Rack-rent
[法] 高额租金, 极高的地租, 全额地租
📖 牛津释义
rack-rent
n [C, U] unfairly high rent 过高的租金.
🧩 词语组成解析
rack
[ræk]
n. 行李架;支架;刑架;（羊、猪等带前肋的）颈脊;
vt. 使痛苦，使焦虑;剥削，榨取;用刑拘折磨;
rent
[rent]
n. 租金;地租;（意见等的）分裂，分歧;（衣服等的）裂缝;
vt.& vi. 出租;付地租;“rend”的过去式和过去分词;租借;
adj. 撕碎的;分裂的;
🗣️ 情景例句
Have you filled in the baggage declaration?
行李申请单填好了吗？
Where are you going this afternoon?
今天下午你哪里去了？
It's very difficult to see where we're going and the shower may pass in an hour or two. Let's rest and have some food.
“现在很难看到我们要去的地方。阵雨可能一两个小时就会过去，我们休息一下吃点东西。”