extortionate
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.敲诈的；勒索的；过高的
同根派生
- n性质的同根词
- extortion：勒索；敲诈；强夺；被勒索的财物。
- extortionist：勒索者；勒索钱财。
- extortioner：敲诈者，勒索者。
- vt性质的同根词
- extort：敲诈；侵占；强求；牵强地引出。
英汉例句
- It is also one of the most extortionate and violent.
在那里也是敲诈勒索与暴行发生最频繁的地方。 - Icelanders claim that charging 5.5% interest over 15 years is extortionate in an era of near-zero base rates.
冰岛人声称，在几乎零基准利率的年代索要15年以上5.5%的高利率简直是敲诈。 - 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.
她试图将农业出口税调至“敲诈般”的高度，愤怒的农民提出抗议，克里斯蒂娜想借此试探谁的力量更强一点，结果她输了。 - 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
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- extortionate stipulation 敲诈性的规定;财经
- extortionate detail 敲诈的
- extorsive extortionate 敲诈的
- exorbitant extortionate 过高的
- extortionate price 昂贵的价格
短语
英英字典
- extremely expensive
- If you describe something such as a price as extortionate, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be.