| 单词 | rate |
| 释义 | rateWord family noun rate rating ratabilityraterratepayeradjective overrated ≠ underrated ratableverb rate overrate ≠ underrate adverbratably rate1 /reɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC] 1 number 数字AMOUNT the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a certain period 比率；率 birth/unemployment/crime etc rate Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 6.5% in February. 2月份，澳大利亚的失业率上升到了6.5%。 a rapid increase in the divorce rate 离婚率的迅速攀升 high/low rate of something areas with high rates of crime 高犯罪率地区 success/failure rate (=the number of times that something succeeds or fails) 成功率/失败率 It’s a new technique and the failure rate is quite high. 这是一项新技术，失败率很高。 Immediately his heart rate (=the number of beats per minute) increased. 他的心率立即加快了。 at a rate of something → birthrate, death rate Asylum seekers were entering Britain at a rate of 1,600 per day. 寻求避难者正以每天1,600人的速度进入英国。 2 money 钱COST a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale 费用；价格 at (a) ... rate people who pay tax at the highest rate 以最高税率纳税的人 at a rate of something They only pay tax at a rate of 5%. 他们只按5%的税率纳税。 interest/exchange/mortgage etc rate another reduction in the mortgage rate 按揭贷款利率的再一次降低 rate of pay/tax/interest etc Nurses are demanding higher rates of pay. 护士在要求提高工资。 special/reduced/lower rate Some hotels offer special rates for children. 有些宾馆为儿童提供特价。 hourly/weekly rate (=the amount someone is paid per hour or week) 每小时/每周的工钱 What’s the hourly rate for cleaning? 清洁工时薪多少？ $20 an hour is the going rate (=the usual amount paid) for private tuition. → base rate, → cut-rate at cut-price, exchange rate, interest rate, prime rate► see thesaurus at cost 每小时20美元是私人授课的一般收费。 3 speed 速度SPEED the speed at which something happens over a period of time 速率，速度 rate of an attempt to slow down the rate of economic growth 放慢经济增速的努力 at (a) ... rate Children learn at different rates. 小孩学东西有快有慢。 Our money was running out at an alarming rate. 我们的钱耗费速度惊人。 at a rate of something Iceland is getting wider at a rate of about 0.5 cm per year. 冰岛正以每年约0.5厘米的速度变宽。 4 at any rate spoken a) used when you are stating one definite fact in a situation that is uncertain or unsatisfactory 反正，不管怎样〔用于提出在不确定或令人不满意情况中的确定因素〕 SYN anyway They’ve had technical problems – at any rate that’s what they told me. 他们遇到了技术问题——反正他们是这么跟我说的。 b) used to introduce a statement that is more important than what was said before 无论如何，不管怎样〔用于提出比刚才所说更为重要的事〕 SYN anyway Well, at any rate, the next meeting will be on Wednesday. 好了，不管怎样，下次会议将在星期三召开。 Examples from the Corpus at any rate• Under his influence courage was quickened and fear banished, at any rate for the moment.• Out of the house at any rate.• Reminder bells went off, at any rate, and I wondered what the story was.• The fresh cheese with cream was all we, or at any rate I, wanted.• Or at any rate, he is with one of the research teams working on the man project.• It is assumed that de Reszke was dissatisfied with test-pressings; at any rate, neither was issued.• They were fairly certain he was immune; certain enough to consider it worth the risk, at any rate.• That's what they said, at any rate.• So, at any rate, was it.• Well, at any rate, the next meeting will be on Wednesday. 5 at this rate spokenFUTURE used to say what will happen if things continue to happen in the same way as now 照这样发展下去 At this rate we won’t ever be able to afford a holiday. 照这样下去，我们永远也不会有钱去度假。 Examples from the Corpus at this rate• At this rate, I'll lose $30 million by the end of the season.• Poor Maud can only totter along at this rate.• It was last to start and at this rate, will probably be last to finish.• If he keeps blossoming at this rate, too, basketball coaches soon will be pitching tents in his yard.• Indeed, at this rate the City's fears of Labour's policies could make the difference in getting Labour elected.• Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years' time if they continue to multiply at this rate.• Police claim that at this rate, the thief could clear out the entire flock of Trafalgar Square pigeons in seven months.• To miss the odd target is acceptable, but not finds coming up at this rate and in such a confined area.• I calculated miserably-nearly three thousand words at this rate, more than ten pages. 6 first-rate/second-rate/third-rate CHARACTER OF somethingof good, bad, or very bad quality 一流的/二流的/三流的 a cheap third-rate motel 便宜的三流汽车旅馆 7 at a rate of knots British EnglishBrE informalFAST/QUICK very quickly 快速地，飞快地 Jack’s getting through the ironing at a rate of knots! 杰克熨衣服熨得飞快！ Examples from the Corpus at a rate of knots• So was Mary - still whizzing helplessly backwards, at a rate of knots. 8. rates [plural]PET a local tax, paid before 1990 by owners of buildings in Britain 〔英国地方政府1990年以前向房主征收的〕房地产税 n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a certain period ADJECTIVES/NOUN + rate high Rates of adult illiteracy are still too high. low The hospital’s death rate is the lowest in the region. a rising/falling rate A falling mortality rate led to a gradual increase in the proportion of the aged in the population. the unemployment rate In April, the unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent, a 23-year low. the death/mortality rate The death rate among the homeless is three times higher than the rest of the population. the birth rate In many developing countries, birth rates are falling. the crime rate Our crime rate is one of the lowest in the country. the divorce rate The UK has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe. the success/failure rate The success rate is still extremely low. the survival rate The survival rate of twins and triplets has increased in recent years. somebody’s heart/pulse rate (=the number of beats per minute) A miner’s resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute. metabolic rate (=the rate at which the body changes food into energy) verbsMetabolic rate rises with any form of activity. the rate goes up (also the rate rises/increases more formal) The crime rate just keeps going up. the rate goes down (also the rate falls/decreases more formal) We are expecting unemployment rates to fall. n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale adjectives high You ought to switch to an account that pays a higher rate of interest. low Wage rates in the industry are still too low, he says. a special/reduced rate (=a lower charge) Reduced rates are available for groups of 10 or more visitors. the hourly/weekly rate (=the amount someone is paid per hour or per week) Women have lower hourly rates of pay than men. the going rate (=the usual amount paid) She could not afford to pay them the going rate. a flat/fixed rate (=one that does not change) Profits were taxed at a flat rate of 45 percent. the interest rate (=the amount of interest charged on a loan or paid on savings) Interest rates have remained high. a mortgage rate (=the rate charged by a bank on a loan to buy a house) Higher mortgage rates should slow down the rapid rise in house prices. a tax rate People objected to higher property tax rates. the exchange rate (=the value of the money of one country compared to the money of another country) the exchange rate between the dollar and sterling the wage rate What is the hourly wage rate? the base rate British EnglishBrE (=the rate of interest set by the Bank of England, on which all British banks base their charges) The interest charged on your overdraft changes in line with bank base rates. the prime rate (=the lowest rate of interest at which companies can borrow money from a bank) phrasesThe amount above the prime rate is determined by the bank’s assessment of the risk involved in making the loan. the rate of interest/pay/tax etc They believe that Labour would raise the basic rate of tax. at a rate of verbsSome customers are paying interest at a rate of over 15%. raise/put up the rate If the banks raise interest rates, this will reduce the demand for credit. cut/reduce/lower a rate The Halifax Building Society is to cut its mortgage rate by 0.7 percent. n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: the speed at which something happens over a period of time adjectives a faster/slower rate The urban population has grown at a faster rate than the rural population. a rapid rate The plant’s ability to thrive in these conditions is partly due to its rapid rate of growth. an alarming rate The alarming rate of increase in pollution levels has concerned environmentalists. a tremendous/phenomenal rate He started to produce movies at a tremendous rate. an unprecedented rate (=a rate that is faster than ever before) We are losing species at an unprecedented rate. a constant/steady rate The process takes place at a constant rate. Examples from the Corpus rate• equipment that can load ships at a rate of 5000 tonnes a day• Our money was running out at an alarming rate.• At any rate, the boat was scuttled, and there were stains on it that they thought were bloodstains.• Nassau now has the third highest crime rate in the world.• Now more companies issue cards and many are willing to cut rates or waive annual fees to snare each others' customers.• Individual children develop physically and emotionally at different rates.• Sir Robin said foreign-exchange gains were helped by sterling's departure from the exchange rate mechanism.• The water was thick and brown and went down through the top end of Spaladale at a fearful rate.• There is a fixed rate for the job, regardless of how long it takes.• £150 is the going rate for tickets for the concert.• Hotel rates advertised are per person, not per room.• Our shop assistants are paid an hourly rate of £5.50• Pay determination is also hampered by such factors as inflation rates and currency fluctuations against the pound.• The State Bank charges lower rates on personal loans.• We are able to offer a whole range of services at very reasonable rates.• The amount of light available will determine the plant's rate of growth.• Class 1 contributions are paid by workers in employment and are deducted from their pay at the statutory rates.• Penicillin has a high success rate in treating bacterial infections.• Refugees were crossing the border at the rate of 1000 a day.• Prisoners escaped from the center at the rate of one every five days.• There is a 40% unemployment rate in the region.• While rates on Treasury securities plunged last year, the Federal Reserve resisted calls for large cuts in the rates it controls. birth/unemployment/crime etc rate• He arrives in the County to face a crime rate rising at more than 32 percent a year.• Even to suggest that efforts he made to expand the labor force by increasing the domestic birth rate would seem slightly artful.• Massachusetts' unemployment rate rose to 5. 2 percent in December from 5. 1 percent in November.• The use of unemployment rates as a criterion of the effectiveness of regional policies is of limited value.• What was formerly the target unemployment rate has been abandoned in favour of a new, higher rate.• So the unemployment rate may be 5 percent.• The birth rate also continued to decline, though most slowly among the poorest.• The unemployment rate has been well under 6 percent for more than two years now. at (a) ... rate• To get the clean price we subtract the interest that has been accruing at the rate of d percent up to that day.• Where Miss Cara Adeane's concerned, at any rate.• Anything higher tends to increase the debt at a compound rate.• The bank may lend money on a short-term note at a fixed interest rate.• Double this rate would allow the total amount of depreciation to be written off at the rate of 40 percent per year.• Due to the brevity of this period a neurone can send action potentials at a rate of up to 1000 per second.• Skiers and snowboarders injure themselves at a rate of 2. 5 people per 1,000, he said.• And pensions have not been going up at the same rate as the cost of living. rate of• We were both traveling at the same rate of speed. rate2 ●○○ verb 1 a) THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT[transitiveT] to think that someone or something has a particular quality, value, or standard 对…作评估，评价 The company seems to rate him very highly (=think he is very good). 公司好像对他的评价很高。 be rated (as) something Rhodes is currently rated the top junior player in the country. 罗兹目前被认为是国内水平最高的青少年选手。 b) [intransitiveI]THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT to be considered as having a particular quality, value, or standard 被认为，被评价为 rate as That rates as one of the best meals I’ve ever had. 那可以说是我吃过的最好的一顿饭之一。 2 GOOD/EXCELLENT[transitiveT] British EnglishBrE informal if you rate someone or something, you think they are very good 认为…非常好，看好 I never rated him. 我从来都不认为他好。 3 rate somebody’s chances (of doing something) British EnglishBrE spoken if you do not rate someone’s chances of achieving something, you do not think that it is likely that they will achieve it 看好某人（有可能做某事）；认为某人有可能（做成某事） I don’t rate your chances of getting a ticket for the Leeds game. 我看你是搞不到利兹队球赛门票的。 How do you rate your chances (=do you think you will be successful?) tomorrow? 明天的事情你有多大把握？ Examples from the Corpus rate somebody’s chances (of doing something)• How high do you rate my chances?• But officials will not rate the survival chances above 50 percent until a month after birth.• The doctors rated his chances as virtually nil.• I didn't really rate his chances of living that long.• But few analysts rate the chances of Washington's prefered successors very highly. 4 [transitiveT] informal especially American EnglishAmEDESERVE to deserve something 值得，配得上 They rate a big thank-you for all their hard work. 他们的努力值得好好感谢。 a local incident that didn’t rate a mention in the national press 不值得在全国性报刊上报道的地方小事 5. be rated G/U/PG/X etc AMFif a film is rated G, U etc, it is officially judged to be suitable or unsuitable for people of a particular age to see 〔影片〕定为G/U/PG/X等级别 → X-rated Examples from the Corpus rate• Our restaurant didn't even rate a mention in Beck's guide.• Production becomes more important to the leader as his or her rating advances on the horizontal scale.• Not all the celebrities rated badly however.• Obviously, we can not rate course we do not play, but that does not mean that they are bad courses.• But the experts rated Reno seventh for implementing the Clinton agenda.• Internet Explorer and Netscape, for example, can restrict access according to a rating system.• It is also rated the most competitive newly-industrialised economy by the World Competitiveness Report. rate ... highly• Even teenagers, often difficult to entertain, rate it highly.• Mozart didn't rate his playing highly.• The first attempt at integration through modules, and one that I rate extremely highly against all comers, is Smart.• This month's choice in particular rates very highly among my all-time favourites.• They don't rate freedom especially highly and their drinking habits are the most modest in our sample.• Like Kev says I rate him highly both as a defender and a motivator.• Their efforts were rated very highly by the Telegraph judges.• Statewide, 66 percent of men rated Bush highly, compared with 47 percent among women. From Longman Business Dictionary raterate1 /reɪt/ noun [countableC] 1a charge or payment fixed according to a standard scale We have advised (=informed) our client of your hourly rate. The councils have powers to set minimum rates of pay. I’m told $25 an hour is the going rate (=the usual amount paid) for private tuition. 2the number of examples of something or the number of times something happens, often expressed as a percentage Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 8.3% of the working population in August. The pension finding service has an 87% success rate. The failure rate of small businesses is notoriously high. 3the speed at which something happens Companies have been going out of business at an incredible rate (=very fast). 4 (also tax rate)TAX the part of your income or the part of the price of something that you pay in tax Those who earn $180,000 to $280,000 will see their tax rates drop to 31% from 33% this year. 5 (also interest rate)FINANCEBANKING the percentage charged for borrowing money, or a percentage you receive when you put money in a bank, make an investment etc Interest rates are falling and now is the time to buy property. The rate on the bank’s standard credit cards will be 18.9%. Mortgage rates will fall; corporate bond rates will fall; municipal bonds rates will also fall. the most recent changes in the short and long rates (=the rates for borrowing over short and long periods of time) 6 (also insurance rate)INSURANCE the amount you have to pay for insurance Women drivers get cheaper insurance rates because their accident records are better. 7a payment for a public service, usually based on the value of the property owned by the person who uses the service a non-domestic water rate of 3.4 pence in the pound raterate2 verb 1[transitiveT] to think that someone or something has a particular quality, value, or standard be rated (as) something The Salzburg Sheraton is rated as one of the city’s best hotels. His employer rates him very highly. 2[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to be considered as having a particular quality, value, or standard rate as It rates as one of the most comfortable PC keyboards I’ve tried. The SLR can hardly be rated as a precision piece of equipment. 3[transitiveT]FINANCE to measure the risk of investing in or lending to a company, local authority etc Moody’s Investors Service Inc. has rated the bonds single-A-1. Richard Simon of Goldman Sachs has rated Paramount stock a ‘hold’ for the past year. —rated adjectiveadj [not before a noun] The bonds are insured and triple-A-rated. 4[transitiveT] to measure the performance of a ship or machine so it can be put in a particular class —rated adjectiveadj Each machine has a rated capacity of (=ability to produce) 600 tonnes per hour. (1400-1500) French Medieval Latin rata, from Latin pro rata parte “according to a fixed part”, from ratus, past participle of reri “to calculate” |
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