| [/praɪs; praɪs/] n 用法:
1 amount of money for which sth is (to be) bought or sold 价格; 价钱:
What is the price of this table? 这张桌子多少钱? *
a woollen sweater, price 19.95 毛衣, 定价19.95英镑 *
Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、 下跌、 上升、 下落、 猛然上涨、 骤然下跌等. *
I can't afford it at that price. 我可出不起那样的价钱. *
charge high prices 要价高 *
He sold the house at/for a good price. 他以很高的价钱卖了那所房子. *
Ask the builder to give you a price (ie say how much he will charge) for the work. 请营造商就那工程给你开个价. *
[attrib 作定语] the fixing of price levels 价格水准的制定. =>Usage 见所附用法. 用法:
2 what must be done, given orexperienced to get or keep sth 代价:
Loss of independencewas a high price to pay for peace. 以丧失独立来换取和平是极高的代价. *
Being recognized wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous. 出名所付出的代价是不管你走到哪里, 都会被人认出来. *
No price is too high for winning their support. 为了获得他们的支持, 任何代价均在所不惜. 用法:
3 the odds in betting 投注赔率:
Six to one is a good price for that horse. 那匹马有六比一的赔率很不错. *
the starting price, ie odds offered by a bookmaker on a race just before it starts 赌马经纪人临赛前定的赔率. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) at a `price at a (fairly) high price 以（相当）高的价格:
Fresh strawberries are now available at a price! 鲜草莓现已上市--价钱很高! at `any price whatever the cost 不惜任何代价:
The people wanted peace at any price. 人民不惜付出任何代价也要争取和平. beyond/above/without `price (esp rhet 尤作修辞) extremely valuable; so valuable that it cannot be bought 极其贵重的; 无价的. cheap at the `price worth more than the price paid or quoted 物有所值:
`You're surely not asking 40 for this book?' `Yes it's cheap at the price!' ｀这本书你绝不会要价40英镑吧?＇｀是40英镑--物有所值啊!＇ *
(joc 谑) `It'll cost a fortune to go on holiday there!' `It'll be cheap at the price if it keeps the family happy.' ｀去那里度假可得要一大笔开销哇!＇｀只要能让一家人快乐, 再贵也值得.＇ everyone has his `price (saying 谚) everyone can be bribed in some way 人皆有价（都能以某种方式加以收买）. not at `any price in no circumstances, however favourable 无论如何; 即使有天大的好处:
I wouldn't have my sister's children to stay again not at any price! 我可不愿意再让我姐姐的孩子留下来住了--说什麽也不行! of great `price (rhet 修辞) extremely valuable 极其宝贵的. pay a/the price => pay2. a `price on sb's head reward offered for sb's capture or for killing him 悬赏缉拿或杀死某人所定之赏格:
The authorities put a price on the outlaw's head. 当局悬赏缉拿歹徒. *
He knew it was dangerous to be seen there was a price on his head. 他知道被人发现是很危险的--正在悬赏要他的脑袋呢. put a price on sth value sth in terms of money 给某事物定价:
You can't put a price on that sort of loyalty. 那样的忠心是不能用金钱来衡量的. what price...? (Brit infml) (a) (used when sneering at the failure of sth 用於嘲笑失败) see how worthless it was 多麽不值得; 有什麽用:
What price peaceful protest now? 现在搞和平抗议有个屁用! *
What price all your promises now? 你现在所答应的话又有什麽用呢?
(b) what is the chance of...? ...的可能性如何? What price he'll offer to pay the fine for us? 他有可能为我们支付罚金吗? price 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (at sth) fix the price of sth (at a particular level) 给某物定价:
The agent priced the house at the right level for the market. 代理商按市场价格给这所房子定了价. *
These goods are priced too high. 这些货物定价过高. *
Even the cheapest was priced at 5. 即使最便宜的也标价5英镑. 用法:
2 [Tn] find or estimate the price of (sth) 查明或估计出（某事物）的价钱:
I don't know enough about porcelain to be able to price these plates. 我不太懂得瓷器, 估计不出这些盘子的价钱. 用法:
3 [Tn] mark (goods) with a price 给（货物）标价:
The assistant priced the garments before putting them on display. 营业员先给服装标好价格再摆出来卖. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) price oneself/sth out of the `market charge such a high price for one's goods, services, etc that nobody buys them 漫天要价以致无人问津. price 3
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
The price and cost of something is the amount of money needed to buy it. *price和cost均指购买某物需要的钱数. Price is generally used of objects which can be bought or sold; cost usually relates to services or processes *price一般指商品的售价; cost则通常指服务收费或进行某程序需要的费用:
the price of vegetables, houses, land 蔬菜、 房屋、 土地的价格 *
the cost of growing vegetables, decorating the house, building on land 栽培蔬菜、 装修房子、 建筑施工需要的费用 *
the cost of a holiday in France 在法国度假需要的费用. Charge is the amount of money asked, usually for a service *charge指索取的费用, 通常用於服务收费:
electricity charges 电费 *
the charge for parking 存车费. Price, cost and charge can also be verbs *price、 cost、 charge这三个词亦可用作动词:
They've priced their house very high, ie They're asking a high price. 他们出售房子要价很高. *
How much did your holiday cost? 你度假花了多少钱? *
How much do they charge for advertising? 他们索取多少广告费? |