prohibitive

英 [prəˈhɪbətɪv]

美 [prəˈhɪbətɪv]

adj.  高昂得令人难以承受的; 贵得买不起的; (以法令)禁止的

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Collins.1 / BNC.18544 / COCA.17838

牛津词典

adj.

• 高昂得令人难以承受的；贵得买不起的
  so high that it prevents people from buying sth or doing sth
  1. prohibitive costs
     难以承受的费用
  2. The price of property in the city is prohibitive.
     城市的房地产价格令人望而却步。
• （以法令）禁止的
  preventing people from doing sth by law
  1. prohibitive legislation
     禁律

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （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 isprohibitive, it is so high that many people cannot afford it.
  1. The cost of private treatment can be prohibitive.
     自费治疗的费用高得让人望而却步。
  2. ...the prohibitive prices charged for seats at the opera.
     剧院高得吓人的票价

英英释义

adj

• tending to discourage (especially of prices)
  1. the price was prohibitive
  Synonym:prohibitory

双语例句

• Computers are gradually overcoming such obstacles as the shortage of courseware and prohibitive school system budgets.
  计算机的使用正在逐步克服教学软件短缺，学校建立计算机系统资金有限等一些碍障。
• For many organizations, however, the operational complexity and costs to ensure safe third party network access has been prohibitive.
  然而对很多组织来说，操作的复杂性和保证第三方安全地访问网络的费用都是难于承受的。
• Rewriting these applications to use up-to-date innovations in business application development and integration can be cost prohibitive.
  为了在业务应用程序开发和集成中使用创新技术而重写这些应用程序，这样做的成本太高，以致不太可能。
• The costs of relocating a business are often prohibitive.
  迁移商店的成本通常是非常高的。
• Collection costs for garbage would be prohibitive in rural areas because of the dispersed population.
  在农村收集垃圾的费用会高得惊人，因为那里的人口很分散。
• Second, even if it were available, the cost implications are prohibitive.
  其次，即便有这么多石油，成本因素也会使人望而却步。
• For instance, using GPS receiver on each device is energy prohibitive, and is limited to outdoor applications.
  例如，使用GPS（全球卫星定位在每一个装置接收系统），是能源望而却步限于户外应用。
• An ethical culture does not stem from a set of prohibitive rules.
  伦理文化不是从一系列的禁止性的规则发展而来的。
• Newer drugs offer alternatives, but they are often cost prohibitive, and few data exist on their long-term safety and effectiveness.
  有一些新的可替代药物，单它们往往要么是花费较大，或是对它们的长期安全性和有效性缺少相关数据。
• Hotel prices in the major cities are high but not prohibitive.
  大城市里的旅馆价格贵，但并非负担不起。