[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](费用)高得令很多人负担不起的,贵得让人望而却步的 If the cost of something is prohibitive, it is so high that many people cannot afford it.
[FORMAL 正式]
The cost of private treatment can be prohibitive.
自费治疗的费用高得让人望而却步。
...the prohibitive prices charged for seats at the opera.
剧院高得吓人的票价
prohibitively
Meat and butter were prohibitively expensive.
肉和黄油贵得让人不敢问津。
Oxford
pro·hibi·tiveAWL/prəˈhɪbətɪv; NAmEprəˈhɪbətɪv;proʊˈhɪbətɪv/adjective1(of a price or a cost 价格或费用)so high that it prevents people from buying sth or doing sth 高昂得令人难以承受的;贵得买不起的SYN
exorbitant
◆prohibitive costs难以承受的费用◆The price of property in the city is prohibitive.城市的房地产价格令人望而却步。2preventing people from doing sth by law (以法令)禁止的◆prohibitive legislation禁律3( NAmE) (of a person taking part in an election or a competition 参加竞选或比赛的人)extremely likely to win 极可能获胜的◆Miami began the day a prohibitive Super Bowl favorite.迈阿密队今天从一开始就表现出是美国橄榄球超级碗大赛的夺冠热门。▶pro·hibi·tive·ly/; NAmE/adverb◆Car insurance can be prohibitively expensive for young drivers.汽车保险费有时高得让年轻开车人承受不起。pro·hibi·tive/prəˈhɪbətɪv; NAmEprəˈhɪbətɪv;proʊˈhɪbətɪv/pro·hibi·tive·ly/; NAmE/
1prohibitive costs are so high that they prevent people from buying or doing something: The cost of land in Tokyo is prohibitive.2a prohibitive rule prevents people from doing things: prohibitive regulations—prohibitively adverb: Moving house would be prohibitively expensive.
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