Word · Frequency #24387
overpriced
定价过高的；要价过高的
priced higher than its real worth
- 1.
Priced higher than its real worth.
价格过高的; 定价太高的
In use
The steak at that restaurant was delicious but way overpriced for its portion size.
Many consumers complained that the new smartphone was overpriced compared to its competitors.
I found the repair service to be overpriced, so I decided to fix the laptop myself.
be overpriced
This phone is overpriced compared with its rivals.
这款手机与同类产品相比定价过高。
overpriced + noun
overpriced 作定语时直接放在名词前。
We stayed in an overpriced hotel near the airport.
我们住在机场附近一家价格过高的旅馆。
consider sth overpriced
此结构中 overpriced 是宾语补足语，表示主观评价。
I consider this service overpriced.
我认为这项服务定价过高。
Common mistakes
This phone's price is overpriced.This phone is overpriced.
overpriced 指商品或服务本身定价过高，主语应是商品而非 price；表达价格太高应说 the price is too high.
The shoes are overpriced for $200.The shoes are overpriced at $200.
引出具体价格时，overpriced 后接 at 而不是 for；at $200 表示“以200美元的价格”。
This bag costs overpriced.This bag is overpriced.
cost 后接金额或 too much，不能直接接形容词；overpriced 是形容词，须与 be 连用作表语。
Connections
Collocations
- grossly overpriced
- 贵得离谱，价格严重虚高
- The hotel restaurant is grossly overpriced for the quality of its food.这家酒店餐厅就食物质量而言，价格贵得离谱。
- slightly overpriced
- 略贵，价格稍高
- This coffee is slightly overpriced, but I still bought it.这杯咖啡略贵，但我还是买了。
- overpriced for what it is
- 就实际价值來說定价过高
- The phone seems overpriced for what it is.这款手机就它本身的功能来说，定价似乎过高。
- overpriced restaurant
- 价格虚高的餐厅
- We walked out of the overpriced restaurant and found a cheaper place.我们走出那家价格虚高的餐厅，找了一家更便宜的地方。
- overpriced tickets
- 票价虚高的门票
- I wanted to see the concert, but the overpriced tickets put me off.我想去看那场演唱会，但票价虚高让我打消了念头。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把price想成价签，价签太高，越过了(over)商品本身，就是overpriced——定价过高。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：购物与消费评论、产品对比、新闻报道或评论 这是一个常用的中性形容词，多用于日常购物、消费评价及一般报道中，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下词都以 /aɪst/ 结尾，与 overpriced /ˌəʊvəˈpraɪst/ 押韵：iced, sliced, spiced, enticed, priced。注意：以 -ised/-ized 结尾的词如 advised /ədˈvaɪzd/、comprised /kəmˈpraɪzd/ 读作 /aɪzd/（浊音 z），与 overpriced 不押韵。
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