price

noun

1. the high value or worth of something

e.g. her price is far above rubies

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

e.g. 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

Synonym: monetary valuecost

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

e.g. the cost in human life was enormous
the price of success is hard work
what price glory?

Synonym: costtoll

4. a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal

e.g. the cattle thief has a price on his head

5. the amount of money needed to purchase something

e.g. the price of gasoline
he got his new car on excellent terms
how much is the damage?

Synonym: termsdamage

6. cost of bribing someone

e.g. they say that every politician has a price

verb

1. ascertain or learn the price of

e.g. Have you priced personal computers lately?

2. determine the price of

e.g. The grocer priced his wares high

1. 价格；价钱
The price of something is the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy it.

price的近义词

e.g. ...a sharp increase in the price of petrol...
汽油价格猛涨
e.g. They expected house prices to rise...
他们盼望着房价上升。

2. 代价
The price that you pay for something that you want is an unpleasant thing that you have to do or suffer in order to get it.

e.g. Slovenia will have to pay a high price for independence...
斯洛文尼亚将为独立付出巨大的代价。
e.g. There may be a price to pay for such relentless activity, perhaps ill health or even divorce...
这样没命地工作可能要付出代价，也许是健康受损，甚至是离婚。

3. 把…定价为
If something is priced at a particular amount, the price is set at that amount.

e.g. The shares are expected to be priced at about 330p...
这些股票的价格可能会定在330便士左右。
e.g. Digital priced the new line at less than half the cost of comparable mainframes...
Digital公司新产品的定价比同类主机的一半还要低。

4. see also: retail price index;selling price

5. 不惜任何代价；不计后果
If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.

price

e.g. If they wanted a deal at any price, they would have to face the consequences...
如果他们无论如何都想达成交易，他们就得承担其后果。
e.g. We obviously want to see the hostages home, but not at any price.
我们显然也希望看到人质回家，但并不是不惜任何代价。

6. 以极高价格
If you can buy something that you want at a price, it is for sale, but it is extremely expensive.

e.g. Most goods are available, but at a price.
大多数商品都有售，但是价格极高。

7. 以一定代价
If you get something that you want at a price, you get it but something unpleasant happens as a result.

price的反义词

e.g. Fame comes at a price...
出名是有代价的。
e.g. Theismann's precious information came at a price, however.
不过，泰斯曼付出了代价才得到这些宝贵的信息。

8. 悬赏缉拿；悬赏刺杀
If there is a price on someone's head, an amount of money has been offered for the capture or killing of that person.

e.g. He remains at large despite the high price put on his head by the authorities.
尽管当局悬赏重金缉拿他，他仍旧逍遥法外。

9. 给…定价
If you say that you cannot put a price on something, you mean that it is very valuable.

e.g. You can't put a price on friendship...
友谊无价。
e.g. You can't put a price on the value of the work done by our nurses.
不能用金钱来衡量护士的工作。

10. （表示强调）…可能吗
You use what price in front of a word or expression that refers to something happening when you want to ask how likely it is to happen. You usually do this to emphasize either that it is very likely or very unlikely.

e.g. What price a glorious repeat of last week's triumph?
还有可能再次上演上周的辉煌胜利吗？

11. …又有什么用呢
You use 'at what price ?' to comment on the fact that the consequences of doing something are unpleasant.

e.g. Yes, they are free of him, but at what price to themselves, their families, those left behind?...
是的，他们离开了他，但是对他们自己、他们的家人以及那些留下来的人又有什么用呢？
e.g. What price success!
成功了又如何？

12. to price yourself out of the market -> see market

1. price的近义词

1. 单价：而每一列表示对象的一个属性(如性别这个属性),用户在使用数据库时,绝大多数时间都是在与表打交道. 域:编号(id)自动递增,主索引 书名(book) 作者(author) 单价(price) 进库日期(b_date) 图书简介(intro)