抬高价格 raise prices
[物价] price pushing
- 这家百货公司常常把货品抬高价格出售。
This department store often sells articles at prices above par. - 以某种借口或利用某人的弱点,索取钱财或抬高价格。
Fleece or blackmail people by taking advantage of their weakness or under a certain pretext. - 投资者们涌入石油市场可以不抬高价格,因为他们没有购买的不是实物原油,而是期货合约。
Investment can flood into the oil market without driving up prices because speculators are not buying any actual crude. Instead, they buy contracts for future delivery.