But this can be chalked up to the excessively high cost of their books—which has increased over 1, 000 percent since 1977.
2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
Excessively skinny models have been a point of controversy for decades, and two researchers say a model's body mass should be a workplace health and safety issue.
2016年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
过分的;过多的
If you describe the amount or level of something as excessive, you disapprove of it because it is more or higher than is necessary or reasonable.