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

• 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。
• 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。
• At present, the cost of negotiation, execution and supervision in decentralization institution are exorbitant.
  目前我国中央与地方分权制度存在谈判费用、执行费用和监督费用均过高的问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• Do not know this is what exorbitant taxes and levies!
  不知道这是什么苛捐杂税！
• 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。
• Two dollars is an exorbitant price for a dozen eggs.
  以两美元买十二个蛋，价格过高。
• 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。
• 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。