.
- 过高的；高得离谱的
much too high- exorbitant costs/fares/fees/prices/rents
过高的花费 / 交通费 / 收费 / 价格 / 租金
- exorbitant costs/fares/fees/prices/rents
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 过度的;过分的；过高的
If you describe something such as a price or fee asexorbitant, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be.- Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor.
过高的房价已经造成了穷人能够买得起的住房严重短缺。
- Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor.
英英释义
adj
- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- exorbitant rent
- extortionate prices
- spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
- usurious interest rate
- unconscionable spending
双语例句
- For most people, an extremely exorbitant tax rate is tantamount to death.
对大多数人来讲，极高的税率无异于死亡。 - At present, the cost of negotiation, execution and supervision in decentralization institution are exorbitant.
目前我国中央与地方分权制度存在谈判费用、执行费用和监督费用均过高的问题。 - But, if blood is calcic content is exorbitant, can hamper zincic absorption.
但是，如果血钙含量过高，则会妨碍锌的吸收。 - Vacation rentals can charge exorbitant rates per night as rent.
假期出租可以一夜收取非常昂贵的房租。 - Investment remains tiny primarily because of the exorbitant cost of land.
投资仍然微乎其微，主要原因在于土地成本过高。 - Collectors, once again, refused to pay exorbitant prices for the world's most prized Chinese antiques.
收藏家们又一次拒绝以高昂价格购买世界上要价最高的中国古董。 - We expect the burden to rise to an exorbitant 30 per cent by 2012.
我们预计，偿债负担到2012年将升至过高的30%。 - Unsuspecting buyers paid exorbitant prices for their railroad stock.
轻信的买主为买进铁路股份而付出了过高的代价。 - And consumers engaged in a concerted effort to reduce unnecessary and exorbitant waste.
消费者共同努力减少不必要的过度的浪费，农业现代化就不能实现。 - But with it at the preliminary stage, it is impractical to set an exorbitant quality standard for it.
但是，它仍然处于初级阶段，对其设定过高的质量标准是不切实际的。