price
noun [ C ] uk/praɪs/ us/praɪs/
A2 [ C ]价格，价钱
the amount of money for which something is sold
The price of oil has risen sharply. 油价急剧上涨。
House prices have been falling. 房价一直在下跌。
We thought they were asking a very high/low price. 我们认为他们要价很高／低。
The large supermarkets are offering big price cuts. 大超市在大减价。
C1 [ S ]代价
the unpleasant results that you must accept or experience for getting or doing something
Perhaps being unpopular is the price of success. 也许不受欢迎是成功的代价。
An extra few minutes at the airport is a small price to pay for safe travel. 在机场多呆几分钟是为安全旅行付出的小代价。
- More examples
- The price of petrol will rise by 5p a gallon from tomorrow.
- Shall I inquire about the price of tickets?
- The price of PCs has fallen recently.
- The restaurant charges shockingly high prices for its food.
- There are a couple of shops in town which sell nice clothes at affordable prices.
Idioms
at any priceidiom C2 不惜任何代价，无论如何
If you want something at any price, you are willing to do anything in order to get it.
He wanted success at any price. 为了成功他不惜任何代价。
at/for a priceidiom 以高价;以很高的代价
If you can buy or get something at/for a price, you either have to pay a lot of money or be involved in something unpleasant in order to get it.
You can buy the best of gourmet cuisine here, for a price. 在这里你可以出高价吃到最好的美食。
not at any priceidiom 决不会
used to say that you would never do something
I wouldn't invite her again at any price. 我决不会再邀请她了。
what price...?idiom 名声／胜利／成功等又有什么用？
said when you think it is possible that the admiration, success, etc. that has been achieved was not worth all the suffering it has caused
What price victory when so many people have died in the struggle? 这么多人在这场斗争中失去了生命，胜利又有什么用呢？
price
verb uk/praɪs/ us/praɪs/
C1 [ T often passive ]给…定价，给…标价
to say what the price of something is
The car is priced at £28,000. 这辆车标价2.8万英镑。
There is a lack of reasonably priced housing for rent. 要价合理的出租房屋很紧缺。
[ T ]查明…的价格
to discover how much something costs
We went around all the travel agents pricing the different tours. 我们走遍了各家旅行社询问各种旅游项目的价格。
- More examples
- competitively priced goods
- The company makes and retails moderately priced sportswear.
- I bought a reasonably priced radio.
- We've been pricing new kitchens.
- I think you need to price things slightly lower if you want to get rid of them quickly.
Idiom
price yourself out of the marketidiom （公司）漫天要价致使自己失去市场
If a company prices itself out of the market, it charges so much for a product or service that no one wants to buy it.