| 单词 | price |
| 释义 | price n 1 amount of money for which sth is (to be) bought or sold 价格; 价钱 What is the price of this table? 这张桌子多少钱? a woollen sweater, price 19.95 毛衣, 定价19.95英镑 Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、 下跌、 上升、 下落、 猛然上涨、 骤然下跌等. I can´t afford it at that price. 我可出不起那样的价钱. charge high prices 要价高 He sold the house at/for a good price. 他以很高的价钱卖了那所房子. Ask the builder to give you a price (ie say how much he will charge) for the work. 请营造商就那工程给你开个价. [attrib 作定语] the fixing of price levels 价格水准的制定. =>Usage 见所附用法. 2 what must be done, given orexperienced to get or keep sth 代价 Loss of independencewas a high price to pay for peace. 以丧失独立来换取和平是极高的代价. Being recognized wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous. 出名所付出的代价是不管你走到哪里, 都会被人认出来. No price is too high for winning their support. 为了获得他们的支持, 任何代价均在所不惜. 3 the odds in betting 投注赔率 Six to one is a good price for that horse. 那匹马有六比一的赔率很不错. the starting price, ie odds offered by a bookmaker on a race just before it starts 赌马经纪人临赛前定的赔率. 4 (idm 习语) at a `price at a (fairly) high price 以（相当）高的价格 Fresh strawberries are now available at a price! 鲜草莓现已上市--价钱很高! at `any price whatever the cost 不惜任何代价 The people wanted peace at any price. 人民不惜付出任何代价也要争取和平. beyond/above/without `price (esp rhet 尤作修辞) extremely valuable; so valuable that it cannot be bought 极其贵重的; 无价的. cheap at the `price worth more than the price paid or quoted 物有所值 `You´re surely not asking 40 for this book?´ `Yes it´s cheap at the price!´ ｀这本书你绝不会要价40英镑吧?＇｀是40英镑--物有所值啊!＇ (joc 谑) `It´ll cost a fortune to go on holiday there!´ `It´ll be cheap at the price if it keeps the family happy.´ ｀去那里度假可得要一大笔开销哇!＇｀只要能让一家人快乐, 再贵也值得.＇ everyone has his `price (saying 谚) everyone can be bribed in some way 人皆有价（都能以某种方式加以收买）. not at `any price in no circumstances, however favourable 无论如何; 即使有天大的好处 I wouldn´t have my sister´s children to stay again not at any price! 我可不愿意再让我姐姐的孩子留下来住了--说什麽也不行! of great `price (rhet 修辞) extremely valuable 极其宝贵的. pay a/the price => pay2. a `price on sb´s head reward offered for sb´s capture or for killing him 悬赏缉拿或杀死某人所定之赏格 The authorities put a price on the outlaw´s head. 当局悬赏缉拿歹徒. He knew it was dangerous to be seen there was a price on his head. 他知道被人发现是很危险的--正在悬赏要他的脑袋呢. put a price on sth value sth in terms of money 给某事物定价 You can´t put a price on that sort of loyalty. 那样的忠心是不能用金钱来衡量的. what price...? (Brit infml 口) (a) (used when sneering at the failure of sth 用於嘲笑失败) see how worthless it was 多麽不值得; 有什麽用 What price peaceful protest now? 现在搞和平抗议有个屁用! What price all your promises now? 你现在所答应的话又有什麽用呢? (b) what is the chance of...? ...的可能性如何? What price he´ll offer to pay the fine for us? 他有可能为我们支付罚金吗? price, v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (at sth) fix the price of sth (at a particular level) 给某物定价 The agent priced the house at the right level for the market. 代理商按市场价格给这所房子定了价. These goods are priced too high. 这些货物定价过高. Even the cheapest was priced at 5. 即使最便宜的也标价5英镑. 2 [Tn] find or estimate the price of (sth) 查明或估计出（某事物）的价钱 I don´t know enough about porcelain to be able to price these plates. 我不太懂得瓷器, 估计不出这些盘子的价钱. 3 [Tn] mark (goods) with a price 给（货物）标价 The assistant priced the garments before putting them on display. 营业员先给服装标好价格再摆出来卖. 4 (idm 习语) price oneself/sth out of the `market charge such a high price for one´s goods, services, etc that nobody buys them 漫天要价以致无人问津. price, NOTE ON USAGE 用法 The price and cost of something is the amount of money needed to buy it. *price和cost均指购买某物需要的钱数. Price is generally used of objects which can be bought or sold; cost usually relates to services or processes *price一般指商品的售价; cost则通常指服务收费或进行某程序需要的费用 the price of vegetables, houses, land 蔬菜、 房屋、 土地的价格 the cost of growing vegetables, decorating the house, building on land 栽培蔬菜、 装修房子、 建筑施工需要的费用 the cost of a holiday in France 在法国度假需要的费用. Charge is the amount of money asked, usually for a service *charge指索取的费用, 通常用於服务收费 electricity charges 电费 the charge for parking 存车费. Price, cost and charge can also be verbs *price、 cost、 charge这三个词亦可用作动词 They´ve priced their house very high, ie They´re asking a high price. 他们出售房子要价很高. How much did your holiday cost? 你度假花了多少钱? How much do they charge for advertising? 他们索取多少广告费? |
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