VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look, prove, seem, sound昂貴;看上去價格高;證明昂貴;似乎花錢很多;聽起來昂貴◇Her suit looked extremely expensive.她的套裝看上去極為昂貴。➤become, get變得昂貴◇Food in this country is getting very expensive.這個國家的食物變得很昂貴。➤make sth使⋯昂貴◇Adding these safety features would make the cars too expensive.增加這些安全性能會使轎車價格過高。➤find sth覺得⋯昂貴◇I found the food very expensive.我發現食物很貴。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常昂貴▸➤amazingly, astronomically, enormously, exceedingly, extortionately, extremely, hideously, highly, horrendously, horribly, hugely, incredibly, insanely, ludicrously, massively, outrageously, prohibitively, ridiculously, ruinously, terribly貴得出奇;極其昂貴;貴得可怕;貴得令人難以置信;貴得荒謬◇Some of these legal cases are enormously expensive.這些司法案件中有些花費是非常大的。◇Giving every patient an annual flu shot would be prohibitively expensive.每年給每個病人注射抗流感針劑的花費是無法承受的。➤moderately有點兒貴▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些貴▸➤increasingly日益昂貴▸➤comparatively, relatively比較/相對昂貴➤notoriously出名地昂貴▸➤obviously明顯昂貴
➡ See also the entry for high1另见high条第1义expensive ♦︎ costly ♦︎ overpriced ♦︎ priceyThese words all describe sth that costs a lot of money.这些词均表示昂贵的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆expensive / costly / pricey for sb / sth◆expensive / costly to do sth◆very / too / fairly / quite / pretty expensive / costly / pricey■expensivecosting a lot of money; charging high prices昂贵的;花钱多的;价格高的◆Art books are enormously expensive to produce.美术书的制作成本非常高。◆Making the wrong decision could prove to be expensive.错误的决策可能会付出昂贵的代价。◆That dress was an expensive mistake.那件连衣裙买得很不值。◆an expensive restaurant收费昂贵的餐厅OPPcheap,inexpensive ⇨ cheap see also expense ⇨ pricenoun▸expensively
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◆expensively dressed / furnished穿着/陈设华贵■costly (ratherformal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay昂贵的;花钱多的;(尤指)高于愿意支付价格的◆You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果可能,你会尽量避免昂贵的法律程序。■overpricedˌəʊvəˈpraɪst; NAmEˌoʊvərˈpraɪsttoo expensive; costing more than it is worth过于昂贵的;价格太高的◆ridiculously overpriced designer clothes贵得离谱的名牌服装◆The commission is set to investigate claims that CDs are overpriced.该委员会的任务是针对CD价格过高的申诉进行调查。■pricey (informal) expensive昂贵的;花钱多的;价格高的◆Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.现在村子里的住宅太贵了,当地人根本买不起。