Word · Frequency #18828
exorbitant
过度的；过高的；过分的
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- 1.
Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
超出合理限度；过高的；过度的。
- 2.
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
极度超出理性或适度的界限
超出合理限度；过高的；过度的。；极度超出理性或适度的界限；过度的；过高的；过分的
In use
I wanted to book a flight, but the airline's exorbitant prices made me change my plans.
The rent in this neighborhood is absolutely exorbitant for such a small apartment.
They charge exorbitant interest on short-term loans, so I decided not to borrow.
exorbitant rent
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。
charge exorbitant prices/fees
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。
Connections
Collocations
- exorbitant price
- 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。
- exorbitant fees
- 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。
- exorbitant cost
- 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。
- exorbitant rates
- 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。
- exorbitant rent
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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