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单词 fare
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fare

noun
 
/feə(r)/
/fer/
  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.车费;飞机票价;船费
    • bus/taxi fares公共汽车费;出租汽车费
    • train/rail fares火车票价
    • Children travel (at) half fare.儿童交通费减半。
    • When do they start paying full fare?他们什么时候开始买全票?
    see also airfare
    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
    charge an amount of money that is asked for goods or services:
    • an admission charge入场费
    fee (rather formal) an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or services, to go to a school or college, or to join an organization:
    • legal fees律师费
    • an annual membership fee 年度会费
    rent an amount of money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room. In American English, rent can be used to mean rental: The weekly rent on the car was over $300. fine a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule:
    • a parking fine违规停车罚款
    fare the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.toll an amount of money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge.rental an amount of money that you have to pay to use something for a particular period of time.
    rent or rental?In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items use rental. In American English rent can be used for both, but rental is still more common for other items.Patterns
    • (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 Examples
    • He faces charges of dodging taxi fares.他面临着逃交出租车费的指控。
    • I'm afraid you will have to pay the full fare.恐怕你得买全票。
    • Last-minute fares start at $219 each way.临出发前的最低票价是单程 219 美元。
    • Round-trip fares range from $118 to $258.往返票价从 118 美元到 258 美元不等。
    • The airline has introduced a cheap fare to New York.这家航空公司推出飞往纽约的一种廉价机票。
    • The company is promising reductions in fares.这家公司承诺降低票价。
    • The fare will cost you less if you travel midweek.如果你在每周的中间几天出行,票价会便宜些。
    • The return fare will cost you less than two single tickets.一张往返票比两张单程票便宜。
    • They caught him trying to dodge bus fares.他坐公共汽车时逃票被他们抓住。
    • a simplified fare structure简化的车船费结构
    • a special fare deal for air travellers给飞机旅客的票价优惠
    • air fares slashed by a massive 30%降幅达三成的机票
    • Cheap fares mean using your car is unnecessary.便宜的票价意味着无需使用您的汽车。
    • Do you want the standard fare or the first-class fare?您想要标准票价还是头等舱票价?
    • Fare dodgers will be dealt with severely.逃票者将受到严厉处理。
    • Fares can be expensive in the city.城市里的票价可能会很贵。
    • Fares have been increased by 10%.票价已经上调了10%。
    • How much is the return/​single fare?往返/单程票价是多少?
    • I spend about £40 a week on fares.我每周在车费上花费约 40 英镑。
    • Pay your fare at the ticket office.在售票处支付车费。
    • Round-trip fare from New York to Cincinnati is $229.从纽约到辛辛那提的往返车费是229美元。
    • The new mayor has promised to reduce fares on all buses and trains.新市长承诺降低所有公共汽车和火车的票价。
    • one-way fare单程票价
    Topics Transport by bus and trainb2, Transport by airb2, Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • expensive
    • high
    • cheap
    verb + fare
    • pay
    • charge
    • increase
    fare + verb
    • cost (somebody) something
    • start at something
    • start from something
    fare + noun
    • hike
    • increase
    • rise
    preposition
    • at…fare
    phrases
    • an increase in fares
    • a rise in fares
    • a reduction in fares
  2. [countable] a passenger in a taxi出租车乘客
    • The taxi driver picked up a fare at the station.出租车司机在车站接了一名乘客。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + fare
    • pick up
  3. (also fayre)
    [uncountable] a range of food of a particular type饭菜;食物
    • The restaurant provides good traditional fare.这家餐厅提供传统风味佳馔。
    see also bill of fare
    Extra Examples
    • tourists seeing the sights and sampling the local Mexican fare观光并品尝墨西哥地方饮食的游客
    • a restaurant serving traditional Scottish fare一家提供苏格兰传统风味饮食的餐馆
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • gourmet
    • rich
    • plain
    verb + fare
    • offer
    • serve
    • sample
  4. [uncountable] something that is offered to the public, especially as a form of entertainment(尤指娱乐用的)产品,出品
    • This movie is perfect family fare.这部电影是完美的家庭片。
    Extra Examples
    • The band's music was standard rock fare.这支乐队的音乐是标准的摇滚风格。
    • His student drawings were not standard art school fare.他的学生画并不是艺术学校的标准画作。
    • Court trials involving famous people are the daily fare of newspapers.涉及名人的法庭审理是报纸的日常素材。
  5. Word OriginOld English fær, faru ‘travelling, a journey or expedition’, faran ‘to travel’, also ‘get on (well or badly’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch varen and German fahren ‘to travel’, Old Norse ferja ‘ferry boat’, also to ford. Senses 1 and 2 of the noun stem from an earlier meaning ‘a journey for which a price is paid’. Noun sense 3 was originally used with reference to the quality or quantity of food provided, probably from the idea of faring well or badly.

fare

verb
/feə(r)/
/fer/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fare
/feə(r)/
/fer/
he / she / it fares
/feəz/
/ferz/
past simple fared
/feəd/
/ferd/
past participle fared
/feəd/
/ferd/
-ing form faring
/ˈfeərɪŋ/
/ˈferɪŋ/
  1. fare well, badly, better, etc. to be successful/unsuccessful in a particular situation成功(或不成功、更好等) synonym get on
    • The party fared very badly in the last election.该党上次竞选情况很糟。
    • The North, by and large, has fared better than most regions in avoiding high unemployment figures.总的说来,北部地区在避免出现高失业率方面比大多数地区都好些。
    Extra Examples
    • He fared well against his main rival.他跟自己的主要对手对阵时发挥得很好。
    • She should fare better in this competition.她在这次比赛中应当发挥得更好。
    • This movie fared poorly at the British box office.这部影片在英国的票房销售很差。
    Topics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • poorly
    • well
    Word OriginOld English fær, faru ‘travelling, a journey or expedition’, faran ‘to travel’, also ‘get on (well or badly’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch varen and German fahren ‘to travel’, Old Norse ferja ‘ferry boat’, also to ford. Senses 1 and 2 of the noun stem from an earlier meaning ‘a journey for which a price is paid’. Noun sense 3 was originally used with reference to the quality or quantity of food provided, probably from the idea of faring well or badly.
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