price
UK/praɪs/US/prais/
NGSL 1kIELTS中考高考A1
释义
n.
The amount of money for which something is bought or sold
价格；价钱
n.
An unpleasant thing you must accept or give up to get something else
代价；牺牲
v.
To set or mark the price of something
给……定价；标价
词根拆分
词根派生=price
拉丁语 pretium（"价值、价格"）最朴素的后裔，经古法语 pris 传入。price 就是"一样东西用钱衡量值多少"。比喻义——"成名的代价""高昂的代价"——延伸了同一念头：为得到某物你必须付出什么。
词根 pric 还连着 56 个词常用搭配
- 1.raise/cut the price提价/降价
- 2.at a reasonable price以合理的价格
- 3.the price of……的价格
- 4.pay the price付出代价
- 5.price range价格区间
例句
- 1.
The price of fresh vegetables has gone up sharply this winter.
今年冬天新鲜蔬菜的价格大幅上涨。
- 2.
We managed to negotiate a lower price for the car.
我们设法把这辆车的价格谈低了。
- 3.
Losing his free time was the price he paid for success.
失去空闲时间是他为成功付出的代价。
- 4.
The shop prices its goods slightly below its competitors.
这家店给商品定价略低于竞争对手。
易混词辨析
price / cost / value——price 是卖家开的价（the price of a ticket）；cost 是生产或实际花费（the cost of living）；value 是它对你真正的价值（物有所值）。一样东西可以 price 很高但 value 很低。