daylight robbery
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌdeɪ.laɪt ˈrɒb.ər.i]
- 美式音标 [ˌdeɪ.laɪt ˈrɑː.bɚ.i]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 明抢
英汉例句
- Three pounds for two sandwiches? It's daylight robbery!
两个三明治要三镑?简直是敲竹杠! - A charge of £ 2 for a cup of coffee is daylight robbery.
一杯咖啡要二英镑, 真是敲竹杠。 - You say 5000 dollars for this bubble car? It's daylight robbery!
这么一辆破车5000美元?这不是光天化日之下拦路抢劫吗? - For those of us with some international perspective, it has long been obvious that the compensation packages American CEOs award themselves are little short of daylight robbery.
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双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- a situation in which you have to pay far too much money for something
- blatant overcharging