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

• Though the existing tax system can be applied temporarily, unreasonable, exorbitant taxes and levies should gradually be abolished. In those days various sorts of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous levies were put on from time to time.
  暂时采用原有的税制，而逐渐地取消几种不合理的苛捐杂税。那时候，总是有各种苛捐杂税加在人民的身上。
• 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 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。
• The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest, especially at an exorbitant or illegallyhigh rate.
  高利贷借给他人钱并要求贷者付很高的利息的做法，尤其利息异常地或非法地高。
• 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。
• Otherwise you will be exposed to exorbitant rent increases every three years.
  不然的话，你每三年就要面对一次房租暴涨。
• You're bigger and more exorbitant, Stone said, referring to the changes.
  更大型更高端，斯通说，他指的是变化。
• 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。
• But why was it given such an exorbitant price?
  可是它的价格为什么会那么高啊？
• 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。