The prices in this shop are extortionate. 这家商店价格过高.
They are asking an extortionate amount of money for their house. 他们的房子要价太高.
It is also one of the most extortionate and violent. 在这个贫民区里,道路没有铺石板,电力缺乏也就导致照明出问题,更没有卫生设施。
extortionate
[ adj ] greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation <adj.all> exorbitant rentextortionate prices spends an outrageous amount on entertainment usurious interest rate unconscionable spending
Extortionate \Ex*tor"tion*ate\, a. Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.
"By creating extortionate fear of economic disaster, defendants have attempted to obtain ownership and control of Eastern from Texas Air," the suit said.
With competition eliminated, mob truckers could charge extortionate rates and extract millions of dollars more in profits than a legitimate trucking concern would have earned, District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said Thursday.