pricier

英

美 [ˈpraɪsiər]

adj.  昂贵的
pricey的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 价格高的；昂贵的
  If you say that something ispricey, you mean that it is expensive.
  1. Medical insurance is very pricey.
     医疗保险费用昂贵。

双语例句

• Pricier oil and other key commodities, notably iron ore and copper, could ripple through the economy and financial markets, potentially triggering inflation and forcing central banks to lift interest rates from ultra-low levels.
  石油及其它主要大宗商品（尤其是铁矿石和铜）价格上涨，可能对经济和金融市场产生连锁反应，触发通胀，迫使各央行提高目前处于极低水平的利率。
• As a result, fast-food chains have weathered the recession better than their pricier competitors.
  结果，快餐连锁业比他们那些昂贵的竞争对手更能经受住经济衰退的冲击。
• But manufacturers in the region and consumers buying the products face a pricier future.
  但该地区的制造商以及购买其产品的消费者，未来将面临价格上涨的前景。
• As a result, banks are now more reliant on ( pricier) wholesale funding. Chinese lenders operate in a far rosier environment than their western peers, but they are not invincible.
  其结果是，银行目前更加依赖（成本更高的）批发融资。与西方同行相比，中国各银行的运营环境要好得多，但它们并非无懈可击。
• But familiarity with the pricier Italian brands rises as wealth increases, according to the report.
  据调查报告显示，越富有的人，对更为昂贵的意大利名牌越熟悉。
• And last month, Beijing lifted its long-standing policy of restricting foreigners to certain ( always pricier) hotels.
  上个月，北京还取消了外国人只能住某类（总是比较贵的）旅馆的作法（我不知道南京是否也采取了这一非常明智的措施，如果还没有，那就应该着手做了）；
• Since 2008, Heineken and Diageo ( deo) have done the same in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Cameroon, albeit not replacing pricier barley with Sorghum at a 100% rate.
  喜力公司（Heineken）和迪阿吉奥公司（Diageo）虽然没有用高粱全面代替昂贵的大麦作为酿酒原料，但从2008年开始，这两家公司也同样在加纳、塞拉利昂和喀麦隆推出了高粱啤酒。
• So why is U.S.Internet so much slower and pricier than broadband connections in South Korea?
  因此为什么美国互联网比韩国的宽带连接是又慢又贵呢？
• Over the past two years, increasing numbers of Taiwanese have bought their own bicycles, the pricier the better, joined cycling clubs, and taken to the roads on weekends and during holidays.
  在过去的两年里，越来越多的台湾人给自己买了新自行车（越贵越好），加入了骑自行车俱乐部，并且在周末和假日上路骑行。
• Don't assume that you get more UV protection with pricier sunglasses or from glasses with a darker tint.
  不要假设更贵的太阳镜或者更深色的眼镜就能提供更好的保护。