pricier

英

美 [ˈpraɪsiər]

adj.  昂贵的
pricey的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 价格高的；昂贵的
  If you say that something ispricey, you mean that it is expensive.
  1. Medical insurance is very pricey.
     医疗保险费用昂贵。

双语例句

• Pricier oil and other key commodities, notably iron ore and copper, could ripple through the economy and financial markets, potentially triggering inflation and forcing central banks to lift interest rates from ultra-low levels.
  石油及其它主要大宗商品（尤其是铁矿石和铜）价格上涨，可能对经济和金融市场产生连锁反应，触发通胀，迫使各央行提高目前处于极低水平的利率。
• Since 2008, Heineken and Diageo ( deo) have done the same in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Cameroon, albeit not replacing pricier barley with Sorghum at a 100% rate.
  喜力公司（Heineken）和迪阿吉奥公司（Diageo）虽然没有用高粱全面代替昂贵的大麦作为酿酒原料，但从2008年开始，这两家公司也同样在加纳、塞拉利昂和喀麦隆推出了高粱啤酒。
• Shale gas is also likely to divert investment in Britain from pricier but carbon-free nuclear and renewable-energy sources.
  页岩气也可能会使英国把对更昂贵能源的投资转向无碳核能源和可再生能源。
• Panasonic has created additional problems for itself, some experts say, by focusing on pricier plasma technology rather than LCD.
  一些专家表示，松下把重心放在更昂贵的等离子技术而非LCD技术上，这个决定也为它制造了额外的麻烦。
• When women can't afford pricier indulgences, Lauder mused, lipstick offers a cheaper compromise.
  兰黛发现，当女性囊中羞涩的时候，口红便成为相对便宜的好东西。
• As a result, banks are now more reliant on ( pricier) wholesale funding. Chinese lenders operate in a far rosier environment than their western peers, but they are not invincible.
  其结果是，银行目前更加依赖（成本更高的）批发融资。与西方同行相比，中国各银行的运营环境要好得多，但它们并非无懈可击。
• He also has priced home-energy audits and helped several clients get them done, though he says none has invested yet in a pricier solar conversion.
  他还去了解了一些家庭能源审计服务的价格并帮助几名客户做了家庭能源审计，不过他说目前为止还没有一名客户把钱投在价格更贵的太阳能转换设备上。
• So why is U.S.Internet so much slower and pricier than broadband connections in South Korea?
  因此为什么美国互联网比韩国的宽带连接是又慢又贵呢？
• Living in Hong Kong just got a little pricier.
  香港的生活成本只是稍稍贵了一些。
• Property prices which a few years ago made flats in Riga pricier than apartments in much richer western European cities have collapsed.
  房地产价格已经崩溃；几年前，里加的公寓价格，超过了比这里富裕得多的西欧城市的楼价。