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- the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something价格, 价钱:
land could be sold for a high price
土地可以卖个高价
mass noun a wide selection of tools varying in price.品种繁多价格各异的工具。
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- figurative an unwelcome experience, event, or action involved as a condition of achieving a desired end〈喻〉代价:
the price of their success was an entire day spent in discussion.
他们用了一整天的讨论换来了成功。
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- the odds in betting投注赔率。
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- mass noun archaic value; worth〈古〉价值:
the parable of the pearl of great price.
有关高贵珍珠的寓言。
with obj.
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- (常作be priced)decide the amount required as payment for (something offered for sale)为…定价:
the watches in this range are priced at £14.50.
这一类手表定价为14.50英镑。
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- attach price labels or tickets to (a item for sale)给(商品)贴标价签。
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- discover or establish the price of (something for sale)调查(待售商品的)价格; 确定(待售商品的)价格。
短语
at any price
- no matter what expense, sacrifice, or difficulty is involved不惜任何代价; 无论如何:
they wanted peace at any price.
他们为了和平不惜任何代价。
at a price
- requiring great expense or involving unwelcome consequences以高价; 以很高代价:
his generosity comes at a price.
他为慷慨付出很高代价。
beyond (或without) price
- so valuable that no price can be stated极其珍贵的, 无价的, 千金难买的。
a price on someone's head
- a reward offered for someone's capture or death缉拿(或杀死)某人的赏金。
price oneself out of the market
- become unable to compete commercially(因索价高)失去市场竞争力。
put a price on
- determine the value of给…定价:
you can't put a price on what she has to offer.
你无法对她所给予的定价。
what price -?
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- used to ask what has become of something or to suggest that something has or would become worthless(用于询问)情况如何; (暗示)有什么用处; 算什么东西:
what price justice if he were allowed to go free?
如果让他逍遥法外, 那还有什么公正可言?
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- used to make a suggestion or ask about the likelihood of its being fulfilled胜算如何:
what price cricket at the Olympics?
板球进奥运会的胜算如何?
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