Word · Frequency #23884
overcharge
多收钱；向…多收费
核心释义
to charge someone more money than is correct or fair
- 1.
多收费；索价过高
To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
- 2.
过度充电
To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
- 3.
以夸大的法律指控指控某人(例如,指控他们犯了比实际更严重的罪行)；加价
To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.
过度充电；过量充电；过度指控；以更重罪名起诉；多收费；索价过高；过度充电；以夸大的法律指控指控某人(例如,指控他们犯了比实际更严重的罪行)；加价
用法In use
The restaurant overcharged us for the wine.
用法提示：动词过去式，表示索价过高。
I think the mechanic overcharged me for the repair.
用法提示：动词过去式，表示要价过高。
The taxi driver overcharges tourists.
用法提示：动词一般现在时第三人称单数，表示惯常的多收费行为。
Verb forms
base overcharge · third person overcharges · -ing overcharging · past overcharged · past participle overcharged
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为overcharged。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- overcharge customers
- 多收顾客钱
- The restaurant was accused of overcharging customers.这家餐厅被指控多收顾客钱。
- overcharge for something
- 对某物索价过高
- They overcharged for the tickets.他们对这些票收费过高。
- deliberately overcharge
- 故意多收费
- The vendor deliberately overcharged every tourist.那个摊贩故意多收每个游客的钱。
- overcharge a battery
- 使电池过度充电
- Overcharging a battery can damage it.给电池过度充电会损坏电池。
- overcharge by an amount
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
over-表示“过头”，charge是“收费/充电”，所以overcharge就是收费过头（多收钱）或充电过头。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：shopping、bill payment、customer service 表示“多收费、索价过高”时通常用于购物、结账或账单纠纷等日常商业场景，正式与非正式场合都适用，属于中性常用表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
charge、large、barge 与 overcharge 的重读部分押韵（/ɑːdʒ/）；discharge 也以 /tʃɑːdʒ/ 结尾。注意 change /tʃeɪndʒ/ 和 challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ 拼写相近，但发音不同，不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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