price noun ⇨price (the price of oil)⇨put a price on sth⇨priceverbprice
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➡ See also the entry for rate2另见rate条第2义price ♦︎ cost ♦︎ value ♦︎ expense ♦︎ worthThese are all words for the amount of money that you have to pay for sth.这些词均表示价格、费用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the high price / cost / value◆the considerable / enormous cost / value / expense◆the real / true price / cost / value / worth◆the market / net price / cost / value / worth◆to put / set a price / value on sth◆to increase / reduce the price / cost / value / expense◆to raise / double / lower the price / cost / value◆to cut the price / cost■price [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service价格;价钱;物价◆house / retail / oil / share prices房价;零售价;油价;股价◆The price includes dinner, bed and breakfast.这个价钱包括早餐、晚餐和住宿。◆He was charging a very high price for it.他要价很高。◆How much are these? They don't have a price on them.这些东西卖多少钱?上面没有标价。◆I can't afford it at that price.那个价格我可买不起。◆It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years.过去这几年,电脑价格大大降低,简直令人惊讶。◆to pay half / full price for sth付半价;付全价■cost(cost, cost) [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth费用;花费;价钱◆A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.一个新的计算机系统已安装完毕,费用为8万英镑。◆Allow $25 per day to cover the cost of meals.餐费按每天25元算。◆Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases.消费者将不得不承担因工资提高而增加的全部成本。◆The total cost to you(= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000.你总共要支付3 000英镑。◆The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost(= it was too expensive).由于费用原因,这项计划被迫放弃。◆sharp rises in the cost of living(= the amount of money that people need to pay for food, clothing and somewhere to live)生活费用的飙升 see also cost ⇨ costverb■value [uncountable, countable] how much sth is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged(商品的)价值◆The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000.获胜者将得到价值1 000英镑的奖品。◆Sports cars tend to hold their value well.跑车往往很能保值。◆Tickets were changing hands at three times their face value(= the value shown on the front).这些票正以三倍于面值的价格转手。◆London property values are rising fast.伦敦的房产正快速升值。 see also valuable ⇨ valuable1NOTE辨析 Price, cost or value?The price is what sb asks you to pay for an item or service. * price指商品或服务的价格◆to ask / charge a high price索要高价◆to ask/charge a high cost/valueObtaining or achieving sth may have a cost; the value of sth is how much other people would be willing to pay for it. * cost指得到某物或达到某目的所需的费用,value指他人愿意为某东西付的价钱◆house prices房价◆the cost of moving house搬家的费用◆The house now has a market value of twice what we paid for it.这座房子目前的市场价是我们当初买房时的两倍。■expense [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the money that you spend on sth; sth that makes you spend money费用;开销◆The garden was transformed at great expense.花园改建花了一大笔钱。◆We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense(= the company paid).公司出钱请我们外出用餐。◆He's arranged everything: no expense spared(= he spent as much money as could possibly be needed).他不惜代价把一切安排好。◆They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.他们花了很多钱重新装饰这房子,可后来又搬走了。◆Their visit put us to a lot of expense.他们的来访使我们破费不小。◆Running a car is a big expense.养一辆车开销很大。 see also expenses ⇨ costs, expensive ⇨ expensive■worthwɜːθ; NAmEwɜːrθ [uncountable] the financial value of sb/sth价值◆He has a personal net worth of $10 million.他有1 000万元的个人净资产。ⓘ Worth, as a noun, is more often used to mean the practical or moral value of sth. * worth作名词时更常表示实际作用或道德意义。 see also worth ⇨ value1▸worth
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◆Our house is worth about $300 000.我们的房子大约值30万元。◆How much is this painting worth?这幅画值多少钱?◆to be worth a bomb / packet / fortune(= a lot of money)值一大笔钱◆It isn't worth much.这不值多少钱。▸worthless
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◆Shares in the company are now almost worthless.公司的股票现在几乎毫无价值。OPPvaluable ⇨ valuable1price
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price ♦︎ value ♦︎ assess ♦︎ cost ♦︎ put a price on sthThese words mean to fix the price of sth at a particular level or to make a judgement about the price, value or cost of sth.这些词均表示定价、估价。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be priced / valued / assessed / costed at $5 00◆to be priced / valued / assessed / costed between £15 and £35■price [transitive, usually passive, intransitive] to fix the price of sth at a particular level(给⋯)定价;(为⋯)作价◆These goods are priced too high.这些货品定价过高。◆Some leading UK firms are pricing themselves out of the market(= charging such high prices for their goods or services that nobody wants to buy them).英国的一些大公司因要价过高而无人问津。◆ (business商业) A dominant firm will price aggressively in markets where it faces new competitors.在市场上占主导地位的公司面临新的竞争者时会采取进取性市场定价。■value [transitive, usually passive] to make a judgement about how much money sth is worth给⋯估价;给⋯定价◆The property has been valued at over $2 million.此处房产估价为200万元以上。◆ (BrE) I took my violin into the shop to get it valued.我把小提琴拿到那个商店去估价。ⓘ In American English use assess here.在美式英语中,这里用assess。 see also valuation ⇨ valuation, valuable ⇨ valuable1■assess əˈses [transitive] to estimate or calculate the total amount, value or cost of sth估算,估定,核算(总额、价值或费用)◆They have assessed the amount of compensation to be paid.他们已经核定了赔偿金额。◆Damage to the building was assessed at £40 000.该建筑物的损失估定为4万英镑。■cost(costed, costed) [transitive, usually passive] to estimate or calculate how much money will be needed for sth or what price should be charged for sth估算(或计算)⋯的费用;为⋯估价◆The project has been costed at $8.1 million.此项工程的成本估算为810万元。◆All telephone calls are logged, costed and charged to your account.所有通话都会在你的账户中留有记录,并计算和收取费用。 see also costing ⇨ valuation■put a ˈprice on sth
idiom
(putting, put, put)to say how much money sth valuable is worth(为贵重物品)定价,作价◆They haven't yet put a price on the business.他们还没有给这笔生意开价。◆You can't put a price on that sort of loyalty.那样的忠心是无法用金钱衡量的。