"sticker shock" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 价格震惊
• 价格冲击

Definition

看到商品价格远高于预期时人们感到的强烈惊讶或震惊。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

此表达非正式，多在美国使用，常见于买车、房产或高昂账单场景，只表达因价格高而产生的负面震惊，不用于表达价格低或仅略高的情况。

Examples

When I saw the price of the new phone, I got sticker shock.

当我看到新手机的价格时，我感到**价格震惊**。

Many people experience sticker shock when shopping for cars.

很多人在买车时都会有**价格震惊**。

I wasn't ready for the sticker shock at the grocery store.

我没准备好超市里的**价格冲击**。

Be prepared for some serious sticker shock if you visit that fancy restaurant.

如果你去那家高档餐厅，得做好**价格震惊**的准备。

The hospital bill gave her a real case of sticker shock.

医院账单让她真的感受到了**价格震惊**。

After seeing the cost of plane tickets this summer, everyone had sticker shock.

看到今年夏天的机票价格后，大家都感到**价格震惊**。