exorbitant 的意思

释义：

adj. （价格、索价）过高的，过分的

构词：

ex出,出去+orbit圆圈,轨道+ant……的→出轨的

例句：

They're charging an exorbitant price for fixing the car, but they've got us over a barrel because we can't do without it.
他们修理这部汽车索价太高, 但我们被逼得只好听其摆布,因为我们不能没有汽车. 换一句

Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor.
过高的房价已经造成了穷人能够买得起的住房严重短缺。 换一句

Unsuspecting buyers paid exorbitant prices for their railroad stock.
轻信的买主为买进铁路股份而付出了过高的代价. 换一句