| 单词 | price |
| 释义 | pricepricespriceprice1 /praɪs/ noun1[uncountable and countable] the amount of money you have to pay for somethingprice ofThe price of fuel has come down.have 燃料价格下跌了。in priceLots of things have gone up in price.lotthinggo许多物品的价格都上涨了。2[singular] something unpleasant that you must suffer in order to have something: Being followed around by the press is the price you have to pay for success.befollowbe 被媒体追踪是成功必须付出的代价。This was a small price to pay for his freedom.be 这是他为自由而付出的小小代价。She was determined to have a child at any price (=even if there were a lot of difficulties).bedetermine她决心不惜任何代价要一个孩子。COLLOCATIONS: priceadjectivesa high/low priceTheir prices are too high.pricebea reasonable price (=not too high)The restaurant serves great food at reasonable prices.servepricean astronomical price (=extremely high)Many fans paid astronomical prices for their tickets.fanpaypriceticketa fair priceI am sure we can agree on a fair price.beat half priceThey’re selling computers at half price.sellcomputerverbsa price goes up/rises In a time of inflation, prices go up.pricea price comes down/falls House prices have fallen again.pricefalla price shoots up/soars/rockets (=it increases quickly by a large amount)The price of oil soared in the 1970s.soara price plummets (=it falls quickly by a large amount)An excellent rice harvest caused prices to plummet by 40%.causepriceto put up/raise a price Manufacturers have had to put their prices up.manufacturerhavepriceto cut/lower a price The company recently cut the price of its best-selling car.wellsellto slash a price (=to reduce it by a very large amount)Many carpet stores have slashed prices to bring in customers.storeslashpricecustomerto charge a high/low etc priceThey charge higher prices than other shops.highpriceshopto pay a priceI paid a very reasonable price for my guitar.payprice + nouna price rise/increaseThere were protests about the price rises.beprotestrisea price cutThey hope that price cuts will increase sales.cutsalenoun + pricehouse/food/oil etc pricesA poor harvest led to higher food prices.leadhighpriceWord Choice: price or cost?The price is how much it costs to buy something:The price of this car is $20,000 including tax.beinclude这辆车含税售价两万美元。The cost is how much you have to pay in order to do something:The cost of manufacturing each car is about $10,000.manufacturebe每辆车的制造成本约为一万美元。THESAURUS: pricecost the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy or do something: The cost of fuel keeps going up.keepgoCompanies are always looking at ways of cutting costs.companybelookwaycutcostprice the amount of money that someone wants you to pay for something: Their prices are much lower than other supermarkets.pricebelowsupermarketCan you ask him to lower the price?lowHow much is the price of a plane ticket to New York?beThey sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices.clothepricevalue the amount of money that something is worth: The value of your shares can go down as well as up.shareThey estimated the value of the painting at between $15,000 and $20,000.estimatepaintcharge the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: There is a small charge for using the Internet in your hotel room.beusebank chargeschargefee the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or doctor: The entrance fee is £5.beLawyers’ fees can be very expensive.lawyerfeeMy gym membership fee is £30 a month.befare the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc: How much is the train fare from London to Paris?bePlane fares are still surprisingly cheap.farebe |
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