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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 昂贵
[ángguì]
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价格很高
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这里是市中心,地皮昂贵
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为了事业,他付出了昂贵的代价。
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Examples
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价格昂贵
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be high-priced
→ 昂贵
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昂贵的首饰
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costly jewels
→ 昂贵
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他在自己生日那天收到了一块昂贵的手表。
→ 昂贵
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他穿的西装很昂贵。
→ 昂贵
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面对如此精密而昂贵的仪器,他真的担心一个疏忽便会酿错。
→ 酿
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牙质的工艺品大都比较昂贵。
→ 牙质
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黄金价格昂贵。
→ 黄金
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蓝宝石的戒指很昂贵。
→ 戒指
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我们没钱买昂贵的东西。
→ 买
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此次展品价格昂贵。
→ 展品
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Collocations
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昂贵的代价
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high costs
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昂贵得多
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much more expensive
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昂贵的衣服
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expensive clothing
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非常昂贵
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very expensive
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物价昂贵
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high price
nciku Note
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这两个形容词都可表示价格、价值高。“昂贵”更加书面,可用于抽象意义,而“贵”比较口语化。
Both adjectives mean “of a high price or value ". The former is more formal and can be used in an abstract sense, whereas the latter is more colloquial and refers to a concrete price.
1.用于一般商品时,因为“昂贵”是双音节词,可直接与“价格”等搭配,“贵”则常和“很”等搭配。
When applied to merchandise, 昂贵 is used with 价格 while 贵 is usually used with 很. For example:
(1)这场演唱会入场券的价格很昂贵。
(2)这场演唱会入场券的价格很贵。
“贵重”常用于贵重物品,如“昂贵的珠宝”、“那件古董十分昂贵”等。“贵”则可用于多种物品。
昂贵 is often applied to valuables, e.g. 昂贵的珠宝, 那件古董十分昂贵. etc., while 贵 is applied to all sorts of things - valuable or not.
2.用于抽象意义时,常用“昂贵”。
昂贵 is usually used in an abstract sense.
(4)为了赢得这些客户,企业付出了昂贵的代价。
3.“贵”还有一些其他意义,表示可贵:“贵在坚持”等;还有用作敬语:“您贵姓?”和“贵国”等。
贵 also has several other meaning and usage, e.g. 贵在坚持;it can be used as "a term of respect", e.g. 您贵姓?贵国 etc.
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