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

• But listeners will not buy pricey new radios without content, and broadcasters will not go digital without listeners.
  但是听众不会购买昂贵又没有丰富信息内容的新收音机，而没有听众的话，广播电台就不会走数字化这条路。
• They are not like the brand-new and pricey reverse-osmosis desalination plant now under construction.
  这些办法并非那种全新的、昂贵的高科技解决方案，例如目前正在建设的反渗透海水淡化工厂。
• 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 makes pricey television advertising the only plausible means to reach voters.
  这就使得竞选人只能依靠昂贵的电视广告来波及选民。
• Most dirndls are hand-made and rather pricey.
  大部分紧腰宽裙都是手工缝制的，价格相当昂贵。
• I could afford the air fare maybe, but, you know, the hotels and everything would be pricey.
  我也许可以负担机票钱，但是，你知道旅馆和其它所有的费用很花钱的。
• That's a bit pricey for a second-hand car.
  对二手车来说，价格有点高。
• 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。
• During the conversation, I mentioned I'd had my eye on a pricey vacuum cleaner I had seen advertised on TV.
  在谈话中，我提到我生养了我的眼睛就珍藏吸尘器我看了广告上电视。
• 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。