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单词 extortionate
释义
extortionate
adjective
disapproving
uk
/ɪkˈstɔː.ʃən.ət/us
/ɪkˈstɔːr.ʃən.ət/
extremelyexpensive:
（价格）过高的，过于昂贵的
Thepriceofbooksnowadaysis extortionate.现在的书价真是太高了。
Synonyms
exorbitant
steep
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
  • pretty
  • price fixing
  • pricesomeoneout
  • priceyourselfout of the marketidiom
  • prohibitive
  • sight
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extortionately
(Definition ofextortionatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

extortionate| Business English

extortionate
adjective
disapproving
uk
/ɪkˈstɔːʃənət/us
moreexpensivethan isreasonable:
extortionate fee/price/rate, etc.Mostretailerschargeextortionatepricesforextendedwarranties- often more than threetimesas much as anindependentprovider.

extortionately

adverbuk/ɪkˈstɔːʃənətli/us/-ˈstɔːr-/
Thegovernmenthasagreedonmeasuresthatprotecttherenewableenergyindustryfromextortionately highnationalgridaccesscharges.
(Definition ofextortionatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofextortionate

extortionate
Many pensions carryextortionatecharges and are often inflexible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When out-of-state companies invested in irrigation systems, they setextortionaterates for water.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He also justifies his stance on economic grounds by alluding toextortionatepolicies by the colonial power, which also affected his large clientele.
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However, herextortionaterule and the expansion of her relatives' power stirred up much animosity.
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Their reluctance was reinforced by the popular belief that trading on the black market, unless done atextortionaterates, was not a crime, whatever the legal code said.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Would a settler on one of the public tracts have access to water from a railroad tract, or might the railroad sell the water atextortionateprices?
From theCambridge English Corpus
I have already said that it is most difficult for the law courts to say whenextortionaterents are being exacted.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Would he look at this again and make those county councils which have demanded thisextortionateblackmail hand back their ill-gotten gains?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It might get some inferior coal, which the general public seem to think is being foisted on it atextortionateprices.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have made inquiries from surveyors and others who regard this amount asextortionate.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The court is given a wide degree of discretion in many issues, and a general power to reopenextortionateagreements.
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That seemsextortionatein the light of the fact that many can borrow more cheaply than that through their own bank account or overdraft.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The certificates go to the district council and the money for these exorbitant andextortionaterents are paid by the district council.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This pushes up the price of quotas, which are rented to fishermen forextortionateamounts.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Thirdly, low quotas and the resultantextortionatefines are eating up the subsidies for the 1999 harvest.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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