单词	overcharge
释义	overchargeo‧ver‧charge /ˌəʊvəˈtʃɑːdʒ $ ˌoʊvərˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE overcharge Simple Form Present I, you, we, they overcharge he, she, it overcharges Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they overcharged Present perfect I, you, we, they have overcharged he, she, it has overcharged Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had overcharged Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will overcharge Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have overcharged Continuous Form Present I am overcharging he, she, it is overcharging you, we, they are overcharging Past I, he, she, it was overcharging you, we, they were overcharging Present perfect I, you, we, they have been overcharging he, she, it has been overcharging Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been overcharging Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be overcharging Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been overcharging Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Garage mechanics are twice as likely to overcharge women car owners as men. The cab driver tried to overcharge us for the ride from the airport. The taxi driver had overcharged us by about $20. The university was accused of overcharging the government millions of dollars for research-related costs. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It has subsidized local calls by overcharging long-distance. It provides detailed monthly reports and annual summaries itemising the amount overcharged, or if appropriate, undercharged. They were being overcharged for third-rate beer, much of it brewed from cheap and inferior ingredients. This is another way customers are overcharged, CalPIRG said. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make someone pay too much money for something► overcharge to make someone pay too much for something in a shop, restaurant, taxi etc: · Garage mechanics are twice as likely to overcharge women car owners as men.overcharge somebody for something: · The cab driver tried to overcharge us for the ride from the airport.· The university was accused of overcharging the government millions of dollars for research-related costs. ► rip off spoken informal to make someone pay much more for something than it is worth: rip somebody off: · Don't buy a watch from those guys, they'll just rip you off.rip off somebody: · The bars by the sea make huge profits by ripping off tourists. ► a rip-off spoken informal if something is a rip-off , it costs much more than it is worth -- use this when you think that someone is trying to cheat you: · "It cost £200 to get it fixed." "What a rip-off!"a complete/total rip-off: · The meal cost me $80 - it was a total rip-off. ► fleece informal to get a lot of money from someone by charging far too much for goods or services: · Some airport shops are accused of fleecing their customers, who don't have any choice but to use them. WORD SETS► Electricity A, AC, alternating current, nounamp, nounanode, nounarmature, nounbattery, nounblackout, nounblow, verbboost, nounbrownout, nounbulb, nouncathode, nouncell, nouncharge, nouncircuit, nouncircuit breaker, nouncontact, nouncurrent, noundiode, noundirect current, noundischarge, verbdischarge, noundisconnect, verbdry battery, noundry cell, noundynamo, nounelectric shock, nounelectrify, verbelectrocute, verbelectromagnetic, adjectivefilament, nounfluorescent, adjectivefuse, nounfuse, verbfuze, noungalvanic, adjectivegalvanism, noungenerator, nounground, nounground, verbhydroelectric, adjectiveimpedance, nounimpulse, nounincandescent, adjectiveinduction, nouninduction coil, nouninductive, adjectiveinsulating tape, nouninsulator, nounintegrated circuit, nounkilowatt, nounkW, kWh, LED, nounlight-emitting diode, nounlive wire, nounload, nounmaster switch, nounmicrowave, nounnegative, adjectivenuclear reactor, nounohm, nounoscilloscope, nounoutput, nounovercharge, verboverload, verbphotoelectric cell, nounpoint, nounpower, nounpower, adjectivepower cut, nounpower line, nounpower plant, nounpower point, nounpower station, nounpylon, nounrecharge, verbresistor, nounrewire, verbsocket, nounspark, nounspark, verbwatt, nounwattage, noun 1[intransitive, transitive] to charge someone too much money for something OPP  undercharge:  They were being overcharged for cheap beer.2[transitive] to put too much power into a battery or electrical system
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