extortionate
美音:
[ık´stɔ:ʃənət
]英音:
[ık´stɔ:ʃənət
]adj.敲诈的,过高的,昂贵的,勒索的
难易程度:
extortionate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:extortionately
近义词, 同义词
extortionate
/ɪk'stɔ:ʃənət; ɪk`stɔrʃənɪt/
adj (derog 贬) (of demands, prices) much too great or high; excessive (指要求、价格)过大的, 过高的, 过多的, 过分的
*The prices in this shop are extortionate. 这家商店价格过高.
* They are asking an extortionate amount of money for their house. 他们的房子要价太高.
extortionate
adjan extortionate price, demand etc is unreasonably high
=
exorbitant Many local taxi drivers charge extortionate rates.>extortionatelyadv