exorbitant

英 [ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt]

美 [ɪɡˈzɔːrbɪtənt]

adj.  过高的; 高得离谱的

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BNC.18828 / COCA.16520

牛津词典

adj.

• 过高的；高得离谱的
  much too high
  1. exorbitant costs/fares/fees/prices/rents
     过高的花费 / 交通费 / 收费 / 价格 / 租金

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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  1. exorbitant rent
  2. extortionate prices
  3. spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
  4. usurious interest rate
  5. unconscionable spending
  Synonym:extortionateoutrageoussteepunconscionableusurious

双语例句

• Why do people pay such exorbitant rates?
  为什么会有人付这么离谱的手续费呢？
• He found that the price was exorbitant for the size of his wallet.
  他感觉就他的荷包而言，这一价格太过分了。
• They were asking for an exorbitant sum of money.
  他们索要的钱财过多。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In those days various sorts of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous levies were put on from time to time.
  那时候，总是有各种苛捐杂税加在人民的身上。
• These customers are the target of retailers who dare to ask for exorbitant prices.
  这部分顾客就是零售商制定过高价格的目标。
• 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。
• Multitudes of believers and church workers in China face exorbitant medical costs which they cannot pay.
  许多中国信徒和传道人都无法负担高昂的医疗费用。