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单词 exorbitant
释义
exorbitant
adjective
uk
/ɪɡˈzɔː.bɪ.tənt/us
/eɡˈzːɔr.bə.t̬ənt/
Exorbitantprices,demands, etc. are much toolarge:
（价格、要求等）过分的，过高的，离谱的
Thebillfordinnerwas exorbitant.晚餐的价格高得离谱。
Synonyms
extortionatedisapproving
outrageous
steep
unconscionableformaldisapproving
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
  • gouge
  • non-competitive
  • outprice
  • overcharge
  • pretty
  • price fixing
  • pricesomeoneout
  • priceyourselfout of the marketidiom
  • prohibitive
  • sight
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(Definition ofexorbitantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

exorbitant| American Dictionary

exorbitant
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ɪɡˈzɔr·bə·t̬ənt/
(ofpricesanddemands) much toolarge:
Thehotelchargeswere exorbitant.
(Definition ofexorbitantfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

exorbitant| Business English

exorbitant
adjective
COMMERCE
uk
/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/us
an exorbitantprice,demand, etc., is much toolarge:
Theinterestchargedon mostcreditcardsis exorbitant.
an exorbitantprice/fee/rate
(Definition ofexorbitantfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexorbitant

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However, manual creation of verb classifications comes atexorbitantexpense, requiring large amounts of human time and expertise.
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Catering for the poor in legal matters in a market in which legal fees areexorbitantis hardly something that the government can resist.
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Exorbitantfees were charged for retrieving these beasts, cash that had to be borrowed from traders at the cost of yet further indebtedness.
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Not everyone who could demand anexorbitantdowry does so, and not everyone who demands, gets what is expected.
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The number of footnotes, often digressive, in the first chapter may be consideredexorbitantby some readers, but others may like it.
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When professionals are found liable, courtroom verdicts appear random, unfair, andexorbitant.
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These findings, although strengthening the case that landlords did not chargeexorbitantescalating rents, do not comply with notions of good estate management.
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We already have anexorbitantamount of paperwork which decreases actual patient contact.
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Production growth has come about largely in irrigated agriculture, and the government is increasingly concerned about theexorbitantuse of fertilisers in these areas.
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Railway workers and sometimes soldiers sold pails of water or hats filled with water forexorbitantprices.
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Theexorbitantcharge of £57 will be enough to frighten off all but the most dedicated (and well-heeled) scholar or performer.
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This might seem like anexorbitantlist of criteria to exclude but the approach is not unlike how a clinician proceeds in excluding possible alternative diagnoses of a sleep problem.
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Landlords were demandingexorbitantrents of three or four bushels of barley an acre or offering share cropping agreements for land formerly rented at 4d, 8d, or 12d an acre.
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Rejectexorbitantreimbursement for telemedicine services or any kickbacks for getting or giving referrals.
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If the artwork had been of a higher standard, the £90 price tag would not seem soexorbitant.
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