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

• 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。
• Exorbitant rent; extortionate prices; spends an outrageous amount on entertainment; usorious interest rate; unconscionable spending.
  过高的租金；过高的价格；在款待上花费过高；过高的利率；过高的开销。
• A worker making extortionate demands upon the employer.
  对雇主提出过分要求的工人。
• 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；
• 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。
• This section additionally includes extortionate demands through the use of the United States Postal Service, behavior proscribed by18 U.S.C. §§ 876-877.
  另外这一部分还包括通过《美国法典》第18编867-877条所禁止的利用美国邮政系统（UnitedStatesPostalService）以进行敲诈勒索赎金的行为。
• Lenin's Thought about "Direct Transition" was related to his three extortionate estimates. Firstly, Lenin extortionately estimated the Russian economic level;
  这一思想与当时列宁的三个过高的估计有着直接的关系，一是列宁过高地估计了俄国经济发展的水平；
• They are asking an extortionate amount of money for their house.
  他们的房子要价太高。
• 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。