- [countable, uncountable]
the amount of money that you have to pay for something 價格；價錢；物價 Boat for sale, price £8 000 小船，售價 2 000 英鎊 house/oil/share prices 房價/油價/股價 rising/falling prices 攀升／下跌的價格 to increase/lower/reduce prices 提高/降低/降低價格 We will have to raise ticket prices. 我們將不得不提高票價。 The company has announced that it is cutting prices. 該公司已宣布降價。 In the past year, house prices have fallen. 在過去的一年裏，房價下跌了。 The price of crude oil has risen over the last few months. 過去幾個月來，原油價格上漲了。 - price for something
to charge a high/reasonable/low price for something 索要很高／適中／很低的價格 to pay/charge a price for something 爲某物付錢/收費 He managed to get a good price for the car. 他終於把汽車賣了個好價錢。 Retail prices for food at the supermarket rose just under two per cent in the first quarter. 今年第一季度，這家超市的食品零售價格上漲了不到2%。 Can you give me a price for the work (= tell me how much you will charge)? 請問做這件工作要多少錢？ Children over five must pay (the) full price for the ticket. 五歲以上的兒童須買全票。 I'm only buying it if it's the right price (= a price that I think is reasonable). 只有價錢合理我才會買這東西。 How much are these? They don't have a price on them. 這些東西賣多少錢？它們都沒有標價。 - in price
Most new technology comes down in price with time. 随着時間的推移，大多數新技術的價格都會下降。 a rise/an increase/a fall/a drop in price 價格的上漲/上漲/下跌/下跌 - at a price
They sell quality art supplies at discount prices. 他們以折扣價出售高質量的藝術用品。 - for a price
I don't think you'll be able to sell it for that price. 我認爲你不能以那個價格賣掉它。 price rises/increases/hikes/cuts 漲價/漲價/漲價/降價
Synonyms pricepricesee also asking price, closing price, cost price, cut-price, half-price, hammer price, market price, list price, purchase price, selling price, sticker price- cost
- value
- expense
- worth
- price the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service:
house prices 房價 How much are these? They don’t have a price on them. 這些東西賣多少錢？它們都沒有標價。 I can’t afford it at that price. 那個價格我付不起。
- cost the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do something:
A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. 新的計算機系統已安裝，費用爲 8 萬英鎊。
- value how much something is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged:
The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000. 獲勝者將得到價值爲 1 000 英鎊的獎品。
price, cost or value? 用 price、cost 還是 value？ - expense the money that you spend on something; something that makes you spend money:
The garden was transformed at great expense. 花園改建花了一大筆費用。 Running a car is a big expense. 養一輛車開銷很大。
- worth the financial value of somebody/something:
He has a personal net worth of $10 million. 他有價值 1 000 萬美元的個人淨資産。
- the high price/cost/value
- the real/true price/cost/value/worth
- to put/set a price/value on something
- to increase/reduce the price/cost/value/expense
- to raise/double/lower the price/cost/value
- to cut the price/cost
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessa1, Shoppinga1, Moneya1House prices went up by 5 per cent last year. 去年的房價上漲了5%。 I can't afford it at that price. 這樣的價格我付不起。 I got a number of suppliers to quote me their best prices. 有一些供應商給我開出最優惠價格。 The painting could break the record for the highest price paid for a work by the artist. 這幅畫可能會打破藝術家作品的最高價格紀錄。 There has been a massive increase in prices charged by bus companies. 公共汽車公司的收費大幅上漲。 If prices slump further, the farmers will starve. 如果價格再狂跌下去，農場主就要沒飯吃了。 It's always worth comparing prices before you buy. 買之前貨比三家總是值得的。 Oil is set in go up in price. 石油價格將會上漲。 Prices go from $30 for the standard model to $150 for the de luxe version. 價格從標準型號的 30 美元到豪華版的 150 美元不等。 Prices soared during the war. 戰爭期間物價飛漲。 Property in the area is now fetching ridiculously high prices. 現在這個地區房子的價格高得離譜。 The average price per gallon was $2.09. 均價爲每加侖 2.09 美元。 The campaign urged retailers to drop their prices. 該運動呼籲零售商降價。 The car has a base price of $28 640. 這輛車的底價爲 28,640 美元。 The deal would boost gas prices. 這筆交易將提高天然氣價格。 The price of fuel is prohibitive. 燃料的價格高得令人望而卻步。 The suggested retail price of the DVD is $19.99. 該數字影碟的建議零售價爲 19.99 美元。 These computers range in price from £1 300 to £2 000. 這些計算機的價格從 1,300 英鎊到 2,000 英鎊不等。 They charge exorbitant prices for their goods. 他們給自己的商品開出了天價。 They sell cars at fixed prices, with no haggling. 他們以固定價格出售汽車，概不講價。 We need to adjust our prices to reflect our actual costs. 我們需要調整價格以反映我們的實際成本。 We sell quality tools at the right price. 我們出售的工具價格公道，質量優良。 The price includes dinner, bed and breakfast. 這個價錢包括早餐、晚餐和住宿。 It took eight clicks to find the price list. 花了八次點擊才找到價目表。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exorbitant
- high
- inflated
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- command
- fetch
- go for
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- climb
- double
- go up
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- level
- range
- hike
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- at a/the price
- in price
- a drop in price
- a fall in price
- a reduction in price
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- [singular]
the unpleasant things that you must do or experience in order to achieve something or as a result of achieving something 代價 Criticism is part of the price of leadership. 挨批評是當領導要付出的部分代價。 - price for something
Loneliness is a high price to pay for independence in your old age. 孤寂是老年獨自生活要付出的高昂代價。 Giving up his job was a small price to pay for his children's happiness. 放棄工作是他爲子女幸福所付出的小小代價。 The team paid a heavy price for its lack of preparation. 這支隊伍由於準備不足而付出了沉重的代價。 - price for doing something
Being recognized wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous. 出名所付出的代價是不管你走到哪裏，都會被人認出來。 - at a… price
His success came at a high price. 他的成功付出了高昂的代價。
- [countable]
(in horse racing 賽馬 the numbers that tell you how much money you will receive if the horse that you bet on wins the race 投注賠率
Word OriginMiddle English: the noun from Old French pris, from Latin pretium ‘value, reward’; the verb, a variant (by assimilation to the noun) of earlier prise ‘estimate the value of’ (see prize). Compare with praise.
Idioms
at any price
at a price
beyond price
- (formal or literary)
extremely valuable or important 無價的；極寶貴的；極重要的
cheap at the price
(also cheap at twice the price)
(also British English, humorous cheap at half the price)
so good or useful that the cost does not seem too much 價錢雖高但還合算 To buy all the recommended equipment is expensive, but as an investment for the future it is cheap at the price. 購買所有推薦的設備是昂貴的，但作爲對未來的投資，它的價格是便宜的。
everyone has their price
- (saying)
you can persuade anyone to do something by giving them more money or something that they want 重賞之下，必有勇夫；人皆有價；有錢能使鬼推磨
not at any price
pay the/a penalty/price (for something/for doing something)
to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or something you have done 因…受害／付代價 He looked terrible this morning. I think he's paying the penalty for all those late nights. 他今天上午臉色很不好，我想這是他一直熬夜造成的。 They're now paying the price for past mistakes. 他們現在正爲過去的錯誤付出代價。 She thinks that any inconvenience is a price worth paying for living in such a beautiful place. 她認爲任何不便都是住在這麽漂亮的地方值得付出的代價。
Extra ExamplesHe's now paying the penalty for his misspent youth. 現在他要爲虛度青春付出代價。 If Mac had killed Caroline, then he was going to make him pay the price. 如果馬克殺了卡羅琳的話，他會讓馬克付出代價的。
a price on somebody’s head
an amount of money that is offered for capturing or killing somebody 緝拿（或殺害）某人的懸賞金 Ever since he killed the gang’s leader, there has been a price on his head. 自從他殺了那個團夥的頭目，他的頭上就有了代價。
put a price on something
what price…? (British English, informal)