extortionate

常见例句

It is also one of the most extortionate and violent.
在那里也是敲诈勒索与暴行发生最频繁的地方。
Icelanders claim that charging 5.5% interest over 15 years is extortionate in an era of near-zero base rates.
冰岛人声称，在几乎零基准利率的年代索要15年以上5.5%的高利率简直是敲诈。
Having tried to raise taxes on agricultural exports to extortionate levels, she turned the resulting dispute with angry farmers into a trial of strength which she lost.
她试图将农业出口税调至“敲诈般”的高度，愤怒的农民提出抗议，克里斯蒂娜想借此试探谁的力量更强一点，结果她输了。

But a threat this year to ban satellite dishes by imposing extortionate licence fees was not carried out.
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His taxi driver will refuse to start the meter, demanding an extortionate fare instead.
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Icelanders claim that charging 5.5% interest over 15 years is extortionate in an era of near-zero base rates.
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