exorbitantly
adverb
uk/ɪɡˈzɔː.bɪ.tənt.li/us/eɡˈzːɔr.bə.t̬ənt.li/in a way that is much too much, or much tooexpensive:
过分地;昂贵地Tickets are exorbitantlyexpensive.门票出奇地贵。
DVDplayerswere exorbitantlypricedwhen they firsthitthemarketDVD播放机刚上市时价格过高。
Loans areavailableat exorbitantlyhighinterestrates.贷款利率高得离谱。
Restaurantsservesimplefoodin asnootyway andthinkthey canchargeexorbitantly for it.餐馆以傲慢的方式提供简单的食物,并认为他们可以为此收取高昂的费用。
- Skyscrapers are usuallybuiltonly wherelandisscarceand exorbitantlyexpensive.
- Theysellasparagusout ofseason, exorbitantlyoverpriced.
- Foryearstheairlinehas been usingitsunassailablepositiontochargeexorbitantly on theseroutes.
- Thenewspaperpaidexorbitantly for theprivilegeof being the first topublishtheletters.
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