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。

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英汉例句

双语例句

• 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。

权威例句

• 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

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词组短语

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

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• 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.

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