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be exorbitant
直接描述某事物过高。
The rent in this area is exorbitant.
这个地区的租金高得离谱。
过度的；过高的；过分的
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过度的；过高的；过分的
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
The rent in this area is exorbitant.
这个地区的租金高得离谱。
超出合理限度；过高的；过度的。
Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
极度超出理性或适度的界限
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
I wanted to book a flight, but the airline's exorbitant prices made me change my plans.
我想订一张机票，但航空公司过高的价格让我改变了计划。
AI contextual example
The rent in this neighborhood is absolutely exorbitant for such a small apartment.
这个社区这么小的一套公寓，房租真是高得离谱。
AI contextual example
They charge exorbitant interest on short-term loans, so I decided not to borrow.
他们对短期贷款收取过高的利息，所以我决定不借了。
AI contextual example
exorbitant rent
过高的租金
WordNet
直接描述某事物过高。
The rent in this area is exorbitant.
这个地区的租金高得离谱。
常用于指责收费不合理。
The hotel charged exorbitant prices for a simple room.
这家酒店对一个简单的房间收取了过高的费用。
直接修饰名词，强调程度。
The exorbitant costs of the project led to its cancellation.
该项目过高的成本导致了它的取消。
Not this
The price is an exorbitant.
Use this
The price is exorbitant.
'Exorbitant'是形容词，不能直接用作名词。应去掉冠词'a'，直接用作表语。
Not this
He is an exorbitant person.
Use this
He is an extravagant person.
'Exorbitant'用于形容事物，特别是价格，不用于描述人的性格或行为。描述人过于奢侈应使用'extravagant'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
过高的价格
The restaurant charges an exorbitant price for a simple salad.
这家餐厅对一份简单的沙拉收取过高的价格。
过高的费用
The bank's exorbitant fees surprised many customers.
银行过高的费用让许多客户感到惊讶。
高昂的成本/代价
The exorbitant cost of living in the city forces many people to move away.
这座城市高昂的生活成本迫使许多人搬走。
过高的费率
The hotel charges exorbitant rates during the peak season.
这家酒店在旺季收取过高的费率。
过高的租金
They had to leave the apartment because of the exorbitant rent.
由于租金过高，他们不得不搬离那间公寓。
过高的利息
The loan comes with exorbitant interest, so you should think twice.
这笔贷款利息过高，你应该三思。
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记忆联想：exorbitant 里有 orbit（轨道），价格高到冲出地球轨道，就是过高的、离谱的。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、法律或金融语境、投诉价格或收费过高的场合 exorbitant 多用于正式或书面语，尤其在描述价格、费用或要求超出合理范围时；日常口语中较少见，常可用 too high 等较口语化的说法替代。
These words all end in the spelling -ant. Inhabitant, hesitant, and militant share exorbitant's unstressed final chunk /ɪtənt/, a genuine sound match for the tail -bitant. None rhymes with exorbitant, however: exorbitant stresses /zɔːr/, while hesitant, militant, and inhabitant stress an earlier syllable, and relevant, triumphant, and arrogant have different vowels before the final /ənt/. Treat them as spelling lookalikes, not rhymes.
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