"highway robbery" in Chinese (Traditional)
搶劫明搶（價格極高）
Definition
一開始指的是發生在公路上的搶劫，現在多用於形容價格極高或非常不公平的收費，好像被搶劫一樣。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是一個非正式用語，主要用來抱怨不公平的高價或費用。常用在餐廳、服務費或帳單話題中。只用於比喻，並非真實犯罪。常見說法：'That’s highway robbery!'
Examples
The price for water at the airport is highway robbery.
機場裡的水價根本是**明搶**。
Paying $50 for a simple meal is highway robbery.
花50美元喫普通餐根本是**搶劫**。
The service fee was highway robbery.
服務費根本是**搶劫**。
I can’t believe they charged that much for parking—seriously, that’s highway robbery!
停車費那麼貴，根本是**明搶**！
Don’t buy tickets from that website, their prices are highway robbery.
不要從那個網站買票，他們的價格是**搶劫**。
When the bill came, we all laughed because the total was just highway robbery.
帳單來了，我們全都笑了，因為總價根本是**搶劫**。