rate
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/reɪt/
/reɪt/
Idioms - [countable] a measurement of the speed at which something happens
速度；进度 - rate (of something) Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
今天公布的数字表明通货膨胀速度又一次下降。 - at a/the rate of something Most people walk at an average rate of five kilometres an hour.
大多数人步行的平均速度为每小时 5 公里。 - at a… rate The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate.
报警案件的数量正在以惊人的速度增长。 - rate (that)… At the rate you work, you'll never finish!
以你工作的速度，你永远也做不完！
Extra Examples- The costs of the project are rising at an alarming rate.
这项工程的花费以惊人的速度增长着。 - The deficit has recently exceeded the peak rates of the 1980s.
该赤字最近超过了 20 世纪 80 年代高峰期的费用。 - The water was escaping at a rate of 200 gallons a minute.
水以每分钟 200 加仑的速度溢出。 - We need to eat less as we get older and our metabolic rate slows down.
随着年龄的增长，新陈代谢速度减缓，我们应该少吃些东西。 - the slow rate of change
变化缓慢 - trying to hold down the rate of inflation
试图降低通货膨胀率
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- constant
- expected
- regular
- …
- accelerate
- improve
- increase
- …
- be up
- go up
- shoot up
- …
- at a/the rate
- rate of
- rate per
- …
- rate (of something) Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
- [countable] a measurement of the number of times something happens or something does something during a particular period
比率；率 - We have seen a reduction in the crime rate over the last 12 months.
在过去 12 个月里，犯罪率有所下降。 - a high success/failure rate
很高的成功／失败率 - the youth unemployment rate
年轻人失业率 - His pulse rate dropped suddenly.
他的脉搏速率突然下降。 - rate of something a high/low/rising rate of unemployment
高／低／不断增长的失业率 - at a/the rate of something Local businesses are closing at the rate of three a year.
地方企业正在以每年三家的速度关闭。
Extra Examples- Medical students had a high dropout rate.
学医的学生辍学率高。 - Michigan's high-school graduation rate
密歇根州的高中毕业率 - The US has doubled its rate of recycling in ten years.
10 年来美国已经将废物回收利用率翻了一番。 - The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in December stood at 5%.
12 月份的季节性调整失业率是5%。 - There is a low survival rate among babies born before 22 weeks.
不足 22 周的早产儿存活率很低。 - anxiety over rising divorce rates
对离婚率上升的担忧 - the accident rate per 10 000 flight hours
每 1 万飞行小时的事故率 - the rate of salmonella infections
沙门菌感染的比率
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- constant
- expected
- regular
- …
- accelerate
- improve
- increase
- …
- be up
- go up
- shoot up
- …
- at a/the rate
- rate of
- rate per
- …
- We have seen a reduction in the crime rate over the last 12 months.
- [countable] a fixed amount of money that is charged or paid for something
价格；费用 - advertising/insurance/postal rates
广告／保险／邮寄费 - A rise in interest rates tends to reduce inflation.
利率上升往往会降低通货膨胀。 - The euro exchange rate is strengthening.
欧元汇率正在走强。 - He argued for a reduction in the top tax rate.
他主张降低最高税率。 - We offer special reduced rates for students.
我们对学生有特惠价格。 - to cut/reduce/increase/raise interest rates
降低／提高利率 - rate of something a low/high hourly rate of pay
按小时支付的低／高报酬 - the basic rate of tax (= the lowest amount that is paid by everyone)
基本税额 - at a rate (of something) We had to borrow money at a high rate of interest.
我们不得不以高利率借钱。 - a fixed-rate mortgage (= one in which the amount of money paid back each month is fixed for a particular period)
定额偿还按揭贷款 - a premium-rate phone number (= one that costs more than the usual rate to call)
高费率电话号码（= 比平常通话费率更高的电话号码）
Synonyms rateratecharge ▪ fee ▪ rent ▪ fine ▪ fare ▪ toll ▪ rentalThese are all words for an amount of money that is charged or paid for something.rate a fixed amount of money that is asked or paid for something:- a low hourly rate of pay
按小时支付的低报酬 - interest rates
利率
- an admission charge
入场费
- legal fees
律师费 - an annual membership fee
年度会费
- a parking fine
违规停车罚款
- (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental for something
- (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/toll/rental on something
- at a rate/charge/fee/rent/fare/rental of…
- for a charge/fee
- to pay (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental
- to charge (a) rate/fee/rent/fare/toll/rental
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1, Shoppingb1- We have a wide range of vehicles available for hire at competitive rates.
我们有多种类型的交通工具出租，价格也颇具竞争力。 - They charge the usual rate of interest.
他们按一般的利率收取利息。 - Their hourly rates have gone up.
他们提高了每小时的收费标准。 - The account offers a poor rate of interest.
这种账户的利率很低。 - Standard rates of interest apply to these loans.
这些贷款采用标准利率。 - Mortgage rates jumped to 15%.
抵押贷款利率飙升至 15%。 - I'll pay you at the going rate.
我将按现行价格付款给你。 - I pay the top rate of tax.
我按最高税率纳税。 - Global banks have pegged interest rates at 1%.
全球各银行将利率定在 1%。 - Exchange rates are fluctuating wildly.
汇率波动剧烈。 - Ask about the special group rates for entrance to the museum.
问一问进入博物馆的团体特惠门票价格。 - Borrowers want protection against rising interest rates.
借贷者想要得到保护，以免遭利率升高的影响。 - Calls are cheap rate after 6 p.m.
下午 6 点之后电话执行优惠费率。 - We will hold these rates until 1 April.
这些利率在4 月1 日前将保持不变。 - You can opt to pay a flat rate for unlimited internet access.
你可以选择支付统一费用不限时上网。 - a one-point rise in base lending rates
基本贷款利率一个百分点的上升 - an increase in the rate of taxation
税率的提高 - borrowing money at a high rate of interest
借高利贷 - credit companies that charge extortionate rates of interest
收取超高利率的信贷公司 - current market rates for borrowing
目前市场的借贷利率 - the average rate for an unskilled worker
雇用非熟练工人的平均费用 - The bank has announced a cut in interest rates.
银行已宣布降息。 - The bank offered us a fixed-rate mortgage
银行向我们提供了固定利率抵押贷款 - The glossy magazines charge very high advertising rates.
光面杂志收取很高的广告费。 - The job has a very low hourly rate of pay.
这个工作时薪很低。 - They are on the basic rate of tax.
他们的税率是基本税率。 - We were forced to borrow the money at an extortionately high rate of interest.
我们被迫借高利贷。 - What is the going rate for bar work?
在酒吧工作一般工资多少？ - safe investments which give a good rate of return
回报率很高的安全投资
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cheap
- competitive
- low
- …
- determine
- fix
- peg
- …
- climb
- go up
- increase
- …
- at a/the rate
- rate for
- rate of
- …
- a drop in rates
- a rise in rates
- a rate of return
- …
- advertising/insurance/postal rates
- rates(also business rates)[plural] (in the UK) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use
（地方政府征收的）商业房地产税 Synonyms taxtaxduty ▪ customs ▪ tariff ▪ ratesThese are all words for money that you have to pay to the government.tax money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services:see also first-rate, second-rate, third-rateTopics Houses and homesc2- income tax
所得税 - tax cuts
减税
- The company has to pay customs duties on all imports.
该公司须为所有进口货物缴纳关税。
- A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.
国外进口货物当时按普通税率征税。
- Business rates are very high in the city centre.
市中心的商业房产税非常高。
- (a) tax/duty/tariff/rates on something
- to pay an amount of money in tax/duty/customs/rates
- to pay (a) tax/duty/customs/tariff/rates
- to collect taxes/duties/rates
- to increase/raise/reduce taxes/duty/tariffs/rates
- to cut taxes/duties/rates
- to impose a tax/duty/tariff
- to put a tax/duty on something
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cheap
- competitive
- low
- …
- determine
- fix
- peg
- …
- climb
- go up
- increase
- …
- at a/the rate
- rate for
- rate of
- …
- a drop in rates
- a rise in rates
- a rate of return
- …
- income tax
Word Originlate Middle English (expressing a notion of ‘estimated value’): from Old French, from medieval Latin rata (from Latin pro rata parte (or portione) ‘according to the proportional share’), from ratus ‘reckoned’, past participle of reri.
Idioms
at any rate (informal)
- used to say that a particular fact is true despite what has happened in the past or what may happen in the future
（强调事情的真实性）无论如何，不管怎样 - Well, that's one good piece of news at any rate.
不管怎么说，那是个好消息。 - I may be away on business next week but at any rate I'll be back by Friday.
我下周可能要出差，但无论如何，我最晚星期五回来。
- Well, that's one good piece of news at any rate.
- used to show that you are being more accurate about something that you have just said
（表示说得更加确切）不管怎样，至少 - He said he'll be coming tomorrow. At any rate, I think that's what he said.
他说他明天要来。至少，我认为他是这么说的。
- He said he'll be coming tomorrow. At any rate, I think that's what he said.
- used to show that what you have just said is not as important as what you are going to say
（强调下文）总而言之，反正 - There were maybe 60 or 70 people there. At any rate, the room was packed.
那里也许有六七十人吧。反正屋子里挤得严严实实。
- There were maybe 60 or 70 people there. At any rate, the room was packed.
at a rate of knots
- (British English, informal) very quickly
一阵风似的；飞快地 - She's getting through her winnings at a rate of knots.
她正在以节数的速度花完她的奖金。
- She's getting through her winnings at a rate of knots.
at this/that rate
- (informal) used to say what will happen if a particular situation continues to develop in the same way
照此情形；如此下去 - At this rate, we'll soon be bankrupt.
照此情形，我们很快就会破产。
- At this rate, we'll soon be bankrupt.
the going rate (for something)
- the usual amount of money paid for goods or services at a particular time
现行价格；现行收费标准；现行酬金标准 - They pay slightly more than the going rate.
他们支付的酬金略高于现行标准。
- They pay slightly more than the going rate.