"gouging" in Chinese (Traditional)
敲竹槓漫天喊價
Definition
Gouging 指不公平地向他人收取過高費用，尤其是在價格遠高於正常水平時趁機牟利。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於商業、經濟及法律語境，常見於“price gouging”（哄擡價格）。多在災害或短缺時發生。通常含有不道德甚至違法之意。勿與作為“gouge”挖洞之意混淆。
Examples
The store was gouging customers after the hurricane by selling water at double the price.
颱風過後，這家商店把水的價格提高了一倍，對顧客**敲竹槓**。
Some companies were accused of gouging during the health crisis.
有些公司在衛生危機期間被指控**漫天喊價**。
Laws exist to prevent gouging in emergencies.
有法律禁止在緊急情況下**敲竹槓**。
People were furious about the gas stations gouging drivers during the shortage.
人們對加油站在油荒時對駕駛人**敲竹槓**感到憤怒。
Online sellers got caught gouging for masks at the start of the pandemic.
疫情初期，有網絡賣家因口罩**哄擡價格**被查獲。
They call it gouging when you charge three times the usual price.
當你收三倍於平時的價格時，這就叫做**敲竹槓**。