price

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英[pra?s]
美[pra?s]

基本釋義

n.
價(jià)格; 代價(jià); 投注賠率
v.
把…定價(jià)為; 貼標(biāo)價(jià); 比較價(jià)格

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

Boat for sale, price £2 000

小船,售價(jià)2 000英鎊

牛津詞典

house/retail/oil/share prices

房屋 / 零售 / 石油 / 股票價(jià)格

牛津詞典

to charge a high/reasonable/low price for sth

索要很高 / 適中 / 很低的價(jià)格

牛津詞典

The price of cigarettes is set to rise again.

香煙又要漲價(jià)。

牛津詞典

He managed to get a good price for the car.

他終于把汽車賣了個(gè)好價(jià)錢。

牛津詞典

rising/falling prices

攀升 / 下跌的價(jià)格

牛津詞典

Can you give me a price for the work (= tell me how much you will charge) ?

請(qǐng)問(wèn)做這件工作要多少錢?

牛津詞典

I'm only buying it if it's the right price (= a price that I think is reasonable) .

只有價(jià)錢合理我才會(huì)買這東西。

牛津詞典

Children over five must pay (the) full price for the ticket.

五歲以上的兒童須買全票。

牛津詞典

How much are these? They don't have a price on them.

這些東西賣多少錢?它們都沒(méi)有標(biāo)價(jià)。

牛津詞典

It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years.

過(guò)去這幾年,電腦的價(jià)格大大降低,簡(jiǎn)直令人驚訝。

牛津詞典

price rises/increases/cuts

價(jià)格上升 / 提高 / 降低

牛津詞典

a price list

價(jià)目表

牛津詞典

...a sharp increase in the price of petrol...

汽油價(jià)格猛漲

They expected house prices to rise...

他們盼望著房?jī)r(jià)上升。

Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence...

斯洛文尼亞將為獨(dú)立付出巨大的代價(jià)。

There may be a price to pay for such relentless activity, perhaps ill health or even divorce...

這樣沒(méi)命地工作可能要付出代價(jià),也許是健康受損,甚至是離婚。

The shares are expected to be priced at about 330p...

這些股票的價(jià)格可能會(huì)定在330便士左右。

Digital priced the new line at less than half the cost of comparable mainframes...

Digital公司新產(chǎn)品的定價(jià)比同類主機(jī)的一半還要低。

If they wanted a deal at any price, they would have to face the consequences...

如果他們無(wú)論如何都想達(dá)成交易,他們就得承擔(dān)其后果。

We obviously want to see the hostages home, but not at any price.

我們顯然也希望看到人質(zhì)回家,但并不是不惜任何代價(jià)。

Most goods are available, but at a price.

大多數(shù)商品都有售,但是價(jià)格極高。

Fame comes at a price...

出名是有代價(jià)的。

Theismann's precious information came at a price, however.

不過(guò),泰斯曼付出了代價(jià)才得到這些寶貴的信息。

He remains at large despite the high price put on his head by the authorities.

盡管當(dāng)局懸賞重金緝拿他,他仍舊逍遙法外。

You can't put a price on friendship...

友誼無(wú)價(jià)。

You can't put a price on the value of the work done by our nurses.

不能用金錢來(lái)衡量護(hù)士的工作。

What price a glorious repeat of last week's triumph?

還有可能再次上演上周的輝煌勝利嗎?

Yes, they are free of him, but at what price to themselves, their families, those left behind?...

是的,他們離開(kāi)了他,但是對(duì)他們自己、他們的家人以及那些留下來(lái)的人又有什么用呢?

What price success!

成功了又如何?

真題例句

The house prices are currently too high.

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Luxurious features add much to the price.

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Highly superior autobiographical memory' , first came to light in the early 2000s, with a young woman named Jill Price.

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Britons have cut their spending on itits prices have gone up over the yearsits quality has seen marked improvementBritons have developed the habit of savingIt will expand in time.

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To lower domestic food prices, some countries limited or stopped their grain exports.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

The trend began in 2007, when leading wheat-exporting countries such as Russia and Argentina limited or banned their exports, in hopes of increasing local food supplies and thereby bringing down domestic food prices.

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The surge in world grain prices in 2007 and 2008—and the threat they pose to food security—has a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past.

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The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more people want to consume meat products.

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Indeed, even before the steep climb in grain prices in 2008, the number of failing states was expanding.

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In spite of such temporary measures, soaring food prices and spreading hunger in many other countries are beginning to break down the social order.

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In contrast, the recent surge in world grain prices is trend-driven, making it unlikely to reverse without a reversal in the trends themselves.

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During the second half of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically several times.

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But this and other price shocks were event-driven—drought in the Soviet Union, crop-shrinking heat in the U.S.Corn Belt.

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As a result, wheat prices elsewhere more than doubled, pulling rice and corn prices up with them.

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And the rises were short-lived: prices typically returned to normal with the next harvest.

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They reduce production drastically to boost oil prices.

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The reasons behind the plunge of oil prices.

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The effect of falling oil prices on consumer spending.

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Sara Johnson acknowledges that the global economic benefit from a fall in oil prices today is likely lower than it was in the past.

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People the world over are afraid of a further plunge in oil prices.

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One reason is that more countries are big oil producers now, so the nations suffering from the price drop account for a larger share of the global economy.

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Oil prices may rise or fall but economic laws are not subject to change.

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Many oil producers built up huge reserve funds when prices were high, so when prices fall they will draw on their reserves to support government spending and subsidies for their consumers.

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Lower oil prices have always given a big boost to the global economy.

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In the past, falling oil prices have given a boost to the world economy, but recent forecasts for global growth have been toned down, even as oil prices sink lower and lower.

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In Venezuela, collapsing oil prices have sent its economy into free-fall.

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Economist Carl Weinberg believes the negative effects of plunging oil prices are overwhelming the positive effects of cheaper oil.

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Does that mean the link between lower oil prices and growth has weakened?Some experts say there are still good reasons to believe cheap oil should heat up the world economy.

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Both options were priced the same.

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And a number of oil-producing countries are trimming their gasoline subsidies and raising taxes, so the net savings for global consumers is not as big as the oil price plunge might suggest.

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They say it is healthier than green tea and could be sold for a price that is three to four times higher than the price of green tea.

出自-2016年12月聽(tīng)力原文

He says?the prices this year have been so low that he has made almost no profit.

出自-2016年12月聽(tīng)力原文

He says the market for the tea is unstable and he is often forced to sell his purple tea for the same price as green tea leaves.

出自-2016年12月聽(tīng)力原文

But Mr.Kibara says he has not received a higher price for his purple tea crop.

出自-2016年12月聽(tīng)力原文

If you think so, you're not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession.

出自-2014年6月閱讀原文

It will bring oil prices down.

出自-2014年6月閱讀原文

The other measures include restricting portion sizes, taxing and prohibiting special price deals for junk foods, and placing warning labels on the products.

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The special features can add $25,000 or more to the purchase price of a house

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But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo, which undermined Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies.

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Facebook is a handy site, but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't That's too high a price to pay.

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Getting Away with it - Or Not Those who don't get caught pay an even higher price

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While using quality ingredients, David Tamlyn insists that the dishes should be offered at reasonable prices .

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be offered at reasonable prices

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She always argued about prices in shops.

出自-2014年6月聽(tīng)力原文

The fuel price has skyrocketed.

出自-2013年6月聽(tīng)力原文

It's only 799, half the usual price and it's very tasty.

出自-2012年6月聽(tīng)力原文

"highly superior autobiographical memory" or HSAM for short, first came to light in the early 2000s, with a young woman named jill Price.

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It's a great opportunity to try some of the more expensive restaurants at a discounted price and try something new.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section B

Potato chips in Japan are being sold for 6 times their normal price.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第一套)聽(tīng)力 Section A

Starting last Saturday, chains big enough to fall under the rule will face penalties of up to 2, 000 dollars for not showing calorie information in a prominent spot on their menus, preferably next to the price.

2016年6月四級(jí)真題(第一套)聽(tīng)力 Section A

They have special set menus for the week, usually in spring, at a number of different price points.

2018年12月四級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section B

Unfortunately, the current low prices for oil, gas, and coal may provide little incentive for research to find even cheaper substitutes for those fuels.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

To promote sales of its products by lowering prices.

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There is strong evidence that both innovation and adoption of cleaner technology are strongly encouraged by higher fossil fuel prices.

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The recent discovery of the giant Zohr gas field off the Egyptian coast will eventually have impact on pricing in the Mediterranean region and Europe, and there is significant development potential in many other places, notably Argentina.

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The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal cost—are depleted.

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The reason is that when carbon is priced, those emissions reductions that are least costly to implement will happen first.

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The prices of coal are low as a result of over-supply and decreasing demand.

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The hope is that the success of COP 21 opens the door to future international agreement on carbon prices.

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The dynamic adjustment to low oil prices may, however, be different this time around.

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The current low fossil fuel price environment will thus certainly delay the energy transition from fossil fuel to clean energy sources.

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The North American shale gas boom has resulted in record low prices there.

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Setting the right carbon price will therefore efficiently align the costs paid by carbon users with the true social opportunity cost of using carbon.

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Progress in the development of renewables could be fragile, however, if fossil fuel prices remain low for long.

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Pricing carbon proves the most economical way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Policymakers should not allow low energy prices to derail the clean energy transition.

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Oil prices have dropped by over 60% since June 2014.

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Oil prices are expected to remain lower for longer.

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Notwithstanding important recent progress in developing renewable fuel sources, low fossil fuel prices could discourage further innovation in, and adoption of, cleaner energy technologies.

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Natural gas and coal—also fossil fuels—have similarly seen price declines that look to be long-lived.

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In order to maximize global welfare, every country's carbon pricing should reflect not only the purely domestic damage from emissions, but also the damage to foreign countries.

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In addition, other factors are putting downward pressure on oil prices: change in the strategic behavior of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the projected increase in Iranian exports, the scaling-down of global demand , the long-term drop in petroleum consumption in the United States, and some displacement of oil by substitutes.

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If not corrected by the appropriate carbon price, low fossil fuel prices are not accurately signaling to markets the true social profitability of clean energy.

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Higher fossil fuel prices prove to be conducive to innovation and application of cleaner technologyIf fossil fuel prices remain low for a long time, it may lead to higher emissions of greenhouse gases.

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Futures markets, which show only a modest recovery of prices to around $60 a barrel by 2019, support this view.

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Fossil fuel prices are likely to stay low for long.

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Economic reasoning shows that the least expensive way for each country is to put a price on carbon emissions.

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Direct subsidies to research and development have been adopted by some governments but are a poor substitute for a carbon price: they do only part of the job, leaving in place market incentives to over-use fossil fuels and thereby add to the stock of atmospheric greenhouse gases without regard to the collateral costs.

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Coal prices also are low, owing to over-supply and the scaling-down of demand, especially from China, which burns half of the world's coal.

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Coal and natural gas are mainly used for electricity generation, whereas oil is used mostly to power transportation, yet the prices of all these energy sources are linked.

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By raising relative demand for clean energy sources, a carbon price would also help align the market return to clean-energy innovation with its social return, spurring the refinement of existing technologies and the development of new ones.

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Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change.

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A tax on upstream carbon sources is one easy way to put a price on carbon emissions, although some countries may wish to use other methods, such as emissions trading schemes.

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A number of factors are driving down the global oil prices not just for now but in the foreseeable future.

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A commonly held view in the oil industry is that the best cure for low oil prices is low oil prices.

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With fertilizer prices jumping nearly 50% per metric ton over the last year in some places, human waste is an attractive, and often necessary, alternative.

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The House bill would authorize the secretary of health and human services to negotiate drug prices in Medicare and Medicaid.

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Medical spending, which typically rises faster than wages and the overall economy, is propelled by two things: the high prices charged for medical services in this country and the volume of unnecessary care delivered by doctors and hospitals, which often perform a lot more tests and treatments than a patient really needs.

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Contrary to analysts' doubts, the author believes drug prices may be lowered through negotiation.

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And the head-to-head competition might give them a strong incentive to lower their prices, perhaps by accepting slimmer profit margins or demanding better deals from providers.

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Saying they can no longer ignore the rising prices of health care, some of the most influential medical groups in the nation are recommending that doctors weigh the costs, not just the effectiveness of treatments, as they make decisions about patient care.

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Just half a dozen holiday-makers have reached orbit since then, for similarly astronomical price tags.

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Given the high price of room and board and the closeness of the school to his family, he chose to live at home and worked between 30 and 40 hours a week while taking a full class schedule.

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5 million worth of young Bison that will be raised according to its grass-fed protocols, with a guaranteed purchase price.

2019年12月六級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

A small percentage, about 1% and that can be built into the price of the bike.

2015年12月六級(jí)真題(第二套)聽(tīng)力 Section A

Among large traditional retailers, Walmart recently reported the best results, leading its stock price to surge, while Macy's, Target; and Nordstrom's dropped.

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Another factor is the squeeze that conventional dairy farmers have felt as the price of grain they feed their cows has gone up, tightening their profit margins.

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By replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed.

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Direct subsidies to research and development have been adopted by some governments but are a poor substitute for a carbon price: they do only part of the job, leaving in place market incentives to over-use fossil fuels and thereby add to the stock of atmo

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given the high price of room and board and the closeness of the school to his family, he chose to live at home and worked between 30 and 40 hours a week while taking a full class schedule.

2015年12月六級(jí)真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

Governments should set safety requirements and then let insurers price the risk of the robots based on the manufacturer's driving record, not the passenger's.

2016年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A

Grass-fed milk can fetch up to 2.5 times the price of conventional milk.

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In exchange, he guarantees an above-market price for each animal and a calf-to-customer electronic ear tag ID system like that used in the European Union.

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Maple Hill signs a contract pledging to buy the farmer's milk at a guaranteed base price, plus quality premiums and incentives for higher protein, butter fat and other solids.

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Price, for one, is an issue.

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Reducing waste by incorporating med materials into production can cut costs and decrease the price of procurement: less to be procured from the outside and more to be re-utilized from the inside.

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Such courses, Hacker argues, are a remedy for the numerical illiteracy of adults who have completed high-level math like algebra but are unable to calculate the price of, say, a carpet by area.

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That would definitely fall within the price adjustment window.

2017年12月六級(jí)真題(第一套)聽(tīng)力 Section A

This is opposed to just price and performance they were concerned about in the past.

2019年6月六級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

This is partly driven by the rising price of raw materials and metals.

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We do offer price adjustments within seven days of purchase to ensure our customer satisfaction.

2017年12月六級(jí)真題(第一套)聽(tīng)力 Section A

Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was beyond our range, so we declined.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 完形填空 原文

And doubling a buffet's price led customers to say that its pizza was 11 percent tastier.

2018年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

As for crowds, a Hong Kong study found that they increased a restaurant's reputation, suggesting great food at fair prices.

2018年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 完形填空 原文

At first the price of single copies was seldom a penny-usually two or three cents was charged-and some of the older well-known papers charged five or six cents.

2019年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

Before the tool came out, small farmers couldn't touch the price per pound offered by California farms.

2018年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

But driverless car ownership could increase as the prices drop and more people become comfortable with the technology.

2018年高考英語(yǔ)北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

But now, with the combination of a better price point and a generally fresher product, they can stay in business.

2018年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

But our funds were limited, and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 完形填空 原文

Days later, we made an offer—far below the asking price.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 完形填空 原文

Far from charging consumers high prices, many of these services are free users pay, in effect, by handing over yet more data.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

Good advice is beyond all price.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)浙江卷(6月) 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)

He could have bought it at a lower price.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀A 選項(xiàng)

He told us to consider the difference in the price "an early wedding present".

2015年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 完形填空 原文

It was also much more than we could afford, but far less than the original asking price.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 完形填空 原文

It's sold at a discount price.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 聽(tīng)力 選項(xiàng)

It's very nice, but I think your prices seem very high.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)湖南卷 聽(tīng)力 原文

Meanwhile, things that you might expect to discourage spending— "bad" tables, crowding, high prices — don't necessarily.

2018年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Rani, my faceless agent whom I'd never met in person, got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels.

2016年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 完形填空 原文

Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

The next day, we got a disappointing message that another buyer had offered a much higher price.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)天津卷 完形填空 原文

The price is with a registration fee of just $50 per child?

2015年高考英語(yǔ)福建卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

The purchase price could also be a signal that an established company is buying a new-born threat.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

The real reason why prices were, and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 單項(xiàng)填空 原文

The tasters move down the line with surprising speed, tasting from a spoon and deciding what is a fair price for each tea.

2015年高考英語(yǔ)全國(guó)卷2 聽(tīng)力 原文

We choose this hotel because the price for a night here is down to $20, half of what it used to charge.

2017年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 單項(xiàng)填空 原文

More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests Directly to the public , ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2500.

出自-2009年考研閱讀原文

Today they argue that market prices overstate losses, because they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets, not the likely extent of bad debts.

出自-2010年考研閱讀原文

These rules say they must value some assets at the price a third party would pay, not the price managers and regulators would like them to fetch.

出自-2010年考研閱讀原文

And, unless banks carry toxic assets at prices that attract buyers, reviving the banking system will be difficult.

出自-2010年考研閱讀原文

By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices, Cline argues, these brands have hijacked fashion cycles, shaking an industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace.

出自-2013年考研閱讀原文

And if Peretti were in charge at the Times? “I wouldn’t pick a year to end print,” he said, “I would raise prices and make it into more of a legacy product.

出自-2016年考研閱讀原文

Upcoming reforms might bring the price to a more reasonable level.

出自-2017年考研閱讀原文

Since the beginning, this price tag has been PreCheck’s fatal flaw.

出自-2017年考研閱讀原文

Likewise,automation should eventually boost productivity, stimulate demand by driving down prices, and free workers from hard, boring work.

出自-2018年考研閱讀原文

If the sky, and the share price is falling, outside directors should be able to give advice based on having weathered their own crises.

2011年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests directly to the public, ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2500.

2009年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

On the other hand, putting your faith in the wrong place often carries a high price.

2018年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

since the beginning, this price tag has been PreCheck's fatal flaw.

2017年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Until this century, university libraries were not very price sensitive.

2020年考研真題(英語(yǔ)一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

When there is rapid improvement in the price and performance of technology, jobs that were once thought to be immune from automation suddenly become threatened.

2014年考研真題(英語(yǔ)二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. the amount of money needed to purchase something;

    "the price of gasoline"

    "he got his new car on excellent terms"

    "how much is the damage?"

  • 2. the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold);

    "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"

    "he puts a high price on his services"

    "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection"

  • 3. value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something;

    "the cost in human life was enormous"

    "the price of success is hard work"

    "what price glory?"

  • 4. the high value or worth of something;

    "her price is far above rubies"

  • 5. a reward for helping to catch a criminal;

    "the cattle thief has a price on his head"

  • 6. cost of bribing someone;

    "they say that every politician has a price"

Verb
  • 1. determine the price of;

    "The grocer priced his wares high"

  • 2. ascertain or learn the price of;

    "Have you priced personal computers lately?"

同義詞辨析

charge, price, fee, fare, cost, expense

這些名詞均有"價(jià)格,費(fèi)用"之意。

  • charge: 指提供服務(wù)時(shí)索取的費(fèi)用,也指貨物的價(jià)格、價(jià)錢。
  • price: 指商品在市場(chǎng)出售的價(jià)格,尤指賣方對(duì)商品所提出的單價(jià)。比喻意義指付出的代價(jià)。
  • fee: 指上學(xué)、求醫(yī)以及找律師等付的費(fèi)用,還可指會(huì)費(fèi)、借書費(fèi)等。
  • fare: 側(cè)重指旅行時(shí)所付的車、船費(fèi)等費(fèi)用。
  • cost: 指生產(chǎn)某東西的成本,也泛指商品的價(jià)格,可與price換用。
  • expense: 常指實(shí)際支付的費(fèi)用總數(shù)額,有時(shí)也指錢的花費(fèi)。

同義詞

n.價(jià)格;價(jià)錢;代價(jià)

valueexpensecostchargeworthamountrate

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