EXPENSIVE1 expensive2 extremely expensive3 expensive and fashionable4 when something is too expensiveRELATED WORDSoppositeCHEAPworth a lot of money 值很多钱VALUEsee alsoCOSTPAYBUYSPEND MONEY OR TIMESHOP/STORERICH1 expensive 昂贵的expensive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ [adjective]something that isexpensive costs a lot of money, more than other things of the same type 昂贵的 She spends most of her money on expensive clothes. 她的大部分钱都用来买名贵的衣服。 Do you have any less expensive cameras? 你们有便宜一些的照相机吗? Taxis are so expensive - that's why I usually take the bus. 出租车很贵—所以我通常乘公共汽车。expensive to make/run/buy etc Movies are incredibly expensive to make these days. 如今电影的制作成本高得不可思议。cost a lot (of money) /ˌkɒst ə ˌlɒt (əv ˈmʌni)ǁˌkɔːst ə ˈlɑːt/ [verb phrase]especially spokenif something, especially something you do,costs a lot it is expensive 【尤口】花费很大，要很多钱〔尤指所做的事〕 I managed to find the bike I wanted but it cost a lot. 我好不容易找到了自己想要的自行车，但是很贵。 It costs a lot of money to go to medical school, you know. 你知道的，上医学院花费很大。cost a lot (of money) to do something Did it cost a lot to fly to Rio? 乘飞机去里约热内卢是不是很贵？high /haɪ/ [adjective]if the price or cost of something ishigh, it costs a lot 价格高的；花费大的 Rents in central London are very high. 伦敦市中心租金很高。 The cost of living is higher in Denmark than in Germany. 丹麦的生活费比德国的高。 Increased production costs will mean higher prices for consumers. 生产成本的提高将意味着消费者要付更高的价钱。costly /ˈkɒstliǁˈkɔːstli/ [adjective]a plan, activity etc that iscostly is too expensive and wastes money - used especially about plans carried out by governments or companies 〔尤指政府或公司的计划〕成本高的；花钱的 The finance committee rejected their plan because they said it was too costly. 财政委员会说他们的计划成本太大，故加以拒绝。 Caring for the park's swans is a costly business - roughly $26,600 per year. 照顾公园里的天鹅要花很多钱—一年大概需要26,600美元。costly mistake Buying all those computers was a costly mistake. 购进那些电脑是个代价非常大的错误。it's going to cost you/it'll cost you /ɪts ˌgəʊɪŋ tə ˈkɒst juː, ɪtl ˈkɒst juːǁ-ˈkɔːst-/spoken informalif you sayit's going to cost you orit'll cost you when someone wants to buy something, you mean it will be expensive for them 【口，非正式】这会花掉你许多钱 You can get new parts specially made for these, but it'll cost you. 你可以为这些专门定制新部件，但要花很多钱。 There are some places that can mend the suit in a couple of hours, but it's going to cost you. 有一些地方几个小时就可以修补好这套衣服，但是价钱很贵。not come cheap /nɒt kʌm ˈtʃiːp/ [verb phrase not in progressive]informalto be expensive - use this especially when you think that even though something is expensive, it is still worth buying 【非正式】不便宜〔尤指昂贵但仍值得买的东西〕 Gibson guitars sound great, but they don't come cheap. 吉布森吉他音质很好，但是价钱不菲。 It would be great if we could hire her, but with all her experience, she won't come cheap. 要是我们聘得到她当然不错，但是凭着她的这些经验，她要价不会低的。pricey /ˈpraɪsi/ [adjective not usually before noun]informalvery expensive or too expensive - use this especially when you are deciding whether or not to buy something 【非正式】贵的；过于昂贵的〔尤在决定是不是要买时使用〕 Let's not eat here - it's too pricey. 我们不要在这里吃吧一太贵了。 The tickets were kind of pricey, but the show was good. 票价有点贵，但是演出很精彩。dear /dɪəʳ/ [adjective not before noun]Britishexpensive - use this especially about things you buy in shops 【英】高价的，昂贵的〔尤用于指商店内所出售的物品〕 Those strawberries look a bit dear. 那些草莓看上去有些贵。 The blue jacket is slightly dearer, but it's much better material. 那件蓝色夹克稍微贵了一点，但料子好多了。 No, you can't have an ice-cream - they're too dear. 不行，你不能吃冰淇淋—一价钱太贵了。2 extremely expensive 极其昂贵的cost a fortune /ˌkɒst ə ˈfɔʳːtʃənǁˌkɔːst/ [verb phrase]especially spoken, informalif somethingcosts a fortune, it is very expensive 【尤口，非正式】非常昂贵，花很多钱 What a beautiful car - it must have cost a fortune. 多漂亮的汽车啊—肯定是花了很多钱买的。cost somebody a fortune We had to eat out every night - it ended up costing us a fortune. 我们得每天晚上都出去吃饭——最后花了不少钱。cost a fortune to do something It'll cost a fortune to get that old car of his repaired. 他的那辆旧车要花不少钱去修理。cost an absolute fortune The hotel was great, but it cost an absolute fortune. 那酒店是不错，可是价钱太贵了。cost a bomb/the earth /ˌkɒst ə ˈbɒm, ði ˈɜːʳθǁˌkɔːst ə ˈbɑːm-/ [verb phrase]British informalto be very expensive 【英，非正式】花去一大笔钱 I can't imagine how she affords to send her kids to that school - it must cost a bomb. 我真想象不出她如何供得起孩子上那所学校—那肯定要不少钱。 Good shoes needn't cost the earth. 好鞋子不必很贵。cost somebody a bomb/the earth The divorce cost me a bomb. 离婚让我花了一大笔钱。astronomical /ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkəl◂ǁ-ˈnɑː-/ [adjective]a price or cost that isastronomical is extremely high 〔价格或费用〕天文数字般的，极巨大的 The painting was sold for an astronomical price. 这幅画以天价出售。 Tuition at private universities has become astronomical. 私立大学的学费已经成了天文数字了。cost an arm and a leg /kɒst ən ˌɑːʳm ənd ə legǁkɔːst-/ [verb phrase]spokento be very expensive 【口】花一大笔钱 That carpet must have cost an arm and a leg. 那块地毯肯定花了一大笔钱。cost somebody an arm and a leg Getting good health insurance these days costs an arm and a leg. 如今买好的健康保险要花一大笔钱。3 expensive and fashionable 昂贵且时尚的expensive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ [adjective]anexpensive hotel, restaurant, area etc is very fashionable and it isexpensive to stay, eat, or live there 〔酒店、餐馆、地区等〕昂贵的 My uncle took us out to dinner at an expensive restaurant. 叔叔带我们去一家很贵的餐馆里吃饭。 The house is on West Boston Avenue, Detroit's most expensive residential area. 这所房子位于底特律最昂贵的居住区，西波士顿大街。exclusive /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/ [adjective]anexclusive area, school, shop, club etc is very expensive, and only a few very rich people have enough money to live there or use it 〔地区、学校、商店、俱乐部等〕高档的，高级的；昂贵的；独享的 They live in Bel Air, an exclusive suburb of Los Angeles. 他们住在贝莱尔，这是洛杉矶郊外一处高级住宅区。 The country club is very exclusive - you have to be invited to join. 这个乡村俱乐部非常贵族化——只有获邀请才可以参加。luxurious /lʌgˈzjʊəriəs, ləgˈʒʊəriəsǁləgˈʒʊəriəs/ [adjective]aluxurious building or room is large, very comfortable, and has expensive decorations and furniture 豪华的〔建筑或房间〕 a room in a luxurious New York hotel 纽约一家豪华酒店的一间客房 Atlantis is one of the world's most luxurious cruise ships. “亚特兰蒂斯”号是世界上最奢华的游船之一。fancy /ˈfænsi/ [adjective]especially American, spokenafancy house, car, hotel, restaurant etc is expensive and fashionable 【尤美，口】〔房子、汽车、酒店、餐馆等〕高档的；昂贵的 You'd think a fancy restaurant like this would have better service. 你会以为像这样的豪华餐馆会有更好的服务。 We stayed in a fancy Victorian hotel in San Francisco. 我们住在旧金山市一家豪华的维多利亚风格的酒店里。posh /pɒʃǁpɑːʃ/ [adjective]especially British, spokenaposh restaurant, house, car etc is expensive and looks as if it is used or owned by rich people 【尤英，口】〔餐馆、房屋、汽车等〕高档的；豪华的 When I'm famous I'm going to stay in a posh hotel and drink champagne all day. 我成名之后要住高级酒店，整天喝香槟。 She goes to a posh girls’ school near Brighton. 她在布赖顿附近的一所贵族女校上学。upmarketespecially British/upscaleAmerican /ˌʌpˈmɑːʳkɪt◂, ˌʌpˈmɑːʳkət◂ǁˈʌpskeɪl/ [adjective]used or bought by people who belong to a higher social class or have more money than ordinary people, and therefore more expensive 高档的；适合高消费阶层的 I was surprised when I saw her apartment - I'd have expected a lawyer to have something a little more upmarket. 看见她的公寓我吃了一惊——我还以为律师会住得更高级一些呢。 New upscale shops and restaurants are driving some of the older businesses out of the neighborhood. 新开的高级商铺和餐厅把这一带原有的部分商店挤走了。classy /ˈklɑːsiǁˈklæsi/ [adjective]fashionable, expensive, and used by people who have a lot of money or belong to a high social class 时髦的；高级的，高档的 She took us to a very classy seafood restaurant in the old part of the city. 她把我们带到了旧城区里一家非常高档的海鲜餐馆。 The cafe's interior has been redone and looks very classy. 咖啡馆内部重新装潢了一下，看上去非常高级。 The Grand Union Hotel is one of the classiest hotels in this part of the country. 联合大酒店是该国这一地区最高级的酒店之一。plush /plʌʃ/ [adjective]plush hotel/office/apartment etca hotel, office etc that looks expensive because it contains a lot of nice furniture, decorations etc 豪华的酒店/办公室/公寓等 The firm's headquarters is a plush $2.5 million office building on Woodside Road. 公司总部是伍德赛德路上价值250万美元的一幢豪华办公大楼。 the plush lobby of a four-star hotel 一家四星级酒店华丽的大堂4 when something is too expensive 某物太贵can't afford /ˌkɑːnt əˈfɔːʳdǁˌkænt-/ [verb phrase]if youcan't afford something, you do not have enough money to buy it or pay for it 买不起；负担不起 I really need a new coat, but I can't afford one. 我很需要一件新的外套，可是我买不起。can't afford to do something We couldn't afford to go on holiday last year. 去年我们没有钱去度假。can't afford it Hiring a lawyer would be expensive, and she just couldn't afford it. 请律师很贵，她根本就负担不起。exorbitant/extortionate /ɪgˈzɔːʳbɪtənt, ɪgˈzɔːʳbətənt, ɪkˈstɔːʳʃənt/ [adjective]prices, charges, rents etc that areexorbitant orextortionate, are very much higher than they should be, and you think they are unfair 〔价格、收费、租金等〕过高的，过分的 The restaurant charges exorbitant prices for very ordinary food. 这家餐厅非常普通的食品也收很贵的价钱。 Interest rates for some of the credit cards are extortionate. 有些信用卡的利率高得离谱。be a rip-off /biː ə ˈrɪp ɒf/ [verb phrase]spoken informalyou say something isa rip-off when you think someone is unfairly charging too much money for it 【口，非正式】敲竹杠，要价太高 Eighty dollars for a pair of jeans? What a rip-off! 一条牛仔裤要80美元？真是敲竹杠！a complete/total rip-off The vacation package we bought ended up being a total rip-off. 我们花了钱的包价旅游结果被人宰了一刀。prohibitive/prohibitively expensive /prəˈhɪbɪtɪv, prəˈhɪbətɪv, prəˌhɪbtɪvli ɪkˈspensɪvǁprəʊ-/ [adjective]prices or costs that areprohibitive orprohibitively expensive are so high that people cannot pay them or decide not to pay them because they are too expensive 〔价格或费用〕高得令人无法承受的；高得使人望而却步的 For most people, the cost of living in the centre of town is prohibitive. 对大部分人来说，城中心的生活费高得令人望而却步。 The computer was superior to other models, but it was prohibitively expensive. 这台电脑比其他型号都好，只是价钱贵得吓人。inflated prices /ɪnˌfleɪtɪd ˈpraɪsəz, ɪnˌfleɪtəd ˈpraɪsəz/ [plural noun]prices that are much higher than usual and much higher than they should be, so that the person who charges them can make a big profit 高价；过高的价钱〔指比平时高出许多，比应该收取的也高出许多的价钱〕 Nightclubs often charge inflated prices for drinks. 夜总会里酒水的钱经常收得很贵。at inflated prices Some people buy large blocks of tickets and then try to sell them at vastly inflated prices. 有些人买下大批的门票，然后再设法大幅抬高价钱卖出去。steep /stiːp/ [adjective not before noun]informalprices, charges, rents etc that aresteep seem unusually or surprisingly high 【非正式】〔价格、收费、租金等〕过高的，高得惊人的 I think £7 for a drink is a bit steep, don't you? 我觉得一杯饮料要七英镑贵了点，你说呢? It's hard to find an apartment around here, and when you do the rents are pretty steep. 在这一带找间公寓很困难，即使找到的话，租金也是高得惊人。be daylight robberyBritish/be highway robberyAmerican /biː ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈrɒbəri, biː ˌhaɪweɪ ˈrɒbəriǁ-ˈrɑː-/ [verb phrase]informalif you say that a price or chargeis daylight robbery orhighway robbery you mean it is very much higher than it should be 【非正式】要价太高,简直是在抢钱 I'm not paying £5 for an ice-cream - that's daylight robbery! 我可不想花五英镑买个冰淇淋——那简直是在光天化日之下抢钱！ We knew it was highway robbery, but we had no choice but to pay. 我们知道那是敲竹杠，但没有办法，只好付钱。price something out of the market /ˌpraɪs something aʊt əv, ðə ˈmɑːʳkt/ [verb phrase]to make something so expensive that people will no longer buy it because they can buy something similar at a lower price 定价太高而使某物失去市场be priced out of the market British electrical equipment is likely to be priced out of the market by cheap imports. 英国的电气设备可能会因定价太高而被价格低廉的进口产品挤出市场。price yourself out of the market Ford don't want to raise its prices any more - it's worried about pricing itself out of the market. 福特公司不想再提价了—一他们担心价格太高会使自己失去市场。