ate
n
1 standard of reckoning obtained by expressing the quantity or amount of one thing in relation to another 比率; 率
walk at a/the rate of 3 miles an hour 以每小時3英里的速度行走
produce cars at a rate of 50 a/per week 以每周50輛的速度生產汽車
the annual `birth/`marriage/`death rate 年出生[結婚/死亡]率
a high `pass/`failure rate, eg in an exam 高的及格[不及格]率
the ex`change rate/the rate of ex`change, ie the number of units of one currency given in exchange for one unit of another 兌換率.
2 measure of value, charge or cost 價值、 費用或價格的量度
a ,first-,,second-, ,third-rate `job 一等、 二等、 三等的工作
postal, advertising, insurance, etc rates 郵資、 廣告費、 保險費
a low/high hourly rate of pay 按小時收取的低[高]報酬
special reduced rate for children, students, etc 兒童、 學生等的特惠價格
Surveys offered at reasonable rates. 提供測定服務收費廉宜.
What's the going (ie current) rate for baby-sitters? 請臨時保姆的費用現在是多少?
3 speed of movement, change, etc; pace (運動、 變化等的)速度; 進度
at a great, dreadful, steady, etc rate 以很高的、 驚人的、 穩定的...速度
His pulse-rate dropped suddenly. 他的脈搏突然放慢了.
double the rate of production, development, etc 使生產、 發展等速度提高一倍
At the rate you work, you'll never finish. 按你這樣的工作速度, 你絕對做不完.
4 (usu pl 通常作復數) (Brit) tax on land and buildings paid to local authorities (地方當局徵收的)房地產稅
set a rate of 66p in the pound, ie 66 pence for every pound of a property's value 規定按財產價值每英鎊納稅66便士
an extra 5 on/off (ie added to/deducted from) the rates 在房地產稅中增加[扣除]5英鎊.
5 (idm 習語) at `any rate whatever may happen; in any case 無論如何; 不管怎樣
That's one part of the job done at any rate. 不管怎麼說, 這個工作已經做了一部分了. at a rate of `knots (infml 口) very rapidly 極快地. at `this/`that rate (infml 口) if this/that continues; doing things this/that way; if this/that is typical 照這樣[那樣]下去; 照這樣[那樣]做; 如果情況就是這樣[那樣]的話
At this rate, we shall soon be bankrupt. 這樣下去的話, 我們很快就要破產了.
rate v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n/a]
~ sth at sth; ~ sb/sth as sth estimate the worth or value of sb/sth 評定某人[某事物]的價值
(infml 口) I don't rate this play (ie think it is good) at all. 我認為這出戲一點都不好.
What do you rate his income at? 你估計他的收入有多少?
She is highly rated as a novelist. 她這位小說家受到很高的評價.
2 [Tn.pr] regard (sb/sth) as; consider 把(某人[某事物])看成是; 認為
Do you rate Tom among your friends? 你認為湯姆是你的朋友嗎?
3 [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (at sth) (Brit) value (property) in order to assess rates (rate1 4) 核定(財產)的價值以確定應納的稅額
a house rated at 500 per annum 按財產核定每年應納稅500英鎊的房子.4 [La]
rank or be regarded in a specified way 以某方式劃分等級或對待
That task rates low on my priority list. 那件事情并不是我的當務之急.
5 [Tn] (US infml 口) be worthy of (sth); deserve 有(某事物)的價值; 值得
That joke didn't rate a laugh. 那笑話不值一笑.
*[reit]n. 比率, 率, 速度, 價格, 費用, 等級vt. 估價, 認為, 鑒定等級, 責罵vi. 被評價, 責罵【化】 速率【醫】 率, 速度, [速]率【經】 利率相關詞組: at an easy rate at any rate at that rate at this rate rate up rate with sb
Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.