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单词 sticker shock
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Definition of sticker shock in English:

sticker shock

noun
mass nounNorth American informal
  • Shock or dismay experienced by the potential buyers of a particular product on discovering its high or increased price.

    〈美,非正式〉标签惊讶(指欲购某物者发现价格标签上的高价或涨价时经历的惊讶感)

    drugstore consumers are feeling the pain of sticker shock as never before
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Prices for the seed of native grasses can create some sticker shock when compared to commonly used grasses on golf courses.
    • For tourists, there's just one side effect: sticker shock.
    • Did the asking price send you into sticker shock?
    • But this area certainly isn't alone in the kind of double-digit appreciation that's caused sticker shock.
    • Small businesses are suffering from sticker shock as well.
    • With interest rates at a 50-year low, even sticker shock is not enough to deter buyers from snapping up homes.
    • These are the ‘staged’ homes, interior decorated for a faux family to create a warm feeling for prospective buyers facing sticker shock.
    • The drug discount cards that were supposed to ease the pain of pharmacy sticker shock were recently unveiled.
    • The only thing that can break the spell is sticker shock from the price of bike-specific tools.
    • Coming up, we're talking about sticker shock that comes with this year's college tuition.
    • At any rate I went to have an emergency dental visit and I now have sticker shock.
    • If there's true will for a greater purpose, or something beneficial to others as well as yourself, maybe the price tag won't send you into sticker shock.
    • Meanwhile, you're the bloke with sticker shock who's helping the process along by whining and/or swearing every time you're asked to fork out more of your hard earned money for each imported item.
    • When you look at the cost of many custom guns these days sticker shock isn't limited to cars anymore.
    • Today consumers may not even make it in to the dealership to suffer sticker shock.
    • Customers, too, have recovered from their initial sticker shock, and in tasting the difference for themselves, have come to appreciate and expect the very best and freshest ingredients.
    • This way you can get sticker shock at home, and not in the store in front of the sales guy.
    • My friend went into sticker shock at the price of weekend evening shows - $12.50.
    • But when oil prices took off last spring and people faced sticker shock at the pump as gas prices topped $2 a gallon, they cut back on other discretionary spending.

Definition of sticker shock in US English:

sticker shock

noun
North American informal
  • Shock or dismay experienced by the potential buyers of a particular product on discovering its high or increased price.

    〈美,非正式〉标签惊讶(指欲购某物者发现价格标签上的高价或涨价时经历的惊讶感)

    drugstore consumers are feeling the pain of sticker shock as never before
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When you look at the cost of many custom guns these days sticker shock isn't limited to cars anymore.
    • Small businesses are suffering from sticker shock as well.
    • The only thing that can break the spell is sticker shock from the price of bike-specific tools.
    • Did the asking price send you into sticker shock?
    • But this area certainly isn't alone in the kind of double-digit appreciation that's caused sticker shock.
    • My friend went into sticker shock at the price of weekend evening shows - $12.50.
    • But when oil prices took off last spring and people faced sticker shock at the pump as gas prices topped $2 a gallon, they cut back on other discretionary spending.
    • With interest rates at a 50-year low, even sticker shock is not enough to deter buyers from snapping up homes.
    • Customers, too, have recovered from their initial sticker shock, and in tasting the difference for themselves, have come to appreciate and expect the very best and freshest ingredients.
    • These are the ‘staged’ homes, interior decorated for a faux family to create a warm feeling for prospective buyers facing sticker shock.
    • For tourists, there's just one side effect: sticker shock.
    • At any rate I went to have an emergency dental visit and I now have sticker shock.
    • This way you can get sticker shock at home, and not in the store in front of the sales guy.
    • The drug discount cards that were supposed to ease the pain of pharmacy sticker shock were recently unveiled.
    • Today consumers may not even make it in to the dealership to suffer sticker shock.
    • Prices for the seed of native grasses can create some sticker shock when compared to commonly used grasses on golf courses.
    • Coming up, we're talking about sticker shock that comes with this year's college tuition.
    • If there's true will for a greater purpose, or something beneficial to others as well as yourself, maybe the price tag won't send you into sticker shock.
    • Meanwhile, you're the bloke with sticker shock who's helping the process along by whining and/or swearing every time you're asked to fork out more of your hard earned money for each imported item.
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