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rate

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rate1 /reɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]  
1  number 数字AMOUNT the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a certain period 比率；率
birth/unemployment/crime etc rate
 Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 6.5% in February.
2月份，澳大利亚的失业率上升到了6.5%。
 a rapid increase in the divorce rate
离婚率的迅速攀升
high/low rate of something
 areas with high rates of crime
高犯罪率地区
success/failure rate (=the number of times that something succeeds or fails) 成功率/失败率
 It’s a new technique and the failure rate is quite high.
这是一项新技术，失败率很高。
 Immediately his heart rate (=the number of beats per minute) increased.
他的心率立即加快了。
at a rate of something
 Asylum seekers were entering Britain at a rate of 1,600 per day.
寻求避难者正以每天1,600人的速度进入英国。
→ birthrate, death rate
2  money 钱COST a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale 费用；价格
at (a) ... rate
 people who pay tax at the highest rate
以最高税率纳税的人
at a rate of something
 They only pay tax at a rate of 5%.
他们只按5%的税率纳税。
interest/exchange/mortgage etc rate
 another reduction in the mortgage rate
按揭贷款利率的再一次降低
rate of pay/tax/interest etc
 Nurses are demanding higher rates of pay.
护士在要求提高工资。
special/reduced/lower rate
 Some hotels offer special rates for children.
有些宾馆为儿童提供特价。
hourly/weekly rate (=the amount someone is paid per hour or week) 每小时/每周的工钱
 What’s the hourly rate for cleaning?
清洁工时薪多少？
 $20 an hour is the going rate (=the usual amount paid) for private tuition.
每小时20美元是私人授课的一般收费。
→ base rate, → cut-rate at cut-price, exchange rate, interest rate, prime rate► see thesaurus at cost
3  speed 速度SPEED the speed at which something happens over a period of time 速率，速度
rate of
 an attempt to slow down the rate of economic growth
放慢经济增速的努力
at (a) ... rate
 Children learn at different rates.
小孩学东西有快有慢。
 Our money was running out at an alarming rate.
我们的钱耗费速度惊人。
at a rate of something
 Iceland is getting wider at a rate of about 0.5 cm per year.
冰岛正以每年约0.5厘米的速度变宽。
4  at any rate spoken
a) used when you are stating one definite fact in a situation that is uncertain or unsatisfactory 反正，不管怎样〔用于提出在不确定或令人不满意情况中的确定因素〕 SYN anyway
 They’ve had technical problems – at any rate that’s what they told me.
他们遇到了技术问题——反正他们是这么跟我说的。
b) used to introduce a statement that is more important than what was said before 无论如何，不管怎样〔用于提出比刚才所说更为重要的事〕 SYN anyway
 Well, at any rate, the next meeting will be on Wednesday.
好了，不管怎样，下次会议将在星期三召开。
Examples from the Corpus
at any rate• Under his influence courage was quickened and fear banished, at any rate for the moment.• Out of the house at any rate.• Reminder bells went off, at any rate, and I wondered what the story was.• The fresh cheese with cream was all we, or at any rate I, wanted.• Or at any rate, he is with one of the research teams working on the man project.• It is assumed that de Reszke was dissatisfied with test-pressings; at any rate, neither was issued.• They were fairly certain he was immune; certain enough to consider it worth the risk, at any rate.• That's what they said, at any rate.• So, at any rate, was it.• Well, at any rate, the next meeting will be on Wednesday.
5  at this rate spokenFUTURE used to say what will happen if things continue to happen in the same way as now 照这样发展下去
Examples from the Corpus
at this rate• At this rate, I'll lose $30 million by the end of the season.• Poor Maud can only totter along at this rate.• It was last to start and at this rate, will probably be last to finish.• If he keeps blossoming at this rate, too, basketball coaches soon will be pitching tents in his yard.• Indeed, at this rate the City's fears of Labour's policies could make the difference in getting Labour elected.• Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years' time if they continue to multiply at this rate.• Police claim that at this rate, the thief could clear out the entire flock of Trafalgar Square pigeons in seven months.• To miss the odd target is acceptable, but not finds coming up at this rate and in such a confined area.• I calculated miserably-nearly three thousand words at this rate, more than ten pages.
6  first-rate/second-rate/third-rate CHARACTER OF somethingof good, bad, or very bad quality 一流的/二流的/三流的
7  at a rate of knots British EnglishBrE informalFAST/QUICK very quickly 快速地，飞快地
Examples from the Corpus
at a rate of knots• So was Mary - still whizzing helplessly backwards, at a rate of knots.
8. rates [plural]PET a local tax, paid before 1990 by owners of buildings in Britain 〔英国地方政府1990年以前向房主征收的〕房地产税
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a certain period
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + rate
high
Rates of adult illiteracy are still too high.
low
The hospital’s death rate is the lowest in the region.
a rising/falling rate
A falling mortality rate led to a gradual increase in the proportion of the aged in the population.
the unemployment rate
In April, the unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent, a 23-year low.
the death/mortality rate
The death rate among the homeless is three times higher than the rest of the population.
the birth rate
In many developing countries, birth rates are falling.
the crime rate
Our crime rate is one of the lowest in the country.
the divorce rate
The UK has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe.
the success/failure rate
The success rate is still extremely low.
the survival rate
The survival rate of twins and triplets has increased in recent years.
somebody’s heart/pulse rate (=the number of beats per minute)
A miner’s resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute.
metabolic rate (=the rate at which the body changes food into energy)
Metabolic rate rises with any form of activity.
verbs
the rate goes up (also the rate rises/increases more formal)
The crime rate just keeps going up.
the rate goes down (also the rate falls/decreases more formal)
We are expecting unemployment rates to fall.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale
adjectives
high
You ought to switch to an account that pays a higher rate of interest.
low
Wage rates in the industry are still too low, he says.
a special/reduced rate (=a lower charge)
Reduced rates are available for groups of 10 or more visitors.
the hourly/weekly rate (=the amount someone is paid per hour or per week)
Women have lower hourly rates of pay than men.
the going rate (=the usual amount paid)
She could not afford to pay them the going rate.
a flat/fixed rate (=one that does not change)
Profits were taxed at a flat rate of 45 percent.
the interest rate (=the amount of interest charged on a loan or paid on savings)
Interest rates have remained high.
a mortgage rate (=the rate charged by a bank on a loan to buy a house)
Higher mortgage rates should slow down the rapid rise in house prices.
a tax rate
People objected to higher property tax rates.
the exchange rate (=the value of the money of one country compared to the money of another country)
the exchange rate between the dollar and sterling
the wage rate
What is the hourly wage rate?
the base rate British EnglishBrE (=the rate of interest set by the Bank of England, on which all British banks base their charges)
The interest charged on your overdraft changes in line with bank base rates.
the prime rate (=the lowest rate of interest at which companies can borrow money from a bank)
The amount above the prime rate is determined by the bank’s assessment of the risk involved in making the loan.
phrases
the rate of interest/pay/tax etc
They believe that Labour would raise the basic rate of tax.
at a rate of
Some customers are paying interest at a rate of over 15%.
verbs
raise/put up the rate
If the banks raise interest rates, this will reduce the demand for credit.
cut/reduce/lower a rate
The Halifax Building Society is to cut its mortgage rate by 0.7 percent.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: the speed at which something happens over a period of time
adjectives
a faster/slower rate
The urban population has grown at a faster rate than the rural population.
a rapid rate
The plant’s ability to thrive in these conditions is partly due to its rapid rate of growth.
an alarming rate
The alarming rate of increase in pollution levels has concerned environmentalists.
a tremendous/phenomenal rate
He started to produce movies at a tremendous rate.
an unprecedented rate (=a rate that is faster than ever before)
We are losing species at an unprecedented rate.
a constant/steady rate
The process takes place at a constant rate.
Examples from the Corpus
rate• equipment that can load ships at a rate of 5000 tonnes a day• Our money was running out at an alarming rate.• At any rate, the boat was scuttled, and there were stains on it that they thought were bloodstains.• Nassau now has the third highest crime rate in the world.• Now more companies issue cards and many are willing to cut rates or waive annual fees to snare each others' customers.• Individual children develop physically and emotionally at different rates.• Sir Robin said foreign-exchange gains were helped by sterling's departure from the exchange rate mechanism.• The water was thick and brown and went down through the top end of Spaladale at a fearful rate.• There is a fixed rate for the job, regardless of how long it takes.• £150 is the going rate for tickets for the concert.• Hotel rates advertised are per person, not per room.• Our shop assistants are paid an hourly rate of £5.50• Pay determination is also hampered by such factors as inflation rates and currency fluctuations against the pound.• The State Bank charges lower rates on personal loans.• We are able to offer a whole range of services at very reasonable rates.• The amount of light available will determine the plant's rate of growth.• Class 1 contributions are paid by workers in employment and are deducted from their pay at the statutory rates.• Penicillin has a high success rate in treating bacterial infections.• Refugees were crossing the border at the rate of 1000 a day.• Prisoners escaped from the center at the rate of one every five days.• There is a 40% unemployment rate in the region.• While rates on Treasury securities plunged last year, the Federal Reserve resisted calls for large cuts in the rates it controls.
birth/unemployment/crime etc rate• He arrives in the County to face a crime rate rising at more than 32 percent a year.• Even to suggest that efforts he made to expand the labor force by increasing the domestic birth rate would seem slightly artful.• Massachusetts' unemployment rate rose to 5. 2 percent in December from 5. 1 percent in November.• The use of unemployment rates as a criterion of the effectiveness of regional policies is of limited value.• What was formerly the target unemployment rate has been abandoned in favour of a new, higher rate.• So the unemployment rate may be 5 percent.• The birth rate also continued to decline, though most slowly among the poorest.• The unemployment rate has been well under 6 percent for more than two years now.
at (a) ... rate• To get the clean price we subtract the interest that has been accruing at the rate of d percent up to that day.• Where Miss Cara Adeane's concerned, at any rate.• Anything higher tends to increase the debt at a compound rate.• The bank may lend money on a short-term note at a fixed interest rate.• Double this rate would allow the total amount of depreciation to be written off at the rate of 40 percent per year.• Due to the brevity of this period a neurone can send action potentials at a rate of up to 1000 per second.• Skiers and snowboarders injure themselves at a rate of 2. 5 people per 1,000, he said.• And pensions have not been going up at the same rate as the cost of living.
rate of• We were both traveling at the same rate of speed.
rate2 ●○○ verb  
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2  GOOD/EXCELLENT[transitiveT] British EnglishBrE informal if you rate someone or something, you think they are very good 认为…非常好，看好
3  rate somebody’s chances (of doing something) British EnglishBrE spoken if you do not rate someone’s chances of achieving something, you do not think that it is likely that they will achieve it 看好某人（有可能做某事）；认为某人有可能（做成某事）
Examples from the Corpus
rate somebody’s chances (of doing something)• How high do you rate my chances?• But officials will not rate the survival chances above 50 percent until a month after birth.• The doctors rated his chances as virtually nil.• I didn't really rate his chances of living that long.• But few analysts rate the chances of Washington's prefered successors very highly.
4  [transitiveT] informal especially American EnglishAmEDESERVE to deserve something 值得，配得上
5. be rated G/U/PG/X etc AMFif a film is rated G, U etc, it is officially judged to be suitable or unsuitable for people of a particular age to see 〔影片〕定为G/U/PG/X等级别 → X-rated
Examples from the Corpus
rate• Our restaurant didn't even rate a mention in Beck's guide.• Production becomes more important to the leader as his or her rating advances on the horizontal scale.• Not all the celebrities rated badly however.• Obviously, we can not rate course we do not play, but that does not mean that they are bad courses.• But the experts rated Reno seventh for implementing the Clinton agenda.• Internet Explorer and Netscape, for example, can restrict access according to a rating system.• It is also rated the most competitive newly-industrialised economy by the World Competitiveness Report.
rate ... highly• Even teenagers, often difficult to entertain, rate it highly.• Mozart didn't rate his playing highly.• The first attempt at integration through modules, and one that I rate extremely highly against all comers, is Smart.• This month's choice in particular rates very highly among my all-time favourites.• They don't rate freedom especially highly and their drinking habits are the most modest in our sample.• Like Kev says I rate him highly both as a defender and a motivator.• Their efforts were rated very highly by the Telegraph judges.• Statewide, 66 percent of men rated Bush highly, compared with 47 percent among women.
From Longman Business Dictionary
raterate1 /reɪt/ noun [countableC]
1a charge or payment fixed according to a standard scale
We have advised (=informed) our client of your hourly rate.
The councils have powers to set minimum rates of pay.
I’m told $25 an hour is the going rate (=the usual amount paid) for private tuition.
→ cheque rate → day rate → market rate → piece rate → rack rate
2the number of examples of something or the number of times something happens, often expressed as a percentage
Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 8.3% of the working population in August.
The pension finding service has an 87% success rate.
The failure rate of small businesses is notoriously high.
→ click rate → conversion rate → mortality rate
3the speed at which something happens
Companies have been going out of business at an incredible rate (=very fast).
→ absorption rate → depreciation rate
4 (also tax rate)TAX the part of your income or the part of the price of something that you pay in tax
Those who earn $180,000 to $280,000 will see their tax rates drop to 31% from 33% this year.
→ basic rate → effective tax rate → marginal rate → standard rate → uniform business rate
5 (also interest rate)FINANCEBANKING the percentage charged for borrowing money, or a percentage you receive when you put money in a bank, make an investment etc
Interest rates are falling and now is the time to buy property.
The rate on the bank’s standard credit cards will be 18.9%.
Mortgage rates will fall; corporate bond rates will fall; municipal bonds rates will also fall.
the most recent changes in the short and long rates (=the rates for borrowing over short and long periods of time)
→ annual equivalent rate → annual percentage rate → Bank of England minimum lending rate → bank rate → base rate → bill rate → capitalization rate → capped rate → compound rate → coupon rate → discount rate → effective rate → European interbank offered rate → fixed rate → flat rate → floating rate → interbank offered rate → key rate → minimum lending rate → negative interest rate → nominal interest rate → prime rate → teaser rate → variable rate
6 (also insurance rate)INSURANCE the amount you have to pay for insurance
Women drivers get cheaper insurance rates because their accident records are better.
→ average rate → short-period rate
7a payment for a public service, usually based on the value of the property owned by the person who uses the service
a non-domestic water rate of 3.4 pence in the pound
raterate2 verb
1[transitiveT] to think that someone or something has a particular quality, value, or standard
be rated (as) something
The Salzburg Sheraton is rated as one of the city’s best hotels.
His employer rates him very highly.
2[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to be considered as having a particular quality, value, or standard
rate as
It rates as one of the most comfortable PC keyboards I’ve tried.
The SLR can hardly be rated as a precision piece of equipment.
3[transitiveT]FINANCE to measure the risk of investing in or lending to a company, local authority etc
Moody’s Investors Service Inc. has rated the bonds single-A-1.
Richard Simon of Goldman Sachs has rated Paramount stock a ‘hold’ for the past year.
—rated adjectiveadj [not before a noun]
The bonds are insured and triple-A-rated.
4[transitiveT] to measure the performance of a ship or machine so it can be put in a particular class
—rated adjectiveadj
Each machine has a rated capacity of (=ability to produce) 600 tonnes per hour.
Origin rate1
(1400-1500) French Medieval Latin rata, from Latin pro rata parte “according to a fixed part”, from ratus, past participle of reri “to calculate”
rate1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
→n COLLOCATIONS3rate2 verb
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rate

noun¹

 1speed/frequency速度；頻率ADJECTIVE | VERB + RATE | RATE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤constant, expected, regular, steady, unchanged不變的頻率；預計的速率；常規速率；穩定的速率▸➤slow緩慢的速度◇the slow rate of change變化緩慢➤fast, rapid高速；快速▸➤alarming, phenomenal驚人的／非凡的速度◇The costs of the project are rising at an alarming rate.這項工程的花費以驚人的速度增長着。➤low低比率◇There is a low survival rate among babies born before 22 weeks.不足 22 週的早產兒存活率很低。➤elevated, high, increased提高的／高的／增加的比率▸➤ever-increasing, rising不斷增長的／上升的比率◇anxiety over rising divorce rates對離婚率上升的擔憂➤success成功率▸➤divorce, marriage離婚率；結婚率▸➤death, fatality, mortality死亡率▸➤recovery, survival治瘉率；存活率➤relapse復發率▸➤birth, fertility出生率；生育率▸➤accident事故率▸➤crime, murder, recidivism (technical術語, especially NAmE) , suicide犯罪率；謀殺率；再犯罪率；自殺率➤jobless, unemployment失業率➤attrition, dropout, turnover損耗率；輟學率；週轉率◇Medical students had a high dropout rate.學醫的學生輟學率高。➤graduation (NAmE) 畢業率◇Michigan's high-school graduation rate密歇根州的高中畢業率➤growth, inflation增長率；通貨膨脹率▸➤heart, metabolic, pulse, respiratory心率；代謝率；脈率；呼吸頻率◇We need to eat less as we get older and our metabolic rate slows down.隨着年齡的增長，新陳代謝速度減緩，我們應該少吃些東西。VERB + RATE➤accelerate, improve, increase, speed up加速；提高速度➤double速度加倍◇The US has doubled its rate of recycling in ten years.10 年來美國已經將廢物回收利用率翻了一番。➤cut, decrease, hold down, lower, reduce, slow down減速；放慢速度◇Educating girls has the effect of lowering birth rates.讓女孩接受教育可以起到降低出生率的作用。➤stabilize穩定速度▸➤maintain保持速度➤calculate, determine, estimate, measure計算／確定／估計／測量速度◇how to calculate your resting metabolic rate如何計算你的靜息代謝率RATE + VERB➤be up, go up, shoot up速度升高；速度猛增▸➤grow, increase, jump, rise, rocket, skyrocket, soar速度提高；速度上升；速度激增；速度飈升➤be down, come down, go down速度降低；速度下降▸➤decline, decrease, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, slip, slow速度減慢；速度驟降PREPOSITION➤at a/the rate以⋯速度◇The water was escaping at a rate of 200 gallons a minute.水以每分鐘 200 加侖的速度溢出。➤rate of⋯的比率◇the rate of salmonella infections沙門菌感染的比率➤rate per每⋯的比率◇the accident rate per 10 000 flight hours每 1 萬飛行小時的事故率
rate

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 2amount of money paid費用ADJECTIVE | VERB + RATE | RATE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤cheap, competitive, low, moderate, reasonable低廉的／有競爭力的／很低的／中等的／合理的價格◇We have a wide range of vehicles available for hire at competitive rates.我們有多種類型的交通工具出租，價格也頗具競爭力。◇Calls are cheap rate after 6 p.m. (BrE) 下午 6 點之後電話執行優惠費率。➤extortionate, high過於高昂的價格；高價◇credit companies that charge extortionate rates of interest收取超高利率的信貸公司➤rising上升的價格◇Borrowers want protection against rising interest rates.借貸者想要得到保護，以免遭利率升高的影響。➤excellent, good極好的／不錯的價格▸➤poor低價格◇The account offers a poor rate of interest.這種賬戶的利率很低。➤fixed, flat固定的費用◇You can opt to pay a flat rate for unlimited Internet access.你可以選擇支付統一費用不限時上網。➤usual通常價格▸➤going現行價格◇I'll pay you at the going rate (= the present usual rate of payment).我將按現行價格付款給你。➤variable變化的價格▸➤annual, hourly, weekly年費；每小時收費；每週收費▸➤base, basic, standard基本利率；基本所得稅稅率；標準所得稅稅率▸➤top最高稅率◇I pay the top rate of tax.我按最高稅率納稅。➤average平均費率▸➤market市場利率◇current market rates for borrowing目前市場的借貸利率➤group, preferential (especially BrE) 團體／特惠價格◇Ask about the special group rates for entrance to the museum.問一問進入博物館的團體特惠門票價格。➤discounted, reduced打折價；優惠價▸➤bank, exchange, interest, lending, mortgage, tax銀行利率；兌換率；利率；貸款利率；抵押貸款利率；稅率VERB + RATE➤determine, fix, peg, set確定利率；定利率◇Global banks have pegged interest rates at 1%.全球各銀行將利率定在 1%。➤hike, increase, lift, put up, raise提高利率➤exceed超過費用◇The deficit has recently exceeded the peak rates of the 1980s.該赤字最近超過了 20 世紀 80 年代高峰期的費用。➤cut, halve, lower, reduce, slash降低利率；將利率減半；減少利率；削減利率▸➤hold保持利率◇We will hold these rates until April.這些利率在 4 月 1 日前將保持不變。➤charge收費◇They charge the usual rate of interest.他們按一般的利率收取利息。➤pay支付費用▸➤give (sb), offer (sb)給（某人）⋯價格RATE + VERB➤climb, go up, increase, jump, jump up, rise, shoot up費用增加；利率上升；利率大幅度提高◇Their hourly rates have gone up.他們提高了每小時的收費標準。◇Mortgage rates jumped to 15%.抵押貸款利率飆升至 15%。➤come down, decline, dip, drop, fall, go down利率降低；費用下降▸➤differ, fluctuate, vary利率變動／波動／變化◇Exchange rates are fluctuating wildly.匯率波動劇烈。➤apply to sth利率適用於⋯◇Standard rates of interest apply to these loans.這些貸款採用標準利率。PREPOSITION➤at a/the rate以⋯利率◇money borrowed at a high rate of interest高利貸借款➤rate for⋯的費用◇the average rate for an unskilled worker雇用非熟練工人的平均費用➤rate of⋯率◇an increase in the rate of taxation稅率的提高PHRASES➤a drop in rates, a rise in rates利率的降低／提高◇a one-point rise in base lending rates基本貸款利率一個百分點的上升➤a rate of return回報率◇safe investments which give a good rate of return回報率很高的安全投資  ➡ note at per cent (for more verbs)
rate

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤highly估價很高◇Silver was rated more highly than gold.以往銀子比金子更值錢。➤consistently一貫評定◇This airport is consistently rated as the worst in the world.這個機場一向被視為世界上最差的機場。PREPOSITION➤among列在⋯之中◇a golf course that is rated among the top ten in America美國十大頂尖高爾夫球場之一➤as評為⋯◇It is rated as one of the city's best hotels.它被認為是該市最好的酒店之一。➤for因⋯列為⋯◇a university that is highly rated for its research work因研究工作而受到高度評價的大學PHRASES➤rate sth on a scale在某個等級中對⋯進行評定◇The difficulty of each exercise is rated on a scale of 1 to 5.每個練習的難度按 1 到 5 分的計分進行評定。
IELTS BNC: 297 COCA: 457
rate verb
⇨ judge 1 (How did you rate it?) ⇨ rank (schools rated according to exam results)rate noun
⇨ rate 1 (the rate of change) ⇨ rate 2 (sb's rate of pay) ⇨ tax (business rates)rate1

noun

 the rate of change 变动率sb's rate of pay 某人的薪资rate ♦︎ speed ♦︎ pace ♦︎ momentum ♦︎ tempoThese are all words for a measurement of how quickly sth happens or is done. 这些词均表示速度、进度。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆at a ... rate / speed / pace◆a fast / slow / steady rate / speed / pace◆a high rate / speed◆to increase the rate / speed / pace / momentum / tempo◆to gather speed / pace / momentum◆to gain / lose / pick up speed / momentum◆to slow the rate / speed / pace of sth◆to reduce the rate / speed of sth◆to maintain the rate / speed / pace / momentum◆to measure the rate / speed / momentum◆the rate / speed / pace / tempo increases◆the rate / speed / pace slows◆a change of speed / pace / tempo◆the rate / speed / pace / momentum of change■ rate [countable] a measurement of how quickly sth happens or of the number of times sth happens during a particular period 速度；比率；率◆At the rate you're working, you'll never finish!以你工作的速度，你永远也做不完！◆There has been a fall in the rate of inflation.通货膨胀率有所下降。◆The birth rate was falling during this period.这段时期出生率在下降。◆The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate.报案数量正以惊人速度上升。◆Local businesses are closing at the rate of three a year.地方企业正在以每年三家的速度关闭。◆the annual crime / divorce rate年犯罪率；年离婚率◆a high success / failure rate很高的成功率／失败率■ speed [countable, uncountable] the rate at which sb/sth moves or travels or sth happens or is done （运动或事情发生的）速度，速率；进度◆We travelled at an average speed of about 80 kph.我们以每小时约80公里的平均速度前进。◆at full / top speed以全速；以最高速◆She reduced speed before turning the corner.转弯前，她减慢了速度。◆The classes are designed to let students progress at their own speed.这些课的设计思路是让学生自己掌握进度。◆We aim to increase the speed of delivery (= how quickly goods are sent).我们力争提高送货速度。  see also speed ⇨ speed ■ pace [singular, uncountable] the speed at which sb/sth walks, runs or moves; the speed at which sth happens; the fact of sth happening or changing quickly （行走、移动或事情发生的）速度；快速变动；快节奏◆We set off at a leisurely pace.我们以悠闲的步子出发。◆Traffic was reduced to walking pace.车流的速度降低到如步行一般缓慢。◆I prefer the more relaxed pace of life in the country.我喜欢乡间较为悠闲的生活节奏。◆He gave up his job in advertising because he couldn't stand the pace (= things happened and changed too fast for him) 他辞去了广告业的工作，因为他承受不了那种快节奏。◆The novel lacks pace (= it develops too slowly).这部小说节奏太缓慢。■ momentum məˈmentəm; NAmE moʊˈmentəm [uncountable] the ability to keep increasing or developing; a force that is gained by movement 发展的动力；势头；冲力◆This deal adds fresh momentum to plans for a new rail link.这项交易为新铁路线的规划注入了新的动力。◆There was an unstoppable momentum towards German reunification.德国的重新统一势不可挡。◆The vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped.那辆车顺着向下的坡道越跑冲力越大。■ tempo (plural tempos) [countable, uncountable] (written) the speed of any movement or activity （运动或活动的）速度，节奏◆They soon adapted to the slower tempo of life on the island.他们很快适应了岛上较慢的生活节奏。  see also tempo ⇨ rhythm rate2

noun

 the rate of change 变动率sb's rate of pay 某人的薪资  ➡ See also the entry for price noun 另见price名词词条rate ♦︎ charge ♦︎ fee ♦︎ rent ♦︎ fine ♦︎ fare ♦︎ terms ♦︎ dues ♦︎ toll ♦︎ rentalThese are all words for an amount of money that is charged or paid for sth. 这些词均表示价格、费用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a rate / a charge / a fee / rent / a fine / the fare / the terms / dues / a toll / the rental for sth◆a rate / a charge / a fee / rent / a toll / the rental on sth◆at a rate / charge / fee / rent / fare / rental of...◆for a charge / fee◆(a / an) annual / monthly rate / charge / fee / rent / dues / rental◆(a) daily rate / charge / fee / rent / rental◆(a) reasonable rate / charge / fee / rent / fare / terms / toll / rental◆(a) high / low rate / charge / fee / rent / fare / toll / rental◆(a) fixed rate / charge / fee / rent / fare / terms / rental◆(a) flat rate / charge / fee / fare◆the full rate / charge / fee / rent / fare / toll / rental◆to pay a rate / a charge / a fee / rent / a fine / a fare / your dues / a toll / the rental◆to charge a rate / a fee / rent / a fare / dues / a toll / rental◆to increase / reduce the rate / charge / fee / rent / fine / fare / dues / toll■ rate [countable] a fixed amount of money that is asked or paid for sth 价格；费用◆The job has a very low hourly rate of pay.这个工作时薪很低。◆We offer special reduced rates for students.我们对学生有特惠价格。◆What is the going rate (= the usual level of payment) for bar work?在酒吧工作一般工资多少？◆We were forced to borrow the money at an extortionately high rate of interest.我们被迫借高利贷。◆The bank has announced a cut in interest rates.银行已宣布降息。  see also rates ⇨ tax ■ charge [countable] an amount of money that is asked for goods or services （商品或服务的）要价，收费◆We have to make a small charge for refreshments.我们得收取些许茶点费。◆Delivery is free of charge (= costs nothing).免费送货。◆ (BrE) The museum has introduced a £3 admission charge.那家博物馆开始收取3英镑的入场费。  see also charge ⇨ charge verb ■ fee [countable] (rather formal) an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or services, to go to a school or college, join an organization or visit a place 专业服务费；咨询费；学费；会费；参观费◆The family spent over £20 000 on legal fees.那个家庭支付了20 000多英镑的诉讼费。◆Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account?在这家银行开立账户要收费吗？◆Club members pay an annual membership fee of £775.俱乐部会员每年支付775英镑的会费。◆ (especially BrE) There is no entrance fee to the gallery.该美术馆不收入场费。◆ (especially NAmE) an admission fee入场费  see also subscription ⇨ payment NOTE 辨析 Charge or fee? Fee can represent a larger amount of money than charge, especially in the combinations legal fees and school fees. Charge is used for smaller services in less formal or professional contexts. * fee可指比charge更大的金额，legal fees和school fees尤其如此。charge指没那么正式的场合或不那么专业的小型服务机构收取的费用◆We have to charge a small fee for refreshments. Money that you pay to visit a place such as a museum is called an admission charge or entrance fee in British English, an admission fee or (less frequently) entrance fee in American English, (but never an 'entrance charge'). 博物馆等场所向参观者收取的入场费在英式英语中称为admission charge或entrance fee，在美式英语中称为admission fee或没那么常用的entrance fee，但从不用entrance charge。 ■ rent [uncountable, countable] an amount of money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room （建筑物或房屋的）租金◆The landlord charged them a month's rent in advance.房东预先收取了他们一个月的租金。◆ (BrE) They began falling behind with their rent (= paying it late or not at all).他们开始拖欠房租。◆ (NAmE) They began falling behind in their rent.他们开始拖欠房租。◆Rents are rising in the business district.商业区的租金在上涨。■ fine [countable] a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule 罚金；罚款◆a parking fine违规停车罚款◆Offenders will be liable to a heavy fine (= one that costs a lot of money).违者须付巨额罚金。◆She has already paid over $2 000 in fines.她已经交了2 000多元罚金。   see also fine ⇨ charge verb ■ fare [countable] the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc. （车船、飞机等交通工具的）票价◆Fares have been increased by 10%.票价已经上调了10%。◆a bus / taxi / rail / air fare公共汽车票价；出租车费；火车／飞机票价◆ (BrE) How much is the return / single fare?往返／单程票价是多少？◆ (NAmE) Round-trip fare from New York to Cincinnati is $229.从纽约到辛辛那提的往返车费是229美元。◆ (NAmE) one-way fare单程票价■ terms [plural] conditions that you agree when you buy, sell or pay for sth; a price or cost （交易的）条件；价钱；费用◆to buy sth on easy terms (= paying for it over a long period) 分期付款购买◆My terms are £20 a lesson.我每教一课收费20英镑。   see also terms ⇨ condition ■ dues [plural] an amount of money that you have to pay so that you can be a member of an organization 会费◆He had not paid his trade union dues for six months.他已经六个月未缴纳工会会费了。   see also subscription ⇨ payment ■ toll təʊl; NAmE toʊl [countable] an amount of money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge （道路或桥梁的）通行费◆She took enough money to pay for motorway tolls and ferry tickets.她带了足够的钱支付高速公路通行费和船票。◆a toll road / bridge收费道路／桥梁ⓘ In American English, a toll is also a charge for a telephone call that is calculated at a higher rate than a local call. 在美式英语中，toll亦指长途电话费◆ (NAmE) Is San Jose to San Mateo a toll call?(= Do I have to pay extra for this call? Is it not a local call?) 从圣何塞打电话到圣马特奥属于长途吗？ ■ rental [uncountable, countable, usually singular] an amount of money that you have to pay to use sth for a particular period of time 租金◆Telephone charges include line rental.电话费包括线路租金。◆ (BrE) The weekly rental on the car was over £200.汽车每周租金超过200英镑。NOTE 辨析 Rent or rental? Rent is money paid to use a building or room; for other items use rental or rate. In American English rent verb is used in connection with cars, but the usual noun is rate. * rent指建筑物或房屋的租金，其他物品的租金用rental或rate。在美式英语中，动词rent用于与汽车有关的语境，但表达此义的名词通常用rate◆It costs us $300 a week to rent a car.我们每周租车要花费300元。◆The rate on the car was $300 a week.汽车每周的租金是300元。
IELTS BNC: 297 COCA: 457

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