- [countable, uncountable]
the amount of money that you have to pay for something 价格；价钱；物价 Boat for sale, price £8 000 小船，售价 2 000 英镑 house/oil/share prices 房价/油价/股价 rising/falling prices 攀升／下跌的价格 to increase/lower/reduce prices 提高/降低/降低价格 We will have to raise ticket prices. 我们将不得不提高票价。 The company has announced that it is cutting prices. 该公司已宣布降价。 In the past year, house prices have fallen. 在过去的一年里，房价下跌了。 The price of crude oil has risen over the last few months. 过去几个月来，原油价格上涨了。 - price for something
to charge a high/reasonable/low price for something 索要很高／适中／很低的价格 to pay/charge a price for something 为某物付钱/收费 He managed to get a good price for the car. 他终于把汽车卖了个好价钱。 Retail prices for food at the supermarket rose just under two per cent in the first quarter. 今年第一季度，这家超市的食品零售价格上涨了不到2%。 Can you give me a price for the work (= tell me how much you will charge)? 请问做这件工作要多少钱？ Children over five must pay (the) full price for the ticket. 五岁以上的儿童须买全票。 I'm only buying it if it's the right price (= a price that I think is reasonable). 只有价钱合理我才会买这东西。 How much are these? They don't have a price on them. 这些东西卖多少钱？它们都没有标价。 - in price
Most new technology comes down in price with time. 随着时间的推移，大多数新技术的价格都会下降。 a rise/an increase/a fall/a drop in price 价格的上涨/上涨/下跌/下跌 - at a price
They sell quality art supplies at discount prices. 他们以折扣价出售高质量的艺术用品。 - for a price
I don't think you'll be able to sell it for that price. 我认为你不能以那个价格卖掉它。 price rises/increases/hikes/cuts 涨价/涨价/涨价/降价
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 房价 How much are these? They don’t have a price on them. 这些东西卖多少钱？它们都没有标价。 I can’t afford it at that price. 那个价格我付不起。
- 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. 新的计算机系统已安装，费用为 8 万英镑。
- 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. 获胜者将得到价值为 1 000 英镑的奖品。
price, cost or value? 用 price、cost 还是 value？ - expense the money that you spend on something; something that makes you spend money:
The garden was transformed at great expense. 花园改建花了一大笔费用。 Running a car is a big expense. 养一辆车开销很大。
- worth the financial value of somebody/something:
He has a personal net worth of $10 million. 他有价值 1 000 万美元的个人净资产。
- 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. 去年的房价上涨了5%。 I can't afford it at that price. 这样的价格我付不起。 I got a number of suppliers to quote me their best prices. 有一些供应商给我开出最优惠价格。 The painting could break the record for the highest price paid for a work by the artist. 这幅画可能会打破艺术家作品的最高价格纪录。 There has been a massive increase in prices charged by bus companies. 公共汽车公司的收费大幅上涨。 If prices slump further, the farmers will starve. 如果价格再狂跌下去，农场主就要没饭吃了。 It's always worth comparing prices before you buy. 买之前货比三家总是值得的。 Oil is set in go up in price. 石油价格将会上涨。 Prices go from $30 for the standard model to $150 for the de luxe version. 价格从标准型号的 30 美元到豪华版的 150 美元不等。 Prices soared during the war. 战争期间物价飞涨。 Property in the area is now fetching ridiculously high prices. 现在这个地区房子的价格高得离谱。 The average price per gallon was $2.09. 均价为每加仑 2.09 美元。 The campaign urged retailers to drop their prices. 该运动呼吁零售商降价。 The car has a base price of $28 640. 这辆车的底价为 28,640 美元。 The deal would boost gas prices. 这笔交易将提高天然气价格。 The price of fuel is prohibitive. 燃料的价格高得令人望而却步。 The suggested retail price of the DVD is $19.99. 该数字影碟的建议零售价为 19.99 美元。 These computers range in price from £1 300 to £2 000. 这些计算机的价格从 1,300 英镑到 2,000 英镑不等。 They charge exorbitant prices for their goods. 他们给自己的商品开出了天价。 They sell cars at fixed prices, with no haggling. 他们以固定价格出售汽车，概不讲价。 We need to adjust our prices to reflect our actual costs. 我们需要调整价格以反映我们的实际成本。 We sell quality tools at the right price. 我们出售的工具价格公道，质量优良。 The price includes dinner, bed and breakfast. 这个价钱包括早餐、晚餐和住宿。 It took eight clicks to find the price list. 花了八次点击才找到价目表。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exorbitant
- high
- inflated
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- 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 代价 Criticism is part of the price of leadership. 挨批评是当领导要付出的部分代价。 - price for something
Loneliness is a high price to pay for independence in your old age. 孤寂是老年独自生活要付出的高昂代价。 Giving up his job was a small price to pay for his children's happiness. 放弃工作是他为子女幸福所付出的小小代价。 The team paid a heavy price for its lack of preparation. 这支队伍由于准备不足而付出了沉重的代价。 - price for doing something
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。 - at a… price
His success came at a high price. 他的成功付出了高昂的代价。
- [countable]
(in horse racing 赛马 the numbers that tell you how much money you will receive if the horse that you bet on wins the race 投注赔率
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 无价的；极宝贵的；极重要的
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 价钱虽高但还合算 To buy all the recommended equipment is expensive, but as an investment for the future it is cheap at the price. 购买所有推荐的设备是昂贵的，但作为对未来的投资，它的价格是便宜的。
everyone has their price
- (saying)
you can persuade anyone to do something by giving them more money or something that they want 重赏之下，必有勇夫；人皆有价；有钱能使鬼推磨
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／付代价 He looked terrible this morning. I think he's paying the penalty for all those late nights. 他今天上午脸色很不好，我想这是他一直熬夜造成的。 They're now paying the price for past mistakes. 他们现在正为过去的错误付出代价。 She thinks that any inconvenience is a price worth paying for living in such a beautiful place. 她认为任何不便都是住在这么漂亮的地方值得付出的代价。
Extra ExamplesHe's now paying the penalty for his misspent youth. 现在他要为虚度青春付出代价。 If Mac had killed Caroline, then he was going to make him pay the price. 如果马克杀了卡罗琳的话，他会让马克付出代价的。
a price on somebody’s head
an amount of money that is offered for capturing or killing somebody 缉拿（或杀害）某人的悬赏金 Ever since he killed the gang’s leader, there has been a price on his head. 自从他杀了那个团伙的头目，他的头上就有了代价。
put a price on something
what price…? (British English, informal)