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

• Two dollars is an exorbitant price for a dozen eggs.
  以两美元买十二个蛋，价格过高。
• 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。
• Added operating costs because of exorbitant taxes and levies as well as long pay back period
  苛捐杂税多、收款期长增加营运成本
• But why was it given such an exorbitant price?
  可是它的价格为什么会那么高啊？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。