- a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against some other quantity or measure比率, 率：
the crime rate in the first quarter of 1991 rose by 26 per cent.
1991年第一季度犯罪率上升了26%.
- the speed with which something moves, happens, or changes速率, 速度; 进度：
your heart rate.
你的心率。
- a fixed price paid or charged for something, especially goods or services价格; 费用：
a £3.40 minimum hourly rate of pay
每小时3.40英镑的最低报酬
advertising rates.
广告费。
- the amount of a charge or payment expressed as a percentage of some other amount, or as a basis of calculation费率：
you'll find our current interest rate very competitive.
你会发现我们目前的利率很具有竞争力。
- （一般作rates）(in the UK) a tax on land and buildings paid to the local authority by a business, and formerly also by occupants of private property (for whom it was replaced by the community charge and council tax)（英国地方政府征收的）不动产税（率）。
- with obj. assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale评估; 对…估价, 给…估值：
they were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres
他们被要求按不同的驾驶动作评定自己能力
with obj. and complement the hotel, rated four star, had no hot water and no sink plugs.这家被评为四星级的宾馆没有热水和浴缸塞子。
- with obj. and adverbial assign a standard, optimal, or limiting rating to (a piece of equipment)确定（设备）的标准（或最佳效果、限度）：
the average life of the new bulb is rated at approximately 500 hours.
这种新灯泡的平均寿命估算为大约500小时。
- Brit. assess the value of (a property) for the purpose of levying a local tax〈英〉给（财产）核定应缴地方税款。
- with obj. and adverbial consider to be of a certain quality, standard, or rank给…定级, 把…列为; 把…看作：
Atkinson rates him as Europe's top defender
阿特金森把他视作欧洲最佳防守队员
with obj. and complement the program has been rated a great success.人们认为这个节目很成功。
- no obj., with adverbial be regarded in a specified way被评价; 被列入特定级别：
Jeff still rates as one of the nicest people I have ever met.
杰夫仍然是我见过的最好的人。
- with obj. informal have a high opinion of; consider to be good〈非正式〉赞赏, 推崇：
Mike certainly rated her, goodness knows why.
迈克对她赞赏有加, 天晓得是什么原因。
- with obj. be worthy of; merit值得, 应得：
the ambassador rated a bulletproof car and a police escort.
大使应该有防弹车和警察护卫队。
at any rate
- whatever happens or may have happened无论如何, 不管怎样; 至少：
for the moment, at any rate, he was safe.
不管怎样, 他目前很安全。
- used to indicate that one is correcting or clarifying a previous statement or emphasizing a following one［用以表示对上文的纠正、澄清或者对下文的强调］至少：
the story, or at any rate, a public version of it, was known and remembered.
这个故事, 或者说至少像街坊所传的, 是人人皆知、铭记在心的。
at this（或that）rate
- used to introduce the prediction of a particular unwelcome eventuality should things continue as they are or if a certain assumption is true照这（或那）种情形, 既然如此（或那样）：
at this rate, I won't have a job to go back to.
这样的话, 我就没有工作可干了。
- archaic scold (someone) angrily〈古〉苛责, 怒斥; 严责：
he rated the young man soundly for his want of respect.
他因这个年轻人缺乏礼貌而严厉地训斥了他。