exorbitantly
adverb uk/ɪɡˈzɔː.bɪ.tənt.li/ us/eɡˈzːɔr.bə.t̬ənt.li/
过分地;昂贵地
in a way that is much too much, or much too expensive
Tickets are exorbitantly expensive. 门票出奇地贵。
DVD players were exorbitantly priced when they first hit the market DVD播放机刚上市时价格过高。
Loans are available at exorbitantly high interest rates. 贷款利率高得离谱。
Restaurants serve simple food in a snooty way and think they can charge exorbitantly for it. 餐馆以傲慢的方式提供简单的食物,并认为他们可以为此收取高昂的费用。
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- Skyscrapers are usually built only where land is scarce and exorbitantly expensive.
- They sell asparagus out of season, exorbitantly overpriced.
- For years the airline has been using its unassailable position to charge exorbitantly on these routes.
- The newspaper paid exorbitantly for the privilege of being the first to publish the letters.