exorbitant

/ɛɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/

Meanings

adjective

过高的，离谱的

Exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high.

Examples :

"The price of the new phone was exorbitant, far more than I could afford. "

新款手机的价格实在太离谱了，远远超出了我的承受范围。

Related Words

exceeding verb

/ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/

超过，胜过。

"The car was speeding, exceeding the speed limit. "

那辆车超速了，超过了限速。

proper noun

/ˈpɹɔp.ə/ /ˈpɹɒp.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹɑ.pɚ/

专用物，特有物。

"The school's library is the proper for quiet study. "

学校的图书馆是专门用来安静学习的地方。

could verb

/kʊd/ /kəd/

可以，能够.

"My teacher said I could retake the test if I studied hard. "

我的老师说如果我努力学习，我可以重考。

phone noun

/fəʊ̯n/ /foʊ̯n/

电话，手机。

"My phone rings constantly during class, making it hard to focus on my studies. "

上课的时候，我的手机总是响个不停，让我很难集中精力学习。

afford verb

/əˈfɔːd/ /əˈfoɹd/

负担得起, 有能力支付.

"I think we can afford the extra hour it will take. We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment."

我觉得我们负担得起多花一个小时的时间。我们目前只能负担得起买一辆小型车。

extravagant adjective

/ɪkˈstɹævəɡənt/

奢侈，浪费，挥霍。

"The author's extravagant claims about the alien encounter stretched far beyond any credible evidence. "

这位作者对外星人相遇一事的夸张说法，远远超出了任何可信证据的范围。

limits noun

/ˈlɪmɪts/

限制，界限。

"There are several existing limits to executive power."

对于行政权力，现在已经存在一些限制。

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

high noun

/haɪ/

高处，高峰，顶点。

"The high of the mountain offered a breathtaking view. "

山顶的高处能看到令人叹为观止的景色。

unduly adverb

/ʌnˈdjuːli/

过分地，不适当地。

"The speaker unduly criticized his opponent and later apologized for this."

演讲者过分地批评了他的对手，后来为此道歉。

price noun

/pɹaɪs/

价格，价钱

"The price of the new textbook was too high for Sarah. "

那本新课本的价格对萨拉来说太贵了。

more adverb

/ˈmɔː/ /ˈmɔɹ/

更，更加

"I could no more climb that than fly!"

我根本不可能爬上那个东西，就像我不可能飞起来一样！