exorbitant
英 [ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt]
美 [ɪɡˈzɔːrbɪtənt]
adj. 过高的; 高得离谱的
BNC.18828 / COCA.16520
牛津词典
adj.
- 过高的；高得离谱的
much too high- exorbitant costs/fares/fees/prices/rents
过高的花费 / 交通费 / 收费 / 价格 / 租金
- exorbitant costs/fares/fees/prices/rents
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.- 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。
- Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor.
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
- 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 - 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。 - But why was it given such an exorbitant price?
可是它的价格为什么会那么高啊？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - They were asking for an exorbitant sum of money.
他们索要的钱财过多。 - 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。