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单词 pricey
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Definition of pricey in English:

pricey

(also pricy)
adjectivepricier, priciest ˈprʌɪsiˈpraɪsi
informal
  • Expensive.

    boutiques selling pricey clothes

    卖昂贵服装的时装店。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • People are revered if they are dressed in expensive clothes and have pricy items in their homes.
    • Such perfect bounty, grown with agrichemicals and pesticides, is notoriously pricey.
    • Hand-made saddles may be a diminishing requirement in an age of machining perfection, but Emma still keeps her hand in by constantly working on at least one, even though they are a very pricy item these days.
    • The main outlet and other shops were relocated to less pricey premises.
    • Some homeowners have even traded down from more expensive abodes to less pricey dwellings.
    • We had been told the pub was expensive - but it wasn't unduly pricey.
    • If there is a weakness, the rather pricy amplifier doesn't offer the auto-setup ease of its rivals, and the remote looks a bit cheap.
    • As with the Jazz Fest, there's both pricey indoor shows and free outdoor concerts.
    • Prosecutors are either too timid or outgunned by the platoons of pricey defense lawyers.
    • It was fun, and if it's not a particularly pricy game, it's probably worthwhile.
    • We need to return to vigorously fighting the development of this pricey boondoggle.
    • Anyone who's been in the market for organic food knows that keeping the pantry stocked can be a pretty pricey affair.
    • The new edition is a pricy box set, but breaks the novel up into satisfying chunks.
    • Considering the total amount of food consumed, this was on the pricey side.
    • The exhibition of pricey boats was an indicator of the growing popularity of yachting in China.
    • As always, the performances run the gamut from pricey indoor shows to the multitude of free shows outdoors.
    • After all, this is a man so potty and unfathomably wealthy that he can walk into a shop stocking ghastly, ugly, ridiculously pricy ornaments and already own most of them.
    • The monkfish tempura had a depth of flavour that is often missing from the pricey fillets on the fishmonger's slab.
    • While the big hotels in the town centre are pricy, the hundreds of small pensions offer bed and breakfast at reasonable prices.
    • Dishes are not offered in large portions and dinner can be a bit pricy at 100 yuan a head.
    Synonyms
    expensive, dear, costly, high-priced, high-cost, high-end, big-budget
    overpriced, exorbitant, excessive, extortionate, outrageous, inflated
    lavish, extravagant
    British upmarket, over the odds
    informal steep

Derivatives

  • priciness

  • nounˈprʌɪsɪnəsˈpraɪsinəs
    mass nouninformal
    • The state of being expensive.

      the nice decor didn't justify the priciness of the drinks
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The restaurant is home to couples who retreat to the eatery and discuss the priciness of day care, or Michigan Avenue executives who want a different feel from their stuffy business meetings.
      • But Walford, at least, could defend its priciness with a reasonable excuse - its 1.8 acres of garden had enough room to add five new addresses, potentially, to Shrewsbury Road.
      • The only drawback is the priciness of the hotel restaurant.

Rhymes

dicey, icy, spicy, vice

Definition of pricey in US English:

pricey

(also pricy)
adjectiveˈprīsēˈpraɪsi
informal
  • Expensive.

    boutiques selling pricey clothes

    卖昂贵服装的时装店。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The exhibition of pricey boats was an indicator of the growing popularity of yachting in China.
    • The main outlet and other shops were relocated to less pricey premises.
    • Anyone who's been in the market for organic food knows that keeping the pantry stocked can be a pretty pricey affair.
    • People are revered if they are dressed in expensive clothes and have pricy items in their homes.
    • Hand-made saddles may be a diminishing requirement in an age of machining perfection, but Emma still keeps her hand in by constantly working on at least one, even though they are a very pricy item these days.
    • It was fun, and if it's not a particularly pricy game, it's probably worthwhile.
    • Dishes are not offered in large portions and dinner can be a bit pricy at 100 yuan a head.
    • After all, this is a man so potty and unfathomably wealthy that he can walk into a shop stocking ghastly, ugly, ridiculously pricy ornaments and already own most of them.
    • Such perfect bounty, grown with agrichemicals and pesticides, is notoriously pricey.
    • Prosecutors are either too timid or outgunned by the platoons of pricey defense lawyers.
    • We need to return to vigorously fighting the development of this pricey boondoggle.
    • Considering the total amount of food consumed, this was on the pricey side.
    • While the big hotels in the town centre are pricy, the hundreds of small pensions offer bed and breakfast at reasonable prices.
    • The monkfish tempura had a depth of flavour that is often missing from the pricey fillets on the fishmonger's slab.
    • As always, the performances run the gamut from pricey indoor shows to the multitude of free shows outdoors.
    • We had been told the pub was expensive - but it wasn't unduly pricey.
    • The new edition is a pricy box set, but breaks the novel up into satisfying chunks.
    • Some homeowners have even traded down from more expensive abodes to less pricey dwellings.
    • If there is a weakness, the rather pricy amplifier doesn't offer the auto-setup ease of its rivals, and the remote looks a bit cheap.
    • As with the Jazz Fest, there's both pricey indoor shows and free outdoor concerts.
    Synonyms
    expensive, dear, costly, high-priced, high-cost, high-end, big-budget
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