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

• 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。
• A pricey sea-going car may prove useful for the onward journey; if you have time and energy try rowing or swimming.
  此外，一种昂贵的海上汽车或许也比较有用；如果你有时间和精力，你也可以尝试划船或游泳的方式。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• According to an article in China Daily, pricey sports cars now run a high risk of getting vandalized.
  《中国日报》（ChinaDaily）的一篇文章说，目前昂贵跑车在中国很有可能遭到毁坏。
• A new Yorker visiting Tokyo would find that although Big Macs were cheap, other goods and services seemed pricey.
  一位游览东京的纽约市民会发现，尽管巨无霸价格便宜，但其它的产品和服务却显得昂贵。
• For example, parents no longer need to buy expensive, and often unhealthy, prepackaged snacks nor pricey juice boxes and plastic sandwich bags.
  例如，家长再也不需要购买昂贵的、不健康的、包装很好的零食、昂贵的果汁盒以及三明治塑胶袋。