哄抬物價(jià)

(noun, BUSINESS SLANG) The usually unethical practice of fixing a very high price for a product in order to achieve high profits in a short period of time.

例句

EXAMPLE: The greedy owner of the isolated village's only shop had a reputation for creaming since his prices on anything new and desirable were ten times higher than they were in the city.

這座與外界隔絕的村莊僅有一個(gè)商店。貪婪的店主有哄抬物價(jià)的名聲,。他店里新產(chǎn)品和急需商品的價(jià)格比城里高十倍,。

“怎么回事？”

(INFORMAL) An informal question meaning " I didn't understand the surprising remark you just made; can you please explain this to me?"

EXAMPLE: When my favorite cousin told me she couldn't come to my party because she might be getting married, I was shocked and said "Come again?"so she would tell me more details.

我最喜歡的侄女對(duì)我說(shuō),，她不能參加我的聚會(huì),，因?yàn)樗Y(jié)婚了。我大吃一驚,，說(shuō)：“怎么回事,？”想讓她告訴我更多情況。