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Premium High Pay Insurance Phrase N Count Sum Money

单词 premium
音标
英[ˈpri:miəm] 美[ˈprimiəm]
解释
n.额外费用;保险费;附加费;adj.高昂的;优质的;
例句

N-COUNT
保险费;保险金
A premium is a sum of money that you pay regularly to an insurance company for an insurance policy.
例:It is too early to say whether insurance premiums will be affected.现在说保险费是否会受影响还为时过早。

N-COUNT
额外费用;加付款;加价
A premium is a sum of money that you have to pay for something in addition to the normal cost.
例:Even if customers want 'solutions', most are not willing to pay a premium for them...即使顾客想得到“解决方案”,他们大多数也不愿意为此支付额外费用。
例:Callers are charged a premium rate of 48p a minute.打电话要支付每分钟48便士的附加费。

ADJ
优质的;高端的
Premium goods are of a higher than usual quality and are often expensive.
例:At the premium end of the market, business is booming.高端市场业务繁荣。
例:...the most popular premium ice cream in this country.这个国家最受欢迎的优质冰激凌

PHRASE
紧缺的;稀缺的;难以得到的
If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
例:If space is at a premium, choose adaptable furniture that won't fill the room.如果空间有限,就选择一些不会把房间占得很满的可改装家具。

PHRASE
超出平常价,以高价(买进或售出)
If you buy or sell something at a premium, you buy or sell it at a higher price than usual, for example because it is in short supply.
例:He eventually sold the shares back to the bank at a premium.他最后以高价把股票回售给银行。

PHRASE
高度重视
If you place a high premium on a quality or characteristic or put a high premium on it, you regard it as very important.
例:I place a high premium on what someone is like as a person...我非常重视一个人的人品。
例:They put a high premium on prevention and primary care.他们对预防和初级护理极为重视。
变形
pl:premiums~

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