extortionate
/ɪkˈstɔːʃənət/adjective
1
- (of a price) much too high; exorbitant（价格）过高的; 过分昂贵的：
£2,700 for a guitar is extortionate.
一把吉他要2,700英镑, 太贵了。
2
- using or given to extortion敲诈的, 勒索的; 强求的, 逼取的：
the extortionate power of the unions.
工会的强制力。
派生词
extortionately
adverb这儿的龙虾太贵了。