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

• Lenin's Thought about "Direct Transition" was related to his three extortionate estimates. Firstly, Lenin extortionately estimated the Russian economic level;
  这一思想与当时列宁的三个过高的估计有着直接的关系，一是列宁过高地估计了俄国经济发展的水平；
• Those are extortionate interest rates to be charging.
  这些是要处理的过多的利息。
• A worker making extortionate demands upon the employer.
  对雇主提出过分要求的工人。
• 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。
• Study on Regulation Pattern for Extortionate Price of Pharmaceutical
  药品价格虚高的管制模式研究
• I think he makes extortionate demands of you.
  我认为他对你的要求过分了。
• Fee structures and rates across the sector are often inexplicable and extortionate.
  全行业的收费结构和费率往往令人费解，且高得离谱。
• The ear by surgery can not show the fine structure of one normal ear, and surgery is dangerous and extortionate and its period is long.
  耳朵外形结构精细复杂，手术再造耳不能完全显示出耳朵的精细结构，且存在手术危险、费用高昂、周期长的缺点。
• Bars where the music is loud and the drinks extortionate.
  音乐闹哄哄、酒价又奇贵的酒吧。