These word all describe sth that costs a lot of money.以上各词均用于花钱多的事物。
costing a lot of money; charging high prices指昂贵的、花钱多的、价格高的:
I can't afford it─it's just too expensive for me.
我买不起,对我来说这太贵了。
an expensive restaurant
高档餐厅
( rather formal ) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay指昂贵的、花钱多的、价钱比愿意付的为高:
You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.
如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。
too expensive; costing more than it is worth指价格太高的、过于昂贵的:
ridiculously overpriced designer clothes
贵得离谱的名牌衣服
( informal ) expensive指昂贵的、价格高的:
Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.
如今该村庄的房价太高,当地人根本买不起。
[not usually before noun] ( BrE ) expensive指昂贵、价格高:
Everything's so dear now, isn't it?
现在什么东西都那么贵,是不是?
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Pricey online access codes that are required to complete coursework and submit assignments .
完成课程作业和提交作业所需的昂贵的在线访问代码。
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Office creepers -- thieves who walk into the workplace looking for pricey laptops or purses -- are increasingly becoming a problem in the business world .
溜进工作场所偷盗昂贵的笔记本或钱包的“办公室窃贼”日益成为职场的一大麻烦。
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Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford .
如今该村庄的房价太高,当地人根本买不起。
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Medical insurance is very pricey .
医疗保险费用昂贵。
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Some are pricey --- a three-week intensive program can cost $ 4,500 or more — but most offer scholarships .
有些夏令营费用很高,比如三周的强化课程需要花费4500美元以上,但多数夏令营都提供奖学金。
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But he said even the pricier ones are doing well .
但他说,就算最便宜的餐馆也很棒。
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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。
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Well , I heard that things are really pricey in Japan .
我听说日本的东西很贵哦。
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It 's a little pricey for this phase of the relationship .
对于你们现阶段的关系来说,那有点破费了。
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New designer clothes are often too pricey for most consumers .
对大多数顾客来说,新款品牌服装太贵了。
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This is about choosing a state school over a pricey private school .
这是关于应该选择一所州立大学而不是昂贵的私立学校的问题。
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Meanwhile , new emerging market darlings in the region look pricey .
与此同时,新得宠的亚洲新兴市场的估值看来偏高。
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Living in Hong Kong just got a little pricier .
香港的生活成本只是稍稍贵了一些。
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Every girls dream , but a little bit pricey for you ?
这是每个女孩子的梦想,但是对你来说太贵了?
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Sales of its pricier American girl products were up 20 % .
价格更高的美国女孩(AmericanGirl)产品的销售额增加20%。
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The flights are a bit pricey at this time of the year .
每年的这个时候机票都会比较贵。
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What 's more , the film ticket is always pricey .
还有,电影票一般都很贵。
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Mark : Well , there is one , but I found it to be rather pricey .
马克:这附近有一家,但是我觉得他家颇有些小贵。
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It was perfect , but just a little pricey .
相当完美,但就是稍微昂贵了些。
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Its name is still not as well known as those at the pricier end of the market .
它仍不如市场上那些高端品牌知名。
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I mean , I know it 's pricey ,
虽然价格不菲,
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But manufacturers in the region and consumers buying the products face a pricier future .
但该地区的制造商以及购买其产品的消费者,未来将面临价格上涨的前景。
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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。
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Network overhead generated by Internet access degrades network behavior and it is pricey , too .
因走访互联网而导致的网络负荷降低了网络性能,且费用昂贵。
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Not only is Sharp pricey , the fit of the two companies is not obvious .
不仅仅是夏普价格高昂,这两家公司的组合效应也不是很明显。
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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。
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Not all Chinese stocks look pricey .
并非所有中国股票看上去都很昂贵。
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The stock was definitely pricey , trading at 22 times forward earnings in April .
股价肯定是过高了,4月的预期市盈率达到22倍。
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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。
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Deliberately moving the debris somewhere safer seems possible , but pricey .
主动将这些碎片移至安全地带看上去似乎可行,不过代价高昂。