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
- Why do people pay such exorbitant rates?
为什么会有人付这么离谱的手续费呢？ - 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。 - Two dollars is an exorbitant price for a dozen eggs.
以两美元买十二个蛋，价格过高。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 - These customers are the target of retailers who dare to ask for exorbitant prices.
这部分顾客就是零售商制定过高价格的目标。 - 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。 - 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。