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

• 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。
• Even pricier destinations hold allure.
  即使昂贵的旅游目的地仍然具有极大的吸引力。
• Admittedly, Apple has not lost iPod customers, but upgraded them to pricier iPhones.
  诚然，苹果公司并未失去iPod用户，而是让他们升级为昂贵的iPhone用户。
• Many turn to prescription drugs or pricier options hoping it will lead to a little bundle of joy.
  许多人寄希望于处方药物或较大花费的选择希望能够获得一丝惊喜。
• 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。
• Now, however, online retailers are being offered software that helps them detect shoppers who can afford to pay more or are in a hurry to buy, so as to present pricier options to them or simply charge more for the same stuff.
  然而现在，网上零售商可利用软件帮他们筛选出更有承受能力或急着埋单的消费者。对应地，零售商可推荐更昂贵的商品或直接将同样的商品标更高的价格。
• Sales of its pricier American girl products were up 20%.
  价格更高的美国女孩（AmericanGirl）产品的销售额增加20%。
• More skilled oenophiles do prefer pricier booze, but only a little.
  大多数熟练的品酒师当然更喜欢高档酒，但也只是略微更喜欢一点而已。
• 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。
• As a result, fast-food chains have weathered the recession better than their pricier competitors.
  结果，快餐连锁业比他们那些昂贵的竞争对手更能经受住经济衰退的冲击。