prohibitive

[美國]/prəˈhɪbətɪv/
[英國]/prəˈhɪbətɪv/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

adj. 禁止使用或購買的,價格高得買不起的
adv. 禁止地
n. 禁止

短語搭配

prohibitively expensive

價格昂貴

impose prohibitive measures

實施限制措施

face prohibitive costs

面臨高昂費用

例句

the prohibitive favorite to win the nomination.

得到絕大多數投票獲得提名

The cost of repairs would be prohibitive.

修理費會高得令人望而卻步。

The project was abandoned because of prohibitive costs.

這一工程計劃因造價昂貴而被放棄。

The government has put a prohibitive tax on foreign goods.

政府對外國貨徵收抑制性稅率。

原聲例句

You can have prohibitive costs which are costs that get in the way.

你可以說難以承受的費用,意思是妨礙性的費用。

來源: Learn business English with Lucy.

However, their cost is prohibitive for most families.

然而,它們的成本對於大多數家庭來說是高得令人望而卻步的。

來源: The Earth here.

We know the Guild wants a prohibitive price for weather satellites.

我們知道公會希望氣象衛星的價格過高。

來源: "Dune" audiobook

In Britain, insulation and its sometimes prohibitive cost has become a surprisingly hot topic.

在英國,絕緣材料及其有時令人望而卻步的成本已成爲一個令人喫驚的熱門話題。

來源: The Economist (Video Edition)

Commonly known as Building 4200 it spent about 60 years as the center's base of operations, but renovations were cost prohibitive.

通常被稱爲4200號樓的它花了大約60年的時間作爲該中心的運營基地,但翻修費用高昂。

來源: VOA Standard English_ Technology

She nodded briefly, but evidently intending to accomplish the prohibitive distance as quickly as possible, slightly increased her speed.

她微微點了點頭, 但顯然是打算儘快跑完這令人望而卻步的距離, 略微加快了速度。

來源: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

He says that even though brain waves move a machine instead of the person's own body, the technology is still cost prohibitive.

他說,即使腦電波移動的是機器而不是人自己的身體,這項技術的成本仍然高得令人難以承受。

來源: VOA Standard English_ Technology

But after just 27 years, the fleet was retired due to a number of issues, including noise, expensive overhead and cost prohibitive tickets.

但是,僅僅27年之後,這一機羣由於一些問題退役了,比如噪音、昂貴的管理費用和貴得買不起的飛機票等。

來源: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

Many, not understanding the prohibitive mass-ratio problem, may even think we'll bring water from some other planet rich in it.

許多人不理解這個令人望而卻步的質量比問題,甚至可能認爲我們會從其他富含水的星球上取水。

來源: "Dune" audiobook

The produce of the West—wheat, corn, bacon, hemp, cattle, and tobacco—was bulky and the cost of overland transportation was prohibitive.

西方的農產品——小麥、玉米、培根、大麻、牛和菸草——體積龐大,陸路運輸的成本高得令人望而卻步。

來源: American history

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