流逝汉英词典

extortionate

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ɪk'stɔːʃ(ə)nət; ek-]
  • 美式音标 [ɪkˈstɔːr.ʃən.ət]
  • 国际音标 [ik'stɔ:ʃənət,-ʃənəri]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.敲詐的；勒索的；過高的

同根派生

  • n性質的同根詞
    extortion：勒索；敲詐；強奪；被勒索的財物。
    extortionist：勒索者；勒索錢財。
    extortioner：敲詐者，勒索者。
  • vt性質的同根詞
    extort：敲詐；侵佔；強求；牽強地引出。

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • It is also one of the most extortionate and violent.
    在那裡也是敲詐勒索與暴行發生最頻繁的地方。
  • Icelanders claim that charging 5.5% interest over 15 years is extortionate in an era of near-zero base rates.
    冰島人聲稱，在幾乎零基準利率的年代索要15年以上5.5%的高利率簡直是敲詐。
  • Having tried to raise taxes on agricultural exports to extortionate levels, she turned the resulting dispute with angry farmers into a trial of strength which she lost.
    她試圖將辳業出口稅調至“敲詐般”的高度，憤怒的辳民提出抗議，尅裡斯蒂娜想借此試探誰的力量更強一點，結果她輸了。

    • 權威例句

  • But a threat this year to ban satellite dishes by imposing extortionate licence fees was not carried out.
    ECONOMIST: The hopes kindled by the saffron revolution have faded fast
  • His taxi driver will refuse to start the meter, demanding an extortionate fare instead.
    ECONOMIST: Enemies of promise The

词组短语

    短語

  • extortionate stipulation 敲詐性的槼定;財經
  • extortionate detail 敲詐的
  • extorsive extortionate 敲詐的
  • exorbitant extortionate 過高的
  • extortionate price 昂貴的價格

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • extremely expensive

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe something such as a price as extortionate, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be.