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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A first step would be to take the axe to the exorbitant costs of the Italian political system.
  第一步将是举起斧头，砍掉意大利政治制度的高昂成本。
• 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。
• 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%。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。