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extortionate adj.
⇨ high 1high1 adjective a high price/speed/demand 高价；高速；高需求a high mountain 高山a high voice/sound 尖嗓音；响亮的声音tophigh office ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ excessive and ⇨ expensive 另见excessive条和expensive条high ♦︎ inflated ♦︎ steep ♦︎ prohibitive ♦︎ unreasonable ♦︎ exorbitant ♦︎ astronomical ♦︎ extortionateThese words all describe a level, especially the price or cost of sth, that is more than normal or too much. 这些词均表示高的，尤指价位高。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达高的程度| high | ➔ | unreasonable | ➔ | prohibitive | | inflated | | | | exorbitant | | steep | | | | astronomical | | | | | extortionate |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆high / inflated / steep / prohibitive / unreasonable / exorbitant / astronomical / extortionate prices◆high / steep / prohibitive / exorbitant / astronomical / extortionate costs◆high / exorbitant / astronomical / extortionate rates◆high / exorbitant / extortionate charges / taxes / fees / rents◆a high / an unreasonable / an astronomical level◆a high / an inflated / an astronomical figure■ high greater than normal in level or degree 高的；超出常规的◆They charge very high prices for a pretty average service.他们的服务很一般，收费却非常高。◆a high level of pollution严重的污染◆a high standard of craftsmanship高水平的手工艺◆A high degree of accuracy is needed.准确度要很高。◆Demand is high at this time of the year.每年这个时候需求很大。◆The cost in terms of human life was high.付出了高昂的生命代价。◆We had high hopes for the business (= we believed it would be successful).我们对这个企业抱有很大的期望。OPP low ⇨ poor 2 ■ inflated (of an amount or level) higher than is reasonable or acceptable （数量或水平）过高的，高得不合理的◆company directors with inflated salaries薪金奇高的公司董事◆Consumers are paying inflated prices for food.消费者要支付很高的食品费用。■ steep (informal) (of a price or demand) too much （价格或需求）过高的，过分的，不合理的◆£2 for a cup of coffee seems a little steep to me.一杯咖啡要2英镑我觉得有点太贵了。■ prohibitive / /prəˈhɪbətɪv, NAmE also proʊˈhɪbətɪv/ (of a price or cost) so high that it prevents people from buying sth or doing sth （价格或费用）高昂得令人难以承受的，贵得买不起的◆a prohibitive tax on imported cars进口汽车的高昂税费◆The price of property in the city is prohibitive.这座城市的房地产价格高得令人却步。▸ prohibitively adverb ◆Car insurance can be prohibitively expensive for young drivers.汽车保险费有可能高得让年轻的开车人承受不起。■ unreasonable (often used in negative sentences 常用于否定句) (of a price or level) too high in a way that is unfair or not realistic （价格或水平）过高的，不合理的◆The fees they charge are not unreasonable.他们的收费还算合理。OPP reasonable ⇨ cheap ▸ unreasonably adverb ◆The bank was found to be charging unreasonably high prices for its services.人们认为这家银行收取过高的服务费。■ exorbitant /ɪgˈzɔːbɪtənt; NAmE ɪgˈzɔːrbɪtənt/ (rather formal, disapproving) (of prices) much higher than is reasonable （价格）过高的，高得离谱的◆The lawyer charged us an exorbitant fee for two days' work.律师向我们收取的两天工作费用高得离谱。■ astronomical /ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkl/ / (informal) (of a price or amount) extremely high or large （价格或数量）奇高的，极其巨大的◆the astronomical costs of land for building建筑用地的巨大成本◆The figures are astronomical.这些都是天文数字。▸ astronomically adverb ◆Interest rates are astronomically high.利率高得吓死人。■ extortionate /ɪkˈstɔːʃənət; NAmE ɪkˈstɔːrʃənət/ (rather informal, disapproving) (of prices) much higher than is reasonable （价格）过于昂贵的，过高的◆They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest.他们在放高利贷。NOTE 辨析 Exorbitant or extortionate? Exorbitant is more frequent and more formal than extortionate but there is no real difference in meaning. * exorbitant比extortionate更常见、更正式，但两个词在含义上没有实质差别。 |