Definition
- C2
to deceive someone by charging them an excessive price for an item or service
敲竹槓；詐取
The prices at that restaurant are so high that it feels like they are ripping people off.
那家餐廳的價格高得讓人覺得他們在敲竹槓。
The watches they are selling at the market are overpriced; I don't want to get ripped off.
他們在市場上賣的手錶價格過高；我不想被敲竹槓。
She realized that the phone she bought online had ripped her off, costing much more than in the store.
她意識到她在網上買的手機被敲竹槓了，比店裡貴了很多。