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something is pricey
This laptop is pricey.
这台笔记本电脑很贵。
昂贵的；价格高的
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昂贵的；价格高的
having a high price
This laptop is pricey.
这台笔记本电脑很贵。
昂贵的
having a high price
The restaurant is a bit pricey, but the food is excellent.
这家餐厅有点贵，但食物很棒。
I wanted to buy that jacket, but it was too pricey.
我想买那件夹克，但太贵了。
They offer a pricey premium version with extra features.
他们提供了一个价格高昂的高级版本，带有额外功能。
This laptop is pricey.
这台笔记本电脑很贵。
pricey一般放在名词前作定语。
She bought a pricey handbag.
她买了一个昂贵的手提包。
用于表示程度。
This jacket is a bit pricey for me.
这件夹克对我来说有点贵。
Not this
The pricey of this bag is too high.
Use this
The price of this bag is too high.
“pricey”是形容词，不能用作名词表示“价格”；应用名词“price”。
Not this
This item is too pricey expensive.
Use this
This item is too expensive.
“pricey”本身已含“昂贵”之意，与“expensive”连用造成重复；故去掉“pricey”保留“expensive”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
昂贵的餐厅
We decided to skip the pricey restaurant and cook at home.
我们决定不去那家昂贵的餐厅，在家做饭。
昂贵的物品
The store sells some pricey items, but the quality is excellent.
这家店卖一些昂贵的物品，但质量很好。
代价高昂的错误
Buying that used car turned out to be a pricey mistake.
买那辆二手车结果是个代价高昂的错误。
昂贵的门票
Concert tickets are pretty pricey these days.
现在演唱会门票相当昂贵。
昂贵的选择
Private healthcare is a pricey option for many families.
对许多家庭来说，私人医疗是一种昂贵的选择。
Use pricey naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：price（价格）后面加个y，价格高得让人皱眉，就是pricey（昂贵的）。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、非正式商品评论 pricey 是口语化的说法，通常用于日常对话或非正式场合，比较常见于评论商品价格偏高时；正式写作中更常用 expensive。
与 pricey /ˈpraɪsi/ 押韵的有 icy /ˈaɪsi/ 和 spicy /ˈspaɪsi/（重读元音及后面音节相同）。saucy、fancy、prissy 拼写相似但元音不同，发音分别为 /ˈsɔːsi/、/ˈfænsi/、/ˈprɪsi/，不押韵。
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