charge (someone) too high a price for goods or a service 对…要价过高,对…收费过高 they are being overcharged for an inadequate service. 他们正被要求为并不周到的服务多付钱。 ■charge someone (a sum) beyond the correct amount 较正常价格(或收费标准)多收 [with two objs]customers have been overcharged £12 million in the last year. 去年一年多收顾客款项达1,200万英镑。
put too much electric charge into (a battery) 给(电池)过量充电 large generators can overcharge batteries. 大型发电机可能会使电池充电过量。 ■put exaggerated or excessive detail into (a text or work of art) 使(文章,艺术作品)夸张,使过分渲染 the scenes are overcharged. 场面的描写过分夸张了。