[] (especially about prices) very high; much higher than normal or reasonable （尤指价格）非常高，过高，高得不合理◆Customers no longer want to pay highly inflated prices for designer clothes. 顾客不再愿意为名牌服装支付太高的价格。◆the chairman's grossly inflated pay packet 董事长薪水袋里的薪水高得不可思议