daylight robbery
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌdeɪ.laɪt ˈrɒb.ər.i]
- 美式音标 [ˌdeɪ.laɪt ˈrɑː.bɚ.i]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 明搶
英汉例句
- Three pounds for two sandwiches? It's daylight robbery!
兩個三明治要三鎊？簡直是敲竹杠！ - A charge of ￡ 2 for a cup of coffee is daylight robbery.
一盃咖啡要二英鎊， 真是敲竹杠。 - You say 5000 dollars for this bubble car? It's daylight robbery!
這麽一輛破車5000美元？這不是光天化日之下攔路搶劫嗎？ - For those of us with some international perspective, it has long been obvious that the compensation packages American CEOs award themselves are little short of daylight robbery.
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雙語例句
權威例句
英英字典
- a situation in which you have to pay far too much money for something
- blatant overcharging