extortionate
英 [ɪkˈstɔːʃənət]
美 [ɪkˈstɔːrʃənət]
adj. 过于昂贵的; 过高的
BNC.24654 / COCA.42375
牛津词典
adj.
- 过于昂贵的;过高的
much too high- They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest.
他们在放高利贷。
- They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest.
柯林斯词典
- (价格等)过高的,离谱的
If you describe something such as a price asextortionate, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be.
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
- When Sirena opened, there was a spot of bother with some extortionate bandits; now, says Mr Novikov, Russia is "becoming more law-abiding" ( even if the bureaucratic hurdles have increased).
当西雷娜开张的时候,餐厅常常遭到土匪的敲诈;他说到,现在,俄罗斯正“变得越来越法制化”(即使官僚主义障碍在不断增加)。 - Bars where the music is loud and the drinks extortionate.
音乐闹哄哄、酒价又奇贵的酒吧。 - A worker making extortionate demands upon the employer.
对雇主提出过分要求的工人。 - In view of the extortionate outlay this involves, Luke has stopped buying his newspaper and ( an even greater sacrifice) The Reader's Digest, his two favourite publications.
由于转学后花费太大,卢克已经不买报纸和《读者文摘》(这对他来说是更大的牺牲)了,这两样是他最心爱的两种出版物。 - If it weren't for those eleven saving clauses under the head of "Deductions" I should be beggar every year to support this extortionate and tyrannical government.
要不是“免征项目”栏下那十一条救命的附加条款,我每年就得当乞丐,讨了钱去供奉这个敲诈勒索、独断专行的政府啦。 - Thereby, in order to avoid occurring the accident and extortionate reconstructed expense, it is necessary for us to research repairing and reinforcement of fatigue damage in RC structure.
因此,为了避免这类事故的发生,也为了避免重建的高昂费用,有必要对已有疲劳损伤的钢筋混凝土结构进行补强和加固的研究。 - Lenin's Thought about "Direct Transition" was related to his three extortionate estimates. Firstly, Lenin extortionately estimated the Russian economic level;
这一思想与当时列宁的三个过高的估计有着直接的关系,一是列宁过高地估计了俄国经济发展的水平; - The price exacted By the hijackers for redeeming the hostages was extortionate.
劫持者为交换人质而索要的代价太过分了。 - Study on Regulation Pattern for Extortionate Price of Pharmaceutical
药品价格虚高的管制模式研究 - In China's underground lending market, the most sensitive indicator of credit conditions, kerbside rates have reached extortionate levels of as much as6% a month ( see our report from Wenzhou).
作为最敏感的信贷状况风向标,民间借贷目前的利率水平已到达历史最高水平的每月6%(见温州报道)。
