pricey

英 [ˈpraɪsi]

美 [ˈpraɪsi]

adj.  昂贵的

BNC.22831 / COCA.11216

牛津词典

adj.

• 昂贵的
  expensive

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 价格高的；昂贵的
  If you say that something ispricey, you mean that it is expensive.
  1. Medical insurance is very pricey.
     医疗保险费用昂贵。

英英释义

adj

• having a high price
  1. costly jewelry
  2. high-priced merchandise
  3. much too dear for my pocketbook
  4. a pricey restaurant
  Synonym:costlydear(p)high-pricedpricy

双语例句

• Khadeja even took out a pricey loan to fund her saving: she bought gold, an asset she could use if Hamid died or divorced her.
  哈德娅甚至借了高利贷来支持她的节俭：她买了黄金，如果哈米德死了或与她离婚，她就该用得上了。
• That's a bit pricey for a second-hand car.
  对二手车来说，价格有点高。
• Getting pricey cold-pressed juice on the shelves of national supermarkets and specialty stores has been a challenge.
  把高价冷榨果汁放上全国性超市和专卖店的货架并不容易。
• Color me jaded, but suddenly the whole endeavor seems a little pricey.
  说我没情趣，可是突然，这个活动似乎有些贵了。
• The ABA claims that unless law schools follow its pricey rules, students won't get a good education.
  美国律师协会则声称，除非法律学校按照其昂贵的规则，学生不会得到良好的教育。
• But all of these are quite pricey and a similar result can be achieved for nothing.
  但上述这些办公家具都很昂贵，而且不用花钱就有办法取得类似效果。
• So now that I got my guitar for free, I could spend my money on buying a keyboard ( it was going to be pricey to try and buy both at the same time).
  所以我现在得到了免费的吉他，可以省下钱买键盘（同时试用和购买键盘是很贵的）。
• Even in a growth market as strong as China, this looks pricey.
  即使是在中国这样强劲增长的市场，这样的价格也显得有些过高了。
• Even pricey homes are often in high-density areas, proving challenging for design.
  即使是价格高昂的住宅通常也是建在人口高密度区域，从而为建筑设计带来了挑战。
• He looked surprised by their pricey high-tech wishes, from MP3 players to cell phones and video games.
  没想到小朋友想要的礼物都是些昂贵的高科技产品，如MP3播放器、手机和视频游戏等，让总统先生颇为惊讶。