price noun ⇨price (the price of oil)⇨put a price on sth⇨priceverbprice
noun
➡ See also the entry for rate2另見rate條第2義price ♦︎ cost ♦︎ value ♦︎ expense ♦︎ worthThese are all words for the amount of money that you have to pay for sth.這些詞均表示價格、費用。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價格;價錢;物價◆house / retail / oil / share prices房價;零售價;油價;股價◆The price includes dinner, bed and breakfast.這個價錢包括早餐、晚餐和住宿。◆He was charging a very high price for it.他要價很高。◆How much are these? They don't have a price on them.這些東西賣多少錢?上面沒有標價。◆I can't afford it at that price.那個價格我可買不起。◆It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years.過去這幾年,電腦價格大大降低,簡直令人驚訝。◆to pay half / full price for sth付半價;付全價■cost(cost, cost) [countable, uncountable] the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth費用;花費;價錢◆A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.一個新的計算機系統已安裝完畢,費用爲8萬英鎊。◆Allow $25 per day to cover the cost of meals.餐費按每天25元算。◆Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases.消費者將不得不承擔因工資提高而增加的全部成本。◆The total cost to you(= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000.你總共要支付3 000英鎊。◆The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost(= it was too expensive).由於費用原因,這項計劃被迫放棄。◆sharp rises in the cost of living(= the amount of money that people need to pay for food, clothing and somewhere to live)生活費用的飙升 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)價值◆The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000.獲勝者將得到價值1 000英鎊的獎品。◆Sports cars tend to hold their value well.跑車往往很能保值。◆Tickets were changing hands at three times their face value(= the value shown on the front).這些票正以三倍於面值的價格轉手。◆London property values are rising fast.倫敦的房産正快速升值。 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指商品或服務的價格◆to ask / charge a high price索要高價◆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指得到某物或達到某目的所需的費用,value指他人願意爲某東西付的價錢◆house prices房價◆the cost of moving house搬家的費用◆The house now has a market value of twice what we paid for it.這座房子目前的市場價是我們當初買房時的兩倍。■expense [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the money that you spend on sth; sth that makes you spend money費用;開銷◆The garden was transformed at great expense.花園改建花了一大筆錢。◆We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense(= the company paid).公司出錢請我們外出用餐。◆He's arranged everything: no expense spared(= he spent as much money as could possibly be needed).他不惜代價把一切安排好。◆They went to all the expense of redecorating the house and then they moved.他們花了很多錢重新裝飾這房子,可後來又搬走了。◆Their visit put us to a lot of expense.他們的來訪使我們破費不小。◆Running a car is a big expense.養一輛車開銷很大。 see also expenses ⇨ costs, expensive ⇨ expensive■worthwɜːθ; NAmEwɜːrθ [uncountable] the financial value of sb/sth價值◆He has a personal net worth of $10 million.他有1 000萬元的個人淨資産。ⓘ Worth, as a noun, is more often used to mean the practical or moral value of sth. * worth作名詞時更常表示實際作用或道德意義。 see also worth ⇨ value1▸worth
adjective
◆Our house is worth about $300 000.我們的房子大約值30萬元。◆How much is this painting worth?這幅畫值多少錢?◆to be worth a bomb / packet / fortune(= a lot of money)值一大筆錢◆It isn't worth much.這不值多少錢。▸worthless
adjective
◆Shares in the company are now almost worthless.公司的股票現在幾乎毫無價值。OPPvaluable ⇨ valuable1price
verb
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.這些詞均表示定價、估價。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(給⋯)定價;(爲⋯)作價◆These goods are priced too high.這些貨品定價過高。◆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).英國的一些大公司因要價過高而無人問津。◆ (business商業) A dominant firm will price aggressively in markets where it faces new competitors.在市場上佔主導地位的公司面臨新的競爭者時會采取進取性市場定價。■value [transitive, usually passive] to make a judgement about how much money sth is worth給⋯估價;給⋯定價◆The property has been valued at over $2 million.此處房産估價爲200萬元以上。◆ (BrE) I took my violin into the shop to get it valued.我把小提琴拿到那個商店去估價。ⓘ In American English use assess here.在美式英語中,這裏用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(總額、價值或費用)◆They have assessed the amount of compensation to be paid.他們已經核定了賠償金額。◆Damage to the building was assessed at £40 000.該建築物的損失估定爲4萬英鎊。■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(或計算)⋯的費用;爲⋯估價◆The project has been costed at $8.1 million.此項工程的成本估算爲810萬元。◆All telephone calls are logged, costed and charged to your account.所有通話都會在你的賬戶中留有記錄,並計算和收取費用。 see also costing ⇨ valuation■put a ˈprice on sth
idiom
(putting, put, put)to say how much money sth valuable is worth(爲貴重物品)定價,作價◆They haven't yet put a price on the business.他們還沒有給這筆生意開價。◆You can't put a price on that sort of loyalty.那樣的忠心是無法用金錢衡量的。