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price price ★★★★★/pra͟ɪs/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]价格；价钱 The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.   [usu with supp]...a sharp increase in the price of petrol...汽油价格猛涨They expected house prices to rise...他们盼望着房价上升。Computers haven't come down in price.计算机没有降价。2[N-SING	单数名词]代价 The price that you pay for something that you want is an unpleasant thing that you have to do or suffer in order to get it.   [usu N for n/-ing]Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence...斯洛文尼亚将为独立付出巨大的代价。There may be a price to pay for such relentless activity, perhaps ill health or even divorce...这样没命地工作可能要付出代价，也许是健康受损，甚至是离婚。He's paying the price for working his body so hard.他因为过度劳累身体有些吃不消了。3[VERB	动词]把…定价为 If something is priced at a particular amount, the price is set at that amount.   [be V-ed at n]  [V n at n]  [V-ed]The shares are expected to be priced at about 330p...这些股票的价格可能会定在330便士左右。Digital priced the new line at less than half the cost of comparable mainframes...Digital公司新产品的定价比同类主机的一半还要低。There is a very reasonably priced menu.菜单上的定价非常合理。pricingIt's hard to maintain competitive pricing.维持具有竞争力的定价非常困难。4See also:retail price index；selling price；  Usage Note :The price of goods is the amount of money that the seller is asking people to pay in order to buy them. The price marked on the box was five pounds. When you are referring to services, or to things that you pay to use, you usually talk about a charge or a fee, rather than a price. There is a 50p handling charge for postal bookings. …£400 in unpaid parking fees. The cost of something is the amount of money that you actually pay, or would pay, for it. The total cost of modernising the room came to just £800. See also note at cost.price 指商品的价格，如：The price marked on the box was five pounds（盒子上标记的价格是 5 英镑）。如果是因为接受服务或使用某物而付的费用，用 charge 或 fee，不用 price，如：There is a 50p handling charge for postal bookings（通过邮局预订收取 50 便士的手续费），£400 in unpaid parking fees（400英镑未付的停车费）。cost指实际或将要支付的钱，如：The total cost of modernising the room came to just £800（这个房间的现代化改造总共才花了800英镑）。5[PHRASE	短语]不惜任何代价；不计后果 If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.   [PHR after v]If they wanted a deal at any price, they would have to face the consequences...如果他们无论如何都想达成交易，他们就得承担其后果。We obviously want to see the hostages home, but not at any price.我们显然也希望看到人质回家，但并不是不惜任何代价。6[PHRASE	短语]以极高价格 If you can buy something that you want at a price, it is for sale, but it is extremely expensive.   [PHR with cl]Most goods are available, but at a price.大多数商品都有售，但是价格极高。7[PHRASE	短语]以一定代价 If you get something that you want at a price, you get it but something unpleasant happens as a result.   [usu PHR after v]Fame comes at a price...出名是有代价的。Theismann's precious information came at a price, however.不过，泰斯曼付出了代价才得到这些宝贵的信息。8[PHRASE	短语]悬赏缉拿；悬赏刺杀 If there is a price on someone's head, an amount of money has been offered for the capture or killing of that person.   [head inflects]He remains at large despite the high price put on his head by the authorities.尽管当局悬赏重金缉拿他，他仍旧逍遥法外。9[PHRASE	短语]给…定价 If you say that you cannot put a price on something, you mean that it is very valuable.   [with brd-neg]You can't put a price on friendship...友谊无价。You can't put a price on the value of the work done by our nurses.不能用金钱来衡量护士的工作。10[PHRASE短语]（表示强调）…可能吗 You use what price in front of a word or expression that refers to something happening when you want to ask how likely it is to happen. You usually do this to emphasize either that it is very likely or very unlikely.   [PHR n]What price a glorious repeat of last week's triumph?还有可能再次上演上周的辉煌胜利吗？11[PHRASE	短语]…又有什么用呢 You use 'at what price ?' to comment on the fact that the consequences of doing something are unpleasant. Yes, they are free of him, but at what price to themselves, their families, those left behind?...是的，他们离开了他，但是对他们自己、他们的家人以及那些留下来的人又有什么用呢？What price success!成功了又如何？12  to price yourself out of the market→see: market；  price1 nounprice2 verbpriceprice1 /praɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[countable, uncountable] the amount of money you have to pay for somethingprice of The price of fuel keeps going up.price for We agreed a price for the bike. Supermarkets often offer you two products for the price of one. →asking price, cost price, list price, market price► see thesaurus at cost2[singular] something unpleasant that you must suffer in order to be successful, free etc, or that you suffer because of a mistake or bad actionprice of He’s never at home, but that’s the price of success. The awful boat journey was a small price to pay for freedom. They may pay a high price for their few years of glory. The country will pay a heavy price for the government’s failure. She was finally made senior executive, but at what price!3half/full price used to talk about half the usual price of something, or the actual usual price:  I bought these jeans at half price in the sale.4at a price for a lot of money:  You can get goat’s cheese at the local delicatessen – at a price!5at any price whatever the cost and difficulties may be:  She was determined to have a child at any price.6not at any price used to say that you would not do something, even for a lot of money:  Sorry, that painting’s not for sale at any price.7put a price on something to give something a financial value:  You can’t put a price on what a mother does for her children.8What price fame/glory etc? usually spoken used to suggest that something was not worth achieving because too many bad things have happened as a result:  What price progress?9be beyond price to be extremely valuable or important10price on somebody’s head a reward for catching or killing someone11everyone has their price used to say that you can persuade people to do anything if you give them what they want → cheap at the priceat cheap1(8), → name your priceat name2(7), → pay the priceat pay1(9)COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pricehigh· House prices in the UK are very high.low· With such low prices, there are lots of eager buyers.reasonable (=not too high)· The price was reasonable for such good food.fair· I am sure we can agree on a fair price.astronomical (=extremely high)· Many fans paid astronomical prices for their tickets.exorbitant/extortionate (=much too high)· £10,000 seemed an exorbitant price for the rug.inflated (=higher than is usual or reasonable)· People seem willing to pay inflated prices for houses in central London.house/food/oil etc prices· A poor harvest led to higher food prices.a good price (=quite high)· Did you get a good price for your car?a bargain price (also a knockdown/giveaway price) (=much lower than usual)· We sell quality cars at bargain prices.· The house is available at a knockdown price of $195,000.the market price (=the price of something on a market at a particular time)· We think the stock’s current market price is too high.the asking price (=the amount of money that someone is asking for when they are selling something, especially a house)· The property is worth more than the asking price.the purchase price formal (=the price that someone pays when they buy something, especially a house)· You can obtain a loan for up to 90% of the purchase price.the retail price (=the price that the public pays for something in a shop)· Tax is 40% of the retail price of a typical bottle of wine.the wholesale price (=the price that a business such as a shop pays to buy something)· Wholesale coffee prices have fallen.verbsa price goes up/rises/increases· When supplies go down, prices tend to go up.a price goes down/falls/decreases· In real terms, the price of clothes has fallen over the last ten years.a price shoots up/soars/rockets (=increases quickly by a large amount)· The price of oil soared in the 1970s.prices fluctuate (=keep going up and down)· Gas prices have continued to fluctuate in recent months.prices start from £200/$300 etc· Ticket prices start from £39.00.prices range from £30 to £65 etc· Over 1,000 paintings will be shown with prices ranging from £50 to £5,000.put up/increase/raise a price· Manufacturers have had to put their prices up.cut/lower/reduce a price· The company recently cut the price of its best-selling car.slash a price (=reduce it by a very large amount)· Many carpet stores have slashed prices to bring in customers.fix a price (=decide on it, sometimes illegally with others)· Publishers are not permitted to fix prices with one another.agree on a price· Now all we need to do is agree on a price.pay a good/low etc price· I paid a very reasonable price for my guitar.get a good/reasonable etc price (=be paid a particular amount for something)· Farmers now get a decent price for their crop.fetch a good/high etc price British English, bring a good, high etc price American English (=be sold for a particular amount of money)· I’m sure the painting would fetch a good price in London.price + NOUNa price rise/increase· Consumers are facing more fuel price rises.a price cut/reduction· Holiday sales were down, even with drastic price cuts.a price freeze (=when prices are kept at the same level by a company or by the government)· A price freeze on nine basic goods was announced on June 14.PHRASESa fall/drop in prices· Poor demand led to a sharp drop in prices.a rise in prices· The sharp rise in wholesale food prices will have to be passed onto customers.in/outside somebody’s price range (=used when saying that someone can/cannot afford to pay for something)· Unfortunately, there was nothing in our price range.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a convenient price’. Say  a reasonable price or  a fair price.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbspay a price (=suffer)· We paid a heavy price for our mistakes this season.come at a price (also come at a high price) (=involve suffering or a bad result)· She won fame, but it came at a high price.exact a price formal (=make someone suffer)· The success of the nation’s businesses has exacted a dreadful price from the people.adjectivesa high price· Smokers often pay a high price in terms of their health.a heavy price· Any country breaking international law will be made to pay a heavy price.a terrible price· The sport can exact a terrible price from its participants.phrasessomething is a small price to pay (=something is worth suffering in order to achieve something more important)· Changing his job would be a small price to pay to keep his marriage intact.THESAURUSprice noun [countable] the amount of money that you have to pay for something: · The prices in that shop are rather high.· You can have a two-course meal for a special price of £9.95.cost noun [countable] the amount of money that you have to pay for services, activities, or things you need such as food and electricity: · The cost of the two-day course is $1,295.· Many banks are raising their borrowing costs.· a sudden increase in energy costsvalue noun [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that something is worth and that people are willing to pay if it is sold: · The value of the painting was estimated at £500,000.· Fine wines may increase in value.· The shares have gone down in value.price1 nounprice2 verbpriceprice2 ●●○ verb [transitive]  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1to decide the price of something that is for sale:  a reasonably priced apartmentbe priced at something Tickets are priced at £75 each.GRAMMAR Price is usually passive in this meaning.2to put the price on goods to show how much they cost3to compare the prices of things:  We spent Saturday morning pricing microwaves.4price yourself out of the market to demand too much money for the services or goods that you are sellingCOLLOCATIONSadverbshighly priced (=expensive)· The clothes shops all seemed to be full of highly priced designer clothes.reasonably priced (=not too expensive)· The food was good and reasonably priced.moderately priced (=not expensive)· On the outskirts of many towns, you will find moderately priced motels.competitively/keenly priced (=not expensive compared with similar things)· Lower costs meant that Japanese exports remained competitively priced.modestly priced (=cheap)· There are some very modestly priced artificial plants to be had.attractively priced (=not expensive)· These figurines are attractively priced at £32.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8ESc5lsAM6+xiazBf1iAUmLxlVhUkLSUZDkT0+GQbItNTBMAnUh/SHhLXs/Gmyj9n6xl0SurxnUBky1BUVHPoIa9VQ0Eq62AXmg22RWbdlpeO881NB4TrPaa5t6CF59TwSYuiagiAHIMU9U3//ek2vx56Llwp49Wmyit8WTE5OniLeKDAOWNAGS2IllmVN9tmYg==             price              ★                    /        praɪs                ;          NAmE                praɪs                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            price      prices      priced      pricing                            noun        ★                                  1      ★              [countable            ,       uncountable        ]                    the amount of money that you have to pay for sth          价格；价钱；物价                            ◆        Boat for sale, price £2 000        小船，售价 2 000 英镑                    ◆        house/retail/oil/share prices        房屋╱零售╱石油╱股票价格                    ◆        to charge a          high/reasonable/low pricefor sth                索要很高╱适中╱很低的价格                    ◆        The price of cigarettes is set to rise again.        香烟又要涨价。                    ◆        He managed to get a good price for the car.        他终于把汽车卖了个好价钱。                    ◆                  rising/falling prices                攀升╱下跌的价格                    ◆        Can you          give me a pricefor the work          (= tell me how much you will charge)?                请问做这件工作要多少钱？                    ◆        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。                    ◆        Children over five must pay (the)          full pricefor the ticket.                五岁以上的儿童须买全票。                    ◆        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。                    ◆        It's amazing how much computers have come down          in priceover the past few years.                过去这几年，电脑的价格大大降低，简直令人惊讶。                    ◆                  price rises/increases/cuts                价格上升╱提高╱降低                    ◆        a price list        价目表                    ☞see also                                            asking price                                      ,                                            cost price                                      ,                                            cut-price                                      ,                                            half-price                                      ,                                            list price                                      ,                                            market price                                      ,                                            purchase price                                      ,                                            selling price                                                  2      ★              [singular        ]                    the unpleasant things that you must do or experience in order to achieve sth or as a result of achieving sth          代价                            price(of sth)                    ◆        Criticism is part of the price of leadership.        捱批评是当领导要付出的部份代价。                    price(for sth/for doing sth)                    ◆        Loneliness is          a high price to payfor 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 payfor his children's happiness.                放弃工作是他为子女幸福所付出的小小代价。                    3              [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                            SYN                                            odds                                                  ◆        Six to one is a good price for that horse.        那匹马有六比一的赔率很不错。                    ☞see also                                            starting price                                                  IDIOMS              at ˈany price                              whatever the cost or the difficulties may be              不惜任何代价；无论如何                                            ◆            We want peace at any price.            为了争取和平，我们不惜任何代价。                                      at a ˈprice                  1                      costing a lot of money              以高价；花大钱                                            ◆            You can buy strawberries all year round, but at a price.            草莓一年到头都买得到，不过很贵。                                    2                      involving sth unpleasant              付代价                                            ◆            He'll help you—at a price!            他会帮助你的，但要付出代价！                                      beyond ˈprice                              (              formal              or              literary)                        extremely valuable or important              无价的；极宝贵的；极重要的                                                  everyone has their ˈprice                              (              saying)                        you can persuade anyone to do sth by giving them more money or sth that they want              重赏之下，必有勇夫；人皆有价；有钱能使鬼推磨                                                  not at ˈany price                              used to say that no amount of money would persuade you to do or to sell sth              无论如何也不；给多少钱也不                                            ◆            I wouldn't work for her again—not at any price!            我再也不替她做事了， 给多少钱也不做！                                      a ˈprice on sb's head                              an amount of money that is offered for capturing or killing sb              缉拿（或杀害）某人的悬赏金                                                  put a ˈprice on sth                              to say how much money sth valuable is worth              （为贵重物）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.            那样的忠诚是无法用金钱衡量的。                                      ˈwhat price…?        (          BrE) (          informal)                          1                      used to say that you think that sth you have achieved may not be worth all the problems and difficulties it causes              （认为得不偿失）…不值得，…有什么用？                                            ◆            What price fame and fortune?            名利的代价何其大。                                    2                      used to say that sth seems unlikely              （认为可能性不大）…可能吗，…不可能吧                                            ◆            What price England winning the World Cup?            英格兰队夺得世界杯冠军，这可能吗？                                      ☞more at                                    cheap                                   adj.            ,                                    pay                                   v.                                  verb                    1              [usually passive        ]                    to fix the price of sth at a particular level          给…定价；为…作价                            pricesth + adv./prep.                    ◆        a reasonably priced house        定价合理的一座房子                    ◆        These goods are priced too high.        这些货品定价过高。                    pricesth at sth                    ◆        The tickets are priced at $100 each.        每张票定价 100 元。                    2              pricesth (up)                    to write or stick tickets on goods to show how much they cost          （在商品上）标价，贴价格标签                            3              pricesth                    to compare the prices of different types of the same thing          比较…的价格                            ◆        We priced various models before buying this one.        我们比较了多种型号的价格以后才买了这一款。                    IDIOM              price yourself/sth out of the ˈmarket                              to charge such a high price for your goods, services, etc. that nobody wants to buy them              因索价过高而无人问津                                                          SYNONYMS 同义词辨析                                                  price            cost              ◆value              ◆expense              ◆worth                                      These words all refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for sth.                以上各词均指价值、价钱。                                                    ■              price              the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service                指商品或服务的价格、价钱：                                            ◆                house prices                房屋价格                                                          ◆                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.                                这样的价格我付不起。                                                    ■              cost              the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth                指购买、制造某物或做某事所需的成本、费用、花费：                                            ◆                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 sth is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged                指价值：                                            ◆                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。                                            NOTEEspecially in British English,                valuecan also mean how much sth is worth compared with its price.                尤其在英式英语中，value 亦含与其价格相比的值、划算程度：                                            ◆                This restaurant is excellent value                  (= is worth the money it costs).                                这家餐馆很合算。                                      price, cost or value?              用 price、cost 还是 value？                                      The                priceis what sb asks you to pay for an item or service.                                  *price 指商品或服务的要价：                                                            ◆                to ask/charge a high price                要价／收费高                                                          ◆                to ask/charge a high cost/value                            Obtaining or achieving sth may have a                cost;the                valueof sth is how much other people would be willing to pay for it.                                  *cost 指获取某物或达到某目的所需的费用； value 指别人愿意为某物付出的价值：                                                            ◆                house prices                房屋价格                                                          ◆                the cost of moving house                搬家费用                                                          ◆                The house now has a market value of one million pounds.                这栋房子目前的市场价值为 100 万英镑。                                                    ■              expense              the money that you spend on sth; sth that makes you spend money                指所花费用、花钱的东西、开销：                                            ◆                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 sb/sth                指人或物的价值：                                            ◆                He has a personal net worth of $10 million.                他有价值 1 千万元的个人净资产。                                            NOTEWorth is more often used to mean the practical or moral value of sth.                                  *worth 较常用以指某事物的实际作用或道德意义。                                                                    PATTERNS                              ◆                the                  highprice/cost/value                                                            ◆                the                  real / real  price/cost/value/worth                                                            ◆                to                  put / put  a price/value                  onsth                                                            ◆                to                  increase / increase  the price/cost/value/expense                                                            ◆                to                  raise / raise  the price/cost/value                                                            ◆                to                  cutthe price/cost                                                                                    price              /        praɪs                ;          NAmE                praɪs                /             price[praɪs]priced, pricing, pricesCET4CET6TEM4考研n47595908150984548282003151516547v5297496646617917981897626NOUN3084464674VERB2980406376价格(87%)，代价(6%)，价值(5%)，给…定价(1%)，估价(1%)n.价格；价值；代价vt.给……定价；问……的价格n.(Price)人名；(英)普赖斯；(法)普里斯；(葡、瑞典)普里塞

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Collins	price ★★★★★ /pra͟ɪs/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]价格；价钱 The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it. [usu with supp] ...a sharp increase in the price of petrol... 汽油价格猛涨 They expected house prices to rise... 他们盼望着房价上升。 Computers haven't come down in price. 计算机没有降价。 2 [N-SING 单数名词]代价 The price that you pay for something that you want is an unpleasant thing that you have to do or suffer in order to get it. [usu N for n/-ing] Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence... 斯洛文尼亚将为独立付出巨大的代价。 There may be a price to pay for such relentless activity, perhaps ill health or even divorce... 这样没命地工作可能要付出代价，也许是健康受损，甚至是离婚。 He's paying the price for working his body so hard. 他因为过度劳累身体有些吃不消了。 3 [VERB 动词]把…定价为 If something is priced at a particular amount, the price is set at that amount. [be V-ed at n] [V n at n] [V-ed] The shares are expected to be priced at about 330p... 这些股票的价格可能会定在330便士左右。 Digital priced the new line at less than half the cost of comparable mainframes... Digital公司新产品的定价比同类主机的一半还要低。 There is a very reasonably priced menu. 菜单上的定价非常合理。 pricing It's hard to maintain competitive pricing. 维持具有竞争力的定价非常困难。 4 See also:retail price index ；selling price ； Usage Note : The price of goods is the amount of money that the seller is asking people to pay in order to buy them. The price marked on the box was five pounds. When you are referring to services, or to things that you pay to use, you usually talk about a charge or a fee, rather than a price. There is a 50p handling charge for postal bookings. …£400 in unpaid parking fees. The cost of something is the amount of money that you actually pay, or would pay, for it. The total cost of modernising the room came to just £800. See also note at cost. price 指商品的价格，如：The price marked on the box was five pounds（盒子上标记的价格是 5 英镑）。如果是因为接受服务或使用某物而付的费用，用 charge 或 fee，不用 price，如：There is a 50p handling charge for postal bookings（通过邮局预订收取 50 便士的手续费），£400 in unpaid parking fees（400英镑未付的停车费）。cost指实际或将要支付的钱，如：The total cost of modernising the room came to just £800（这个房间的现代化改造总共才花了800英镑）。 5 [PHRASE 短语]不惜任何代价；不计后果 If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result. [PHR after v] If they wanted a deal at any price, they would have to face the consequences... 如果他们无论如何都想达成交易，他们就得承担其后果。 We obviously want to see the hostages home, but not at any price. 我们显然也希望看到人质回家，但并不是不惜任何代价。 6 [PHRASE 短语]以极高价格 If you can buy something that you want at a price, it is for sale, but it is extremely expensive. [PHR with cl] Most goods are available, but at a price. 大多数商品都有售，但是价格极高。 7 [PHRASE 短语]以一定代价 If you get something that you want at a price, you get it but something unpleasant happens as a result. [usu PHR after v] Fame comes at a price... 出名是有代价的。 Theismann's precious information came at a price, however. 不过，泰斯曼付出了代价才得到这些宝贵的信息。 8 [PHRASE 短语]悬赏缉拿；悬赏刺杀 If there is a price on someone's head, an amount of money has been offered for the capture or killing of that person. [head inflects] He remains at large despite the high price put on his head by the authorities. 尽管当局悬赏重金缉拿他，他仍旧逍遥法外。 9 [PHRASE 短语]给…定价 If you say that you cannot put a price on something, you mean that it is very valuable. [with brd-neg] You can't put a price on friendship... 友谊无价。 You can't put a price on the value of the work done by our nurses. 不能用金钱来衡量护士的工作。 10 [PHRASE 短语 ]（表示强调）…可能吗 You use what price in front of a word or expression that refers to something happening when you want to ask how likely it is to happen. You usually do this to emphasize either that it is very likely or very unlikely. [PHR n] What price a glorious repeat of last week's triumph? 还有可能再次上演上周的辉煌胜利吗？ 11 [PHRASE 短语]…又有什么用呢 You use 'at what price ?' to comment on the fact that the consequences of doing something are unpleasant. Yes, they are free of him, but at what price to themselves, their families, those left behind?... 是的，他们离开了他，但是对他们自己、他们的家人以及那些留下来的人又有什么用呢？ What price success! 成功了又如何？ 12 to price yourself out of the market→see: market ；
Oxford	price ★ / praɪs ; NAmE praɪs / noun , verb price prices priced pricing noun ★ 1 ★ [countable , uncountable ] the amount of money that you have to pay for sth 价格；价钱；物价 ◆ Boat for sale, price £2 000 小船，售价 2 000 英镑 ◆ house/retail/oil/share prices 房屋╱零售╱石油╱股票价格 ◆ to charge a high/reasonable/low pricefor sth 索要很高╱适中╱很低的价格 ◆ The price of cigarettes is set to rise again. 香烟又要涨价。 ◆ He managed to get a good price for the car. 他终于把汽车卖了个好价钱。 ◆ rising/falling prices 攀升╱下跌的价格 ◆ Can you give me a pricefor the work (= tell me how much you will charge)? 请问做这件工作要多少钱？ ◆ 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。 ◆ Children over five must pay (the) full pricefor the ticket. 五岁以上的儿童须买全票。 ◆ 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。 ◆ It's amazing how much computers have come down in priceover the past few years. 过去这几年，电脑的价格大大降低，简直令人惊讶。 ◆ price rises/increases/cuts 价格上升╱提高╱降低 ◆ a price list 价目表 ☞see also asking price , cost price , cut-price , half-price , list price , market price , purchase price , selling price 2 ★ [singular ] the unpleasant things that you must do or experience in order to achieve sth or as a result of achieving sth 代价 price(of sth) ◆ Criticism is part of the price of leadership. 捱批评是当领导要付出的部份代价。 price(for sth/for doing sth) ◆ Loneliness is a high price to payfor 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 payfor his children's happiness. 放弃工作是他为子女幸福所付出的小小代价。 3 [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 SYN odds ◆ Six to one is a good price for that horse. 那匹马有六比一的赔率很不错。 ☞see also starting price IDIOMS at ˈany price whatever the cost or the difficulties may be 不惜任何代价；无论如何 ◆ We want peace at any price. 为了争取和平，我们不惜任何代价。 at a ˈprice 1 costing a lot of money 以高价；花大钱 ◆ You can buy strawberries all year round, but at a price. 草莓一年到头都买得到，不过很贵。 2 involving sth unpleasant 付代价 ◆ He'll help you—at a price! 他会帮助你的，但要付出代价！ beyond ˈprice ( formal or literary) extremely valuable or important 无价的；极宝贵的；极重要的 everyone has their ˈprice ( saying) you can persuade anyone to do sth by giving them more money or sth that they want 重赏之下，必有勇夫；人皆有价；有钱能使鬼推磨 not at ˈany price used to say that no amount of money would persuade you to do or to sell sth 无论如何也不；给多少钱也不 ◆ I wouldn't work for her again—not at any price! 我再也不替她做事了，给多少钱也不做！ a ˈprice on sb's head an amount of money that is offered for capturing or killing sb 缉拿（或杀害）某人的悬赏金 put a ˈprice on sth to say how much money sth valuable is worth （为贵重物）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. 那样的忠诚是无法用金钱衡量的。 ˈwhat price…? ( BrE) ( informal) 1 used to say that you think that sth you have achieved may not be worth all the problems and difficulties it causes （认为得不偿失）…不值得，…有什么用？ ◆ What price fame and fortune? 名利的代价何其大。 2 used to say that sth seems unlikely （认为可能性不大）…可能吗，…不可能吧 ◆ What price England winning the World Cup? 英格兰队夺得世界杯冠军，这可能吗？ ☞more at cheap adj. , pay v. verb 1 [usually passive ] to fix the price of sth at a particular level 给…定价；为…作价 pricesth + adv./prep. ◆ a reasonably priced house 定价合理的一座房子 ◆ These goods are priced too high. 这些货品定价过高。 pricesth at sth ◆ The tickets are priced at $100 each. 每张票定价 100 元。 2 pricesth (up) to write or stick tickets on goods to show how much they cost （在商品上）标价，贴价格标签 3 pricesth to compare the prices of different types of the same thing 比较…的价格 ◆ We priced various models before buying this one. 我们比较了多种型号的价格以后才买了这一款。 IDIOM price yourself/sth out of the ˈmarket to charge such a high price for your goods, services, etc. that nobody wants to buy them 因索价过高而无人问津 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 price cost ◆value ◆expense ◆worth These words all refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for sth. 以上各词均指价值、价钱。 ■ price the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service 指商品或服务的价格、价钱： ◆ house prices 房屋价格 ◆ 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. 这样的价格我付不起。 ■ cost the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth 指购买、制造某物或做某事所需的成本、费用、花费： ◆ 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 sth is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged 指价值： ◆ 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。 NOTEEspecially in British English, valuecan also mean how much sth is worth compared with its price. 尤其在英式英语中，value 亦含与其价格相比的值、划算程度： ◆ This restaurant is excellent value (= is worth the money it costs). 这家餐馆很合算。 price, cost or value? 用 price、cost 还是 value？ The priceis what sb asks you to pay for an item or service. price 指商品或服务的要价： ◆ to ask/charge a high price 要价／收费高 ◆ to ask/charge a high cost/value Obtaining or achieving sth may have a cost;the valueof sth is how much other people would be willing to pay for it. cost 指获取某物或达到某目的所需的费用； value 指别人愿意为某物付出的价值： ◆ house prices 房屋价格 ◆ the cost of moving house 搬家费用 ◆ The house now has a market value of one million pounds. 这栋房子目前的市场价值为 100 万英镑。 ■ expense the money that you spend on sth; sth that makes you spend money 指所花费用、花钱的东西、开销： ◆ 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 sb/sth 指人或物的价值： ◆ He has a personal net worth of $10 million. 他有价值 1 千万元的个人净资产。 NOTEWorth is more often used to mean the practical or moral value of sth. *worth 较常用以指某事物的实际作用或道德意义。 PATTERNS ◆ the highprice/cost/value ◆ the real / real price/cost/value/worth ◆ to put / put a price/value onsth ◆ to increase / increase the price/cost/value/expense ◆ to raise / raise the price/cost/value ◆ to cutthe price/cost price / praɪs ; NAmE praɪs /
LDC	price1 noun price2 verb priceprice1 /praɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[countable, uncountable] the amount of money you have to pay for somethingprice of The price of fuel keeps going up.price for We agreed a price for the bike. Supermarkets often offer you two products for the price of one. → asking price , cost price , list price , market price ► see thesaurus at cost 2[singular] something unpleasant that you must suffer in order to be successful, free etc, or that you suffer because of a mistake or bad actionprice of He’s never at home, but that’s the price of success. The awful boat journey was a small price to pay for freedom. They may pay a high price for their few years of glory. The country will pay a heavy price for the government’s failure. She was finally made senior executive, but at what price!3half/full price used to talk about half the usual price of something, or the actual usual price: I bought these jeans at half price in the sale.4at a price for a lot of money: You can get goat’s cheese at the local delicatessen – at a price!5at any price whatever the cost and difficulties may be: She was determined to have a child at any price.6not at any price used to say that you would not do something, even for a lot of money: Sorry, that painting’s not for sale at any price.7put a price on something to give something a financial value: You can’t put a price on what a mother does for her children.8What price fame/glory etc? usually spoken used to suggest that something was not worth achieving because too many bad things have happened as a result: What price progress?9be beyond price to be extremely valuable or important10price on somebody’s head a reward for catching or killing someone11everyone has their price used to say that you can persuade people to do anything if you give them what they want → cheap at the price at cheap1(8) , → name your price at name2(7) , → pay the price at pay1(9) COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pricehigh· House prices in the UK are very high.low· With such low prices, there are lots of eager buyers.reasonable (=not too high)· The price was reasonable for such good food.fair· I am sure we can agree on a fair price.astronomical (=extremely high)· Many fans paid astronomical prices for their tickets.exorbitant/extortionate (=much too high)· £10,000 seemed an exorbitant price for the rug.inflated (=higher than is usual or reasonable)· People seem willing to pay inflated prices for houses in central London.house/food/oil etc prices· A poor harvest led to higher food prices.a good price (=quite high)· Did you get a good price for your car?a bargain price (also a knockdown/giveaway price) (=much lower than usual)· We sell quality cars at bargain prices.· The house is available at a knockdown price of $195,000.the market price (=the price of something on a market at a particular time)· We think the stock’s current market price is too high.the asking price (=the amount of money that someone is asking for when they are selling something, especially a house)· The property is worth more than the asking price.the purchase price formal (=the price that someone pays when they buy something, especially a house)· You can obtain a loan for up to 90% of the purchase price.the retail price (=the price that the public pays for something in a shop)· Tax is 40% of the retail price of a typical bottle of wine.the wholesale price (=the price that a business such as a shop pays to buy something)· Wholesale coffee prices have fallen.verbsa price goes up/rises/increases· When supplies go down, prices tend to go up.a price goes down/falls/decreases· In real terms, the price of clothes has fallen over the last ten years.a price shoots up/soars/rockets (=increases quickly by a large amount)· The price of oil soared in the 1970s.prices fluctuate (=keep going up and down)· Gas prices have continued to fluctuate in recent months.prices start from £200/$300 etc· Ticket prices start from £39.00.prices range from £30 to £65 etc· Over 1,000 paintings will be shown with prices ranging from £50 to £5,000.put up/increase/raise a price· Manufacturers have had to put their prices up.cut/lower/reduce a price· The company recently cut the price of its best-selling car.slash a price (=reduce it by a very large amount)· Many carpet stores have slashed prices to bring in customers.fix a price (=decide on it, sometimes illegally with others)· Publishers are not permitted to fix prices with one another.agree on a price· Now all we need to do is agree on a price.pay a good/low etc price· I paid a very reasonable price for my guitar.get a good/reasonable etc price (=be paid a particular amount for something)· Farmers now get a decent price for their crop.fetch a good/high etc price British English, bring a good, high etc price American English (=be sold for a particular amount of money)· I’m sure the painting would fetch a good price in London.price + NOUNa price rise/increase· Consumers are facing more fuel price rises.a price cut/reduction· Holiday sales were down, even with drastic price cuts.a price freeze (=when prices are kept at the same level by a company or by the government)· A price freeze on nine basic goods was announced on June 14.PHRASESa fall/drop in prices· Poor demand led to a sharp drop in prices.a rise in prices· The sharp rise in wholesale food prices will have to be passed onto customers.in/outside somebody’s price range (=used when saying that someone can/cannot afford to pay for something)· Unfortunately, there was nothing in our price range.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘a convenient price’. Say a reasonable price or a fair price.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbspay a price (=suffer)· We paid a heavy price for our mistakes this season.come at a price (also come at a high price) (=involve suffering or a bad result)· She won fame, but it came at a high price.exact a price formal (=make someone suffer)· The success of the nation’s businesses has exacted a dreadful price from the people.adjectivesa high price· Smokers often pay a high price in terms of their health.a heavy price· Any country breaking international law will be made to pay a heavy price.a terrible price· The sport can exact a terrible price from its participants.phrasessomething is a small price to pay (=something is worth suffering in order to achieve something more important)· Changing his job would be a small price to pay to keep his marriage intact.THESAURUSprice noun [countable] the amount of money that you have to pay for something: · The prices in that shop are rather high.· You can have a two-course meal for a special price of £9.95.cost noun [countable] the amount of money that you have to pay for services, activities, or things you need such as food and electricity: · The cost of the two-day course is $1,295.· Many banks are raising their borrowing costs.· a sudden increase in energy costsvalue noun [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that something is worth and that people are willing to pay if it is sold: · The value of the painting was estimated at £500,000.· Fine wines may increase in value.· The shares have gone down in value. price1 noun price2 verb priceprice2 ●●○ verb [transitive] Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1to decide the price of something that is for sale: a reasonably priced apartmentbe priced at something Tickets are priced at £75 each.GRAMMAR Price is usually passive in this meaning.2to put the price on goods to show how much they cost3to compare the prices of things: We spent Saturday morning pricing microwaves.4price yourself out of the market to demand too much money for the services or goods that you are sellingCOLLOCATIONSadverbshighly priced (=expensive)· The clothes shops all seemed to be full of highly priced designer clothes.reasonably priced (=not too expensive)· The food was good and reasonably priced.moderately priced (=not expensive)· On the outskirts of many towns, you will find moderately priced motels.competitively/keenly priced (=not expensive compared with similar things)· Lower costs meant that Japanese exports remained competitively priced.modestly priced (=cheap)· There are some very modestly priced artificial plants to be had.attractively priced (=not expensive)· These figurines are attractively priced at £32.
WDF	price [praɪs]priced, pricing, prices CET4CET6TEM4考研 n475 95908 15098 4548 28200 31515 16547 v5297 4966 466 179 1798 1897 626 NOUN308 4464674 VERB2980 406376 价格(87%)，代价(6%)，价值(5%)，给…定价(1%)，估价(1%) n.价格；价值；代价 vt.给……定价；问……的价格 n.(Price)人名；(英)普赖斯；(法)普里斯；(葡、瑞典)普里塞

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