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

• The price exacted By the hijackers for redeeming the hostages was extortionate.
  劫持者为交换人质而索要的代价太过分了。
• 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。
• A worker making extortionate demands upon the employer.
  对雇主提出过分要求的工人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think he makes extortionate demands of you.
  我认为他对你的要求过分了。
• 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；
• 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。