Extortionate
a. 敲诈的, 勒索的, 过度的, 昂贵的\\n[法] 勒索的, 敲诈的, 强夺的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
extortionate
adj
(derog 贬) (of demands, prices) much too great or high; excessive （指要求、 价格）过大的, 过高的, 过多的, 过分的
The prices in this shop are extortionate. 这家商店价格过高.
They are asking an extortionate amount of money for their house. 他们的房子要价太高.
🗣️ 情景例句
What other dialect do you understand?
你还懂哪种方言？
You should take advantage of it.
你应该好好利用这个机会。
Where the cost of government is high, resources for development are correspondingly low.
凡是政府管理费用高的地方，用于发展国家经济的资金就会相应地减少。