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expensive costly overpriced pricey dear These word all describe sth that costs a lot of money. 以上各词均用于花钱多的事物。 expensive costing a lot of money; charging high prices 指昂贵的、花钱多的、价格高的: I can't afford it─it's just too expensive for me. 我买不起,对我来说这太贵了。 an expensive restaurant 高档餐厅 costly ( rather formal ) costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay 指昂贵的、花钱多的、价钱比愿意付的为高: You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can. 如果能够的话你希望避免昂贵的法律诉讼。 overpriced too expensive; costing more than it is worth 指价格太高的、过于昂贵的: ridiculously overpriced designer clothes 贵得离谱的名牌衣服 pricey ( informal ) expensive 指昂贵的、价格高的: Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford. 如今该村庄的房价太高,当地人根本买不起。 dear [not usually before noun] ( BrE ) expensive 指昂贵、价格高: Everything's so dear now, isn't it? 现在什么东西都那么贵,是不是? 注释 This word is starting to become rather old-fashioned. 这词已开始有些过时了。 常用搭配 to be / look / seem expensive / costly / overpriced / pricey / dear to sound expensive / costly / pricey to prove expensive / costly expensive / costly / overpriced / pricey / dear for sb / sth a(n) expensive / costly mistake extremely / incredibly / ridiculously / terribly / very expensive / costly / overpriced / pricey / dear too expensive / costly / overpriced / pricey / dear