"gouging" in Chinese (Simplified)
敲竹杠漫天要价
Definition
Gouging 指不公平地向他人收取过高费用，尤其是在价格远高于正常水平时趁机牟利。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于商业、经济和法律语境，常说'price gouging'（哄抬价格）。多发生在灾害或物资短缺后。带有不道德甚至违法的含义。不要与“gouge”表示物理挖掘混淆。
Examples
The store was gouging customers after the hurricane by selling water at double the price.
飓风后，这家商店将水的价格提高了一倍，在对顾客进行**敲竹杠**。
Some companies were accused of gouging during the health crisis.
一些公司在卫生危机期间被指控**漫天要价**。
Laws exist to prevent gouging in emergencies.
有法律禁止在紧急情况下**敲竹杠**。
People were furious about the gas stations gouging drivers during the shortage.
人们对加油站在油荒时对司机**敲竹杠**感到愤怒。
Online sellers got caught gouging for masks at the start of the pandemic.
疫情初期，网上卖家因口罩**哄抬价格**被查获。
They call it gouging when you charge three times the usual price.
当你收取三倍于平时的价格时，人们称之为**敲竹杠**。