exorbitant
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪɡˈzɔː.bɪ.tənt]
- 美式音标 [ɪɡˈzːɔr.bə.t̬ənt]
- 国际音标 [iɡ'zɔ:bitənt]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. (要价等)过高的;(性格等)过分的;不在法律范围之内的
词根记忆
- ex(出) + orbit(轨道,常规) + ant→走出常规→过分的,不合理的
- ex(出) + orbit(轨道,常规) + ant→走出常规的→不合理的
- ex + orbit(轨道,常规) + ant→走出常规→过分的
- ex(出) + orbit(轨道;常规) + ant→越轨→过度的
英汉例句
- She was disturbed to find that the prices were exorbitant for the size of her purse.
她看到价钱不是她出得起的,心里不安起来. - They bring good and their commissions are not exorbitant.
他们提供好消息,他们的手续费也不过分. - My soul sings a song because of exorbitant equanimity.
我的灵魂因过分的平静而唱歌. - Investment remains tiny primarily because of the exorbitant cost of land.
投资仍然微乎其微,主要原因在于土地成本过高。 - They're charging an exorbitant price for fixing the car, but they've got us over a barrel because we can't do without it.
他们修理这部汽车索价太高, 但我们被逼得只好听其摆布,因为我们不能没有汽车.
词组短语
- exorbitant taxation 苛捐杂税
- exorbitant demands 诛求
- exorbitant expensive 昂贵的
- exorbitant profiteering 暴利行为
- exorbitant usury 重利盘剥
短语
英英字典
- Exorbitant prices, demands, etc. are much too large.
- If you describe something such as a price or fee as exorbitant, you are emphasizing that it is much higher than it should be.