房东又把房租抬高了百分之二十，我真的租不起了。

fángdōng yòu bǎ fángzū táigāo le bǎifēnzhī èrshí, wǒ zhēnde zū bù qǐ le.

The landlord raised the rent by twenty percent again—I really can't afford it anymore.

有些商家趁着节假日抬高商品价格，消费者很不满。

yǒuxiē shāngjiā chènzhe jiéjiàrì táigāo shāngpǐn jiàgé, xiāofèizhě hěn bùmǎn.

Some merchants take advantage of holidays to raise prices, and consumers are very dissatisfied.

他总喜欢抬高自己，贬低别人。

tā zǒng xǐhuān táigāo zìjǐ, biǎndī biérén.

He always likes to inflate his own importance and belittle others.