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| 1 | C the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy something 价格；价钱 |
| They charge the same prices in all their restaurants. 他们所有的餐馆收费相同。 |
| The cameras range in price from $150 to over $600. 照相机的价位从150美元到超过600美元不等。 |
| The price per person goes down for groups of more than ten people. 对于超过10人的团队，人均的价格就会下降。 |
| +of We can expect further increases in the price of electricity. 我们可以预料到电费还会再涨。 |
| low/high price Oil was at its lowest price in 30 years. 石油达到了30年以来的最低价。 |
| half/full price For a limited period only, all our carpets are being sold at half price. 限时抢购，我们所有的地毯均以半价出售。 |
| | 1a | for a lot of money 以高价 | | They’ ll do the work for you, at a price. 他们会为你做这件事，但要花大价钱。 | |
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| 2 | singular the disadvantages or bad experiences that are a necessary part of achieving something you want 代价 |
| the high price of fame/success 获得名望/成功的高昂代价 |
| pay the price (for sth) They have paid a terrible price for ignoring the crisis for too long. 他们已经为长期忽视危机付出了可怕的代价。 |
| Lamont famously described high unemployment as ‘a price worth paying’ for economic stability. 拉蒙特把高失业率描述成为经济稳定“值得付出的代价”的论点极为出名。 |
| at a price For some of these young athletes, success comes at a heavy price. 对于这些年轻运动员中的一些人来说，成功是要付出沉重代价的。 |
| at what price? She has fulfilled her dream, but at what price? 她实现了她的梦想，但是代价是什么呢？ |
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| - | at any price
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| 1 | if you want something at any price , you are determined to get it , even if this brings severe problems or suffering 不惜任何代价 |
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| 2 | if you refuse to do something at any price , you refuse to do it , even for a lot of money or other benefits 不管报酬多高（都拒绝去做） |
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| - | everyone has their price
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| used for saying that people will do anything if they are paid enough money or given what they want |
| 人各有其价（指人都是可以收买的） |
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| - | a price on sb’ s head
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| an amount of money that has been offered as a reward for catching or killing someone |
| 悬赏捉拿（或处死）某人的赏额 |
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| - | put a price on sth
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| to state the value of something that cannot be calculated in financial terms |
| 评价某物的价值（不能以金钱来衡量） |
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| You can’ t put a price on her unique creative talent. 你无法衡量她那独具的创造才华的价值。 |
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| - | what price...?
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| 1 | used for asking whether something someone that has achieved was worth all the problems it caused …值得吗？；…有何用？ | What price a peace settlement now? 现在和平解决又有何用？ | |
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| 2 | used for saying that you think something is very unlikely to happen …可能吗？ | What price a reprieve for Scotland in tonight’ s final? 在今晚的决赛中苏格兰队逃过一劫可能吗？ | |
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| Words frequently used with price | | price 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | cut, fall, increase, lower, plummet, raise, reduce, rise, rocket, slash, soar, tumble, | 1 | | | |
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