➡ See also the entry for high1另见high条第1义expensive ♦︎ costly ♦︎ overpriced ♦︎ priceyThese words all describe sth that costs a lot of money.这些词均表示昂贵的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆expensive / costly / pricey for sb / sth◆expensive / costly to do sth◆very / too / fairly / quite / pretty expensive / costly / pricey■expensivecosting a lot of money; charging high prices昂贵的;花钱多的;价格高的◆Art books are enormously expensive to produce.美术书的制作成本非常高。◆Making the wrong decision could prove to be expensive.错误的决策可能会付出昂贵的代价。◆That dress was an expensive mistake.那件连衣裙买得很不值。◆an expensive restaurant收费昂贵的餐厅OPPcheap,inexpensive ⇨ cheap see also expense ⇨ pricenoun▸expensively
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◆expensively dressed / furnished穿着/陈设华贵■costly (ratherformal) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay昂贵的;花钱多的;(尤指)高于愿意支付价格的◆You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.如果可能,你会尽量避免昂贵的法律程序。■overpricedˌəʊvəˈpraɪst; NAmEˌoʊvərˈpraɪsttoo expensive; costing more than it is worth过于昂贵的;价格太高的◆ridiculously overpriced designer clothes贵得离谱的名牌服装◆The commission is set to investigate claims that CDs are overpriced.该委员会的任务是针对CD价格过高的申诉进行调查。■pricey (informal) expensive昂贵的;花钱多的;价格高的◆Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.现在村子里的住宅太贵了,当地人根本买不起。