extortionate

extortionate

美 [ɪkˈstɔrʃ(ə)nət] 　英 [ɪkˈstɔː(r)ʃ(ə)nət]

• adj.过于昂贵的；过高的
• 网络敲诈的；十分昂贵的；信贷交易是或曾是勒索性的

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At the same time, contrary to what you seem to think, federal taxes are not extortionate by modern historical standards.

同时，与你想象的相反，按照现代历史标准看，美国联邦税率并不算过高。

Western luxury-goods firms may be able to tolerate extortionate rents for central locations.

西方的奢侈品公司也许能够忍受中心地段的高昂租金。

Fee structures and rates across the sector are often inexplicable and extortionate.

全行业的收费结构和费率往往令人费解，且高得离谱。

Mr Akula also says that for-profit microfinance need not mean extortionate interest rates for the poor.

Akula先生还指出盈利性的微型金融机构并不意味着对穷人收取额外更多的利息。

vast superiority in speed would be easily outweighed by the extortionate running costs.

它们在速度方面的巨大优越性很可能就会被过分昂贵的经常开支所压倒。

Moneylenders are common across rural India, often providing loans at extortionate rates. Some farmers hand over food booklets as collateral.

在印度农村，放债者非常普遍，他们通常以勒索性的利率提供贷款，有些农民被迫交出粮食册作为抵押。

prohibitions against credit card companies jacking up interest rates without warning to extortionate levels.

禁止信用卡公司在未发出警告的情况下，就将利率提升至敲诈水平。

Isn't stickiness -- even slightly extortionate stickiness -- what these Google services aim for?

谷歌这些服务希望达到的目标不就是用户的粘性，甚至是略显过度的粘性吗？

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。

They are asking an extortionate amount of money for their house.

他们的房子要价太高。

The prices in this shop are extortionate.

这家商店价格过高。

When Sirena opened, there was a spot of bother with some extortionate bandits;

当塞丽娜开张时，店里还会碰上一些敲诈勒索的麻烦；