exorbitant

1. ADJ If you describe something such as a price or fee as exorbitant, you are emphasizing that it is much higher than it should be. (價(jià)格、費(fèi)用) 過高的[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor. 過高的房?jī)r(jià)使窮人負(fù)擔(dān)得起的房源嚴(yán)重短缺。