price
n.Abbr. pr.(名词)缩写 pr.The amount as of money or goods, asked for or given in exchange for something else.价格:要求或为交换他物的一定数量的钱或货物The cost at which something is obtained:代价:为得到某物而付出的代价:例句:believes that the price of success is hard work.相信取得成功的代价便是努力地工作
The cost of bribing someone:贿金:贿赂他人而付出的花费:例句:maintained that every person has a price.认为每个人都可用贿金买通
A reward offered for the capture or killing of a person:赏金:缉拿或处死某人而得到的赏金:例句:a felon with a price on his head.有人悬赏此重犯的头
Archaic Value or worth.【古语】 价值或财富v.tr.(及物动词)priced,pric.ing,pric.es To fix or establish a price for:定价:给…定价或建立价格:例句:shoes that are priced at nine dollars.价格为九美元的鞋子
To find out the price of:问价格:询问或查询出…的价格:例句:spent the day pricing dresses.花一整天询问衣服的价格
<习惯用语>price out of the market
To charge so much for goods or services that people no longer buy or use them.漫天要价:对商品或服务漫天要价致使无人再购买或使用习惯用语>来源:Middle English pris 中古英语 pris from Old French 源自 古法语 from Latin pretium * see per- 5源自 拉丁语 pretium *参见 per- 5
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price.able
adj.(形容词)pric.er
n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>price,charge,cost,expense同义词>These nouns signify an amount given or asked for in payment for goods or services.这些名词都指为得到货物或服务而付出或要求付出的数目。 Price is the amount of money needed to purchase something offered for sale: Price 是指为买到正在出售的物品而需付出的钱: 例句:The house didn`t sell because the price was too high.那幢房子因要价太高而卖不出去。
Charge is the sum asked especially for the rendering of a service: Charge 尤指为提供某种服务而收取的费用: 例句:There is a nominal charge for postage and handling.对于邮寄和搬运象征性的收费。
Cost, a more inclusive term,generally applies to the total spent or to be spent,including money, time, and labor: Cost 意思更广泛一点,一般指已花费或将要花费的总数,包括钱,时间和劳力: 例句:Sales more than offset production costs.销售远远抵销了成本费用。
Expense suggests cost in the aggregate: Expense 指全部的花费: 例句:Litigation often entails enormous expense. 诉讼需要大量花费
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