usurious
/yoo-zhoor-ee-uhs/US // yuˈʒʊər i əs //
高利贷,放高利贷,放高利贷的,奢侈
Related Words
penny-pinching一分钱一分货,一钱不值,一毛不拔,一钱不值的mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是extorting敲诈勒索,敲诈,勒索,敲诈性acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人desirous欲望,希望,渴望,欲望的extortionate敲诈勒索,敲诈,敲诈性,敲诈性的itchy痒痒的,痒痒,瘙痒,痒miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我stingy小气,吝啬,悭吝,吝啬鬼tightfisted狭隘的,狭义的,狭隘的人,严密的venal贪污,贪婪的人,贪污罪,贪污腐败close-fisted近乎苛刻的,近身肉搏,严密的,近距离接触grabby抢手的,抢手,攫取,抢答niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : practicing usury; charging illegal or exorbitant rates of interest for the use of money: a usurious moneylender.
- : constituting or characterized by usury: usurious rates of interest; a usurious loan.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as ingrasping
Synonyms
mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是penny-pinching一分钱一分货,一钱不值,一毛不拔,一钱不值的acquisitive掌握的,购置性的,掌握,购置avaricious贪婪的,贪婪,贪得无厌,贪财avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心close-fisted近乎苛刻的,近身肉搏,严密的,近距离接触covetous贪婪的,贪婪,觊觎,贪婪的人desirous欲望,希望,渴望,欲望的extortionate敲诈勒索,敲诈,敲诈性,敲诈性的grabby抢手的,抢手,攫取,抢答itchy痒痒的,痒痒,瘙痒,痒miserly吝啬的人,吝啬鬼,吝啬的,吝啬niggardly卑鄙的,卑鄙的人,胆小的,胆小的人penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈prehensile无柄,无柄的,无梗,无袖rapacious贪婪的,贪婪,贪欲,贪得无厌selfish自私的,自私,自私自利,自我stingy小气,吝啬,悭吝,吝啬鬼tightfisted狭隘的,狭义的,狭隘的人,严密的venal贪污,贪婪的人,贪污罪,贪污腐败
Examples
Merkley, as it happens, is from Delaware, where the banks holding this usurious debt are located.
When it came to Haiti, France was first a brutal colonizer, and then a usurious bully.
The young girl's father entrusted M. Cruchot with his usurious dealings and probably with all his money matters.
In the later middle ages, especially in Germany, it acquired the sense of usurious or oppressive dealing with money and capital.
The Jews were wealthy, and did no small harm by their usurious practices.
This was charged up against him to be paid for later at usurious interest.
Our post-office orders are issued at usurious rates, and within limited hours.
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