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单词 pricey
释义
pricey
adjective
informal(alsopricy)
uk
/ˈpraɪ.si/us
/ˈpraɪ.si/
pricier|priciest
expensive:
价格高的，贵重的
It's abitpricey but thefoodiswonderful.这顿饭有点贵，不过好吃极了。
Synonyms
costly
dear
expensive
Opposites
cheap(LOW PRICE)
inexpensive
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
costing a lot of money
  • expensiveHe thinks he's special with his expensive suits and fancy shoes.
  • dearUKI find the veg too dear in that supermarket.
  • costlyThey made several costly mistakes, including spending $60 million on shoddy machinery.
  • priceyThe restaurants in town are a bit pricey.
  • exclusiveThey have an apartment in an exclusive part of town.
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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
  • non-competitive
  • outprice
  • overcharge
  • pretty
  • price fixing
  • pricesomeoneout
  • priceyourselfout of the marketidiom
  • sight
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(Definition ofpriceyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pricey| American Dictionary

pricey
adjective
us
/ˈprɑɪ·si/
comparativepricier|superlativepriciest
expensive:
That restaurant’s too pricey for me.
(Definition ofpriceyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

pricey| Business English

pricey
adjective
informal(alsopricy)
uk
/ˈpraɪsi/us
expensive:
Rehiring,retraining, andtacklinglowmoraleis pricey.
Thehomeswelookedat were either too pricey or notworththeworkit would take tofixthem up.
(Definition ofpriceyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpricey

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It is a pity that it was published in hardcover and is sopricey, since this usually serves to limit the circulation of important books.
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But one must note that the cloth edition is a bitpriceyfor individuals to purchase and a cheaper paperback edition may have to be printed.
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Well behaved she may have been, but she was also a littlepricey.
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It is true that, in general, those substitutes tend to be a little morepricey, but that is because of the market.
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It is all very well to say thatpriceyhave gone up.
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I cannot say in detail the particulars, as there is a large variety of differentpricey.
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Meanwhile, the price of this remarkablypriceyvehicle is rising hour by hour and day by day.
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On that side we tend to be ratherpricey.
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We must decide quickly whether licensing concessions are to be provided to allow minibuses to replace the huge andpriceyvehicles that trundle, sometimes half-empty, around the countryside.
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Moreover, web conferencing and telepresence solutions are typically not vendor neutral and tend to bepricey.
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The attorney stated he wasn't; it was toopricey.
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Some fungicide has been found to help with clubroot but it is verypriceyand would take huge amounts to saturate the soil.
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He was known to entertain friends and strategic partners at some of the mostpriceylocations of his time.
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Such meals are usually very formal and ratherpricey.
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Once again, it is a bitpriceyfor the average gamer at $29.95, but well worth it for the contents.
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