extortionate

音標發(fā)音

n性質(zhì)的同根詞
extortion：勒索；敲詐；強奪；被勒索的財物。
extortionist：勒索者；勒索錢財。
extortioner：敲詐者，勒索者。
vt性質(zhì)的同根詞
extort：敲詐；侵佔；強求；牽強地引出。

It is also one of the most extortionate and violent.
在那裡也是敲詐勒索與暴行發(fā)生最頻繁的地方。
Icelanders claim that charging 5.5% interest over 15 years is extortionate in an era of near-zero base rates.
冰島人聲稱，在幾乎零基準利率的年代索要15年以上5.5%的高利率簡直是敲詐。
Having tried to raise taxes on agricultural exports to extortionate levels, she turned the resulting dispute with angry farmers into a trial of strength which she lost.
她試圖將辳業(yè)出口稅調(diào)至“敲詐般”的高度，憤怒的辳民提出抗議，尅裡斯蒂娜想借此試探誰的力量更強一點，結(jié)果她輸了。

But a threat this year to ban satellite dishes by imposing extortionate licence fees was not carried out.
ECONOMIST: The hopes kindled by the saffron revolution have faded fast
His taxi driver will refuse to start the meter, demanding an extortionate fare instead.
ECONOMIST: Enemies of promise The

If you describe something such as a price as extortionate, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be.