单词盒子

extortionate

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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

    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

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

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.