exorbitant

1. ADJ If you describe something such as a price or fee as exorbitant, you are emphasizing that it is much higher than it should be. (價格、費用) 過高的[強調(diào)]

Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor. 過高的房價使窮人負擔(dān)得起的房源嚴(yán)重短缺。