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

• 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 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。
• Do not know this is what exorbitant taxes and levies!
  不知道这是什么苛捐杂税！
• Paying exorbitant fees to a quack who promises a magical cure.
  向一个保证妙手回春的庸医付出了高昂的诊费。
• 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%。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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 why was it given such an exorbitant price?
  可是它的价格为什么会那么高啊？