摘要：to cheat sb, by making them pay too much, by selling them sth of poor quality, etc.

1.rip someone off 宰客，敲竹杠；敲诈；讹诈；敲…的竹杠;对…漫天要价;坑骗，坑人

to cheat sb, by making them pay too much, by selling them sth of poor quality, etc.

If someone rips you off, they cheat you by charging you too much money for something or by selling you something that is broken or damaged.

rip /rɪp/

v.(突然或猛烈地)撕破；裂开；猛地扯开；突然拉开

n.(织物、纸张等)撕开的大口子

sb be ripped off “被宰了，被坑了”

如：

The airlines have been accused of ripping off customers.

这家航空公司遭到向顾客漫天要价的指责。

Tourists complain of being ripped off by local cab drivers.

游客抱怨被当地的出租车司机敲了竹杠。

The Consumer Federation claims banks are ripping you off by not passing along savings on interest rates.

消费者联盟声称银行在坑骗客户，因为它们没有把从利率上节省下的钱拿来进行反馈。
Hey, don't try to rip me off. I know what this is worth.
别想宰我，我知道它值多少。
The shop tried to rip me off, but I taught them a good lesson.
那个商店企图敲我竹杠，结果让我教训了一顿。

The advertising campaign ripped off a great many consumers.

那个广告宣传欺骗了许许多多顾客。
The bigger, more reputable online casinos are not going to rip you off.
规模更大、声誉更好的网上赌场不会宰你。

The agency really ripped us off.

代理商狠狠敲了我们一笔。

They'll rip you off without blinking an eye.
他们会坑你，到时眼都不眨一下。

I was ripped off by a local cabbie.
我被一个当地的的哥给宰了。
That store is known for ripping off the customers.
那家百货店以敲诈顾客而闻名。

She's a simple girl easy to be ripped off.

她是个单纯的容易被人骗的女孩。

另外
2. rip sth↔off扯掉；撕掉；猛地脱掉；拽掉

He ripped off his tie.

他一把拽掉领带。
He ripped off his overcoat.
他突然脱掉大衣。

She ripped off her dress and let it fall to the floor

她一把扯下连衣裙，任其滑落到地上。

She ripped off the mask of the hypocrite mercilessly.
她毫不留情地剥掉这个伪君子的画皮。

3. rip sth↔off偷窃；盗取

to steal sth

Thieves broke in and ripped off five computers.

盗贼破门而入，偷走了五台电脑。
Someone ripped off my wallet.
有人偷了我的钱夹子。
They went so far as to rip off banks in broad daylight.
他们居然在光天化日之下抢劫银行。
4.rip-off n. 偷窃；索要高价的物品或服务；仿制品；冒牌货；索价过高(或物非所值)的东西
If you say that something that you bought was a [rip-off], you mean that you were charged too much money or that it was of very poor quality. 宰人货；要价过高的物品;质量次的东西;低劣货；翻版;抄袭之作;仿制品；

If he thinks £5.40 a day for parking at Luton Airport is a rip-off, he should try Heathrow.

如果他觉得在卢顿机场停车一天收费5.40英镑太高的话，他应该在希思罗机场停车试试。

The service charge is a rip-off, but I'm willing to pay if I'm guaranteed a seat.
这项服务费是宰人的，但要是能保证我有座位我就愿意付钱。

We mustn't keep silent after our rip-off.

我们不能挨了宰又吃哑巴亏。

The single is a rip-off of a 70s hit.

这首单曲是70年代的一首热门歌曲的翻版。

It was a rip-off, plain and simple.

这是一个不折不扣的冒牌货。

In a rip-off of the hit movie Green Card, Billy marries one of his students so he can stay in the country.

在照搬自热门电影《绿卡》的情节中，比利为了留在这个国家和他的学生结了婚。

来源：翅膀英语一点号