extortionate

英 [ɪkˈstɔːʃənət]

美 [ɪkˈstɔːrʃənət]

adj.  过于昂贵的; 过高的

TEM8法律

BNC.24654 / COCA.42375

牛津词典

adj.

• 过于昂贵的；过高的
  much too high
  1. They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest.
     他们在放高利贷。

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
  1. exorbitant rent
  2. extortionate prices
  3. spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
  4. usurious interest rate
  5. unconscionable spending
  Synonym:exorbitantoutrageoussteepunconscionableusurious

双语例句

• 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。
• Cybersquatters will generally either offer to sell the name back to the trademark owner for an extortionate price, or make money from Internet traffic accidentally landing on their page.
  一般而言，域名抢注者或将域名以高价出售给商标所有者，或通过用户偶然登陆其网站带来的互联网流量谋利。
• 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。
• Inside stock exchange refers to the behavior that insiders make use of their mastered inside stock information or provide the information for others to exchange and make extortionate profit.
  证券内幕交易是指知情人员利用所掌握的内部证券信息进行证券交易，或者将所掌握的内部信息提供给他人进行证券交易的行为。
• Although PM has solved the problem of carbide segregation and crassitude fundamentally, it has complicated technics and extortionate cost, so restricts its application.
  粉末冶金虽然从根本上解决了碳化物偏析和粗大的问题，但其工艺复杂，成本过高，应用受到限制。
• Bars where the music is loud and the drinks extortionate.
  音乐闹哄哄、酒价又奇贵的酒吧。
• Those are extortionate interest rates to be charging.
  这些是要处理的过多的利息。
• Extortionate call charges put customers off.
  昂贵的话费使乘客敬而远之。
• 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）。
• They are asking an extortionate amount of money for their house.
  他们的房子要价太高。