extortionate的意思|示意
adj. 敲诈的；勒索的；过高的
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extortionate的用法详解
Extortionate是英语单词，意思是“过度昂贵的”、“非常昂贵的”。它是形容词，常用来描述一些产品或服务价格过高或不恰当。
Extortionate可以用来描述价格或其他收费高到令人受不了的程度，强调价格过高或禁不住。例如：
The airline charged an extortionate price for a ticket.
这家航空公司票价太贵了。
The hotel charged extortionate fees for its services.
这家酒店的服务费太贵了。
The supermarket's prices were extortionate.
超市的价格太贵了。
Extortionate还可以用来描述极其严重的处罚、惩罚。例如：
The government imposed an extortionate tax on businesses.
政府对企业实施了过高的税收。
The judge handed down an extortionate sentence.
法官宣判了极重的判决。
总之，extortionate这个单词有多个用法，只要有价格昂贵或惩罚极重的对象，就可以用来描述。
extortionate相关短语
1、 extortionate stipulation 敲诈性的规定
2、 demand extortionate prices 高价勒索
3、 extortionate price 昂贵的价格
4、 extortionate demand 吓诈
5、 extorsive extortionate 敲诈的
6、 exorbitant extortionate 过高的
7、 extortionary extortionate 勒索的
extortionate相关例句
Wu renyao: you ask for my car and for my motorbike. Are you extortionate?
吴仁耀: 你要我的汽车,要摩托车, 你敲诈啊?
互联网
Use to get brushstroke money, two people are consultative attack Internet bar is extortionate gold.
为了弄一笔钱用, 两人商议攻击网吧敲诈钱财.
互联网
Demand for topquality programmers exceeds supply, leading to extortionate salaries.
对优秀程序员的需求远远超过了供给, 致使工资畸高.
《简明英汉词典》
The price exacted By the hijackers for redeeming the hostages was extortionate.
劫持者为交换人质而索要的代价太过分了.
互联网
They are asking an extortionate amount of money for their house.
他们的房子要价太高.
辞典例句
They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest.
他们在放高利贷。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》