extortionate

英 [ɪkˈstɔːʃənət]

美 [ɪkˈstɔːrʃənət]

adj.  过于昂贵的; 过高的

TEM8法律

BNC.24654 / COCA.42375

牛津词典

adj.

• 过于昂贵的；过高的
  much too high
  1. They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest.
     他们在放高利贷。

柯林斯词典

• （价格等）过高的，离谱的
  If you describe something such as a price asextortionate, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be.

英英释义

adj

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  1. exorbitant rent
  2. extortionate prices
  3. spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
  4. usurious interest rate
  5. unconscionable spending
  Synonym:exorbitantoutrageoussteepunconscionableusurious

双语例句

• When Sirena opened, there was a spot of bother with some extortionate bandits; now, says Mr Novikov, Russia is "becoming more law-abiding" ( even if the bureaucratic hurdles have increased).
  当西雷娜开张的时候，餐厅常常遭到土匪的敲诈；他说到，现在，俄罗斯正“变得越来越法制化”（即使官僚主义障碍在不断增加）。
• Extortionate call charges put customers off.
  昂贵的话费使乘客敬而远之。
• Thereby, in order to avoid occurring the accident and extortionate reconstructed expense, it is necessary for us to research repairing and reinforcement of fatigue damage in RC structure.
  因此，为了避免这类事故的发生，也为了避免重建的高昂费用，有必要对已有疲劳损伤的钢筋混凝土结构进行补强和加固的研究。
• Inside stock exchange refers to the behavior that insiders make use of their mastered inside stock information or provide the information for others to exchange and make extortionate profit.
  证券内幕交易是指知情人员利用所掌握的内部证券信息进行证券交易，或者将所掌握的内部信息提供给他人进行证券交易的行为。
• In view of the extortionate outlay this involves, Luke has stopped buying his newspaper and ( an even greater sacrifice) The Reader's Digest, his two favourite publications.
  由于转学后花费太大，卢克已经不买报纸和《读者文摘》（这对他来说是更大的牺牲）了，这两样是他最心爱的两种出版物。
• Fee structures and rates across the sector are often inexplicable and extortionate.
  全行业的收费结构和费率往往令人费解，且高得离谱。
• Cybersquatters will generally either offer to sell the name back to the trademark owner for an extortionate price, or make money from Internet traffic accidentally landing on their page.
  一般而言，域名抢注者或将域名以高价出售给商标所有者，或通过用户偶然登陆其网站带来的互联网流量谋利。
• Extortionate risk of compensation will increase the cost of total social insurance ( including commercial insurance).
  过高的赔偿风险将极大地增加整个社会保险（含商业保险）的成本；
• If it weren't for those eleven saving clauses under the head of "Deductions" I should be beggar every year to support this extortionate and tyrannical government.
  要不是“免征项目”栏下那十一条救命的附加条款，我每年就得当乞丐，讨了钱去供奉这个敲诈勒索、独断专行的政府啦。
• Study on Regulation Pattern for Extortionate Price of Pharmaceutical
  药品价格虚高的管制模式研究