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单词 gouging
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gouging
noun
uk/ˈɡaʊ.dʒɪŋ/us
/ˈɡaʊ.dʒɪŋ/

gougingnoun(CHARGING)

[U]USinformal
theactionofchargingsomeone too muchmoneyfor something, in a way that isdishonestorunfair:
哄抬价格，暴利收费
He hasreceivedcomplaintsaboutpricegouging, with somevetscharging$50perdose.他收到了关于价格暴利的投诉，一些兽医每剂收费50美元。
Thechairmanof theSenateBanking Committeeaccusedthebanksof gouging.参议院银行委员会主席指责银行哄抬价格。
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  • There is a $1,000penaltyforpricegouging under Floridalaw.
  • Thecommissionvotedtoextendpricecapsonwholesalepowerin anattempttoshieldconsumersfrompossiblepricegouging.
  • Is there any otherindustryin theworldthat wouldtoleratethis gouging ofcustomers?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costing too much
  • a bottomless pitidiom
  • bottomless
  • capital intensive
  • cheap
  • cheap at half the priceidiom
  • cost an arm and a leg/a small fortuneidiom
  • costsomeonea pretty pennyidiom
  • costsomeonedearidiom
  • daylight robbery
  • dear
  • exorbitant
  • gouge
  • outprice
  • pretty
  • price fixing
  • pricesomeoneout
  • priceyourselfout of the marketidiom
  • prohibitive
  • prohibitively
  • sight
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Dishonest

gougingnoun(EYE)

[CorU]
theactionofpushingorcuttinginto something in aroughorviolentway,especiallypressingroughlyinto someone'seyes:
凿；抠（眼）；（从洞孔）挖出
This was avicioustypeofstreetfightingin which onlybitingandeyegouging wereforbidden.这是一种除了咬人、挖眼不行其他什么都行的恶毒街头格斗比赛。
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  • Theplayerreceiveda 13-weekbanfor gouging.
  • Thefilmcontainedviolentscenesincludingmurdersandeyegougings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cutting and stabbing
  • abrasion
  • bayonet
  • butcher
  • carve
  • carving
  • chisel
  • chop
  • incise
  • julienne
  • lacerate
  • lacerated
  • laceration
  • shave
  • sheep shearing
  • slash
  • sliced
  • slit
  • snip
  • spike
  • transect
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Inserting and forcing things into other things
(Definition ofgougingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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What steps has she taken to ensure that pricegougingis avoided?
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One of the most worrying and upsetting elements of the crisis was the way in which some saw the opportunity for pricegougingand fraud.
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That is "gouging", to use a vulgar term.
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There are some slight concerns about pricegouging.
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They also forbade kicking, biting and eyegouging.
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Carving, rasping, andgougingwith hand-tools can create textures or contouring.
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Tenements were also known for their pricegougingrent.
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The western side of the lake is deeper than the eastern side, a happenstance of the final glacialgouging.
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Exudates are also obtained bygougingholes in the bark.
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The pattern is created on the printing plate either in engraving bygougingout the dots with a burin, or through an etching process.
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The toothcomb can have other functions, such as food procurement and barkgouging.
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Weeping, he plunged towards the setting sun,gougingout a deep wide trench.
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The only rules for this sport in its origin were no biting and no eyegouging.
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Scientists in fields of research other than offshore engineering have also addressed seabedgouging.
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It crashed through large trees, breaking them off as if they were matchsticks, before impacting the ground violently andgouginga long, wide furrow.
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