单词详解
1. n.
A. 比率,频率(which something happens is the number of times )
Her heart rate was 20 beats per minute slower. 她的心率每分钟慢了20次。
B. 速度,速率( which something happens is the speed )
The rate at which hair grows can be agonizingly slow or quick.
头发生长的速度可能缓慢也可能快。
C. 价格,费用(the amount of money that is charged for goods or services)
Calls cost 45p per minute cheap rate and 65p at all other times.
优惠时段的话费是每分钟45便士,其他时段是65便士。
D. 税率,利率( taxation or interest is the amount of tax)
Many people think it would be panicked into interest rate cuts.
很多人认为会陷入恐慌而匆忙降息。
E. (英国)地方税,不动产税,房地产税(a local tax which you paid if you owned property or
if you rented property without furniture. )
Soldiers were exempt from paying rates. 士兵免缴地方税。
2. v.
A. 评价,评级,评定(assign a rank or rating to)
The film was rated excellent by 90 percent of children. 90%的孩子都表示这部电影很精彩。
B. 看好,瞧得上(you think that they are good)
It's flattering to know that other clubs have shown interest and seem to rate him.
得知其他俱乐部对他感兴趣并看好他令他受宠若惊。
C. 把……评为,把……认定为,把……列为(at a particular position or rank)
She is generally rated American's No. 3 industrialist. 她被公认为意大利第三大实业家。
D. 值得,应该得到(the reaction you consider to be appropriate)
It rates a medal and a phone call from the President.
它该得到一枚奖章以及总统的电话祝贺。
相关词组
1. at this (或 that) rate 照这(或那)种情形,既然如此(或那样)
At this rate, we won't have a job to go back to. 这样的话,我们就没有工作可干了。
2. at any rate 无论如何,无论情况是什么;至少
Well, at any rate, thank you for all you did. 好吧,不管怎样,还是要感谢你所做的一切。
3. at a rate of knots 飞快地,非常迅速地
She's getting through the ironing at a rate of knots. 她熨烫衣服做得飞快。
相关单词
复数:rates
过去式:rated
过去分词:rated
现在分词:rating
第三人称单数:rates
相关链接
词语辨析: peed, rate, velocity, pace
peed, rate, velocity, pace
speed: 普通用词,指单位时间内行进的固定速度或速率,也指可能达到的最高速度。
rate: 作“速度”讲时,与speed同义,可换用。作速率解时,指相对增长的速度,也指两种相比较而得出的标准速度。
velocity: 技术用词,指物体沿着一定方向运动时的速率。
pace: 普通用词,指步行的速度,常引申指活动的进度或生产率。
词语详解
1. speed 指:“速度”、“速率”。普通用词,指单位时间内行进的固定速度或速率,也指可能
达到的最高速度。
They drove off at high speed. 他们驱车飞驰而去。
2. rate 作“速度”讲时,与speed同义,可换用。作速率解时,指相对增长的速度,也指两
种相比较而得出的标准速度。
Prices keep rising at a dizzy rate. 物价以极快的速度不断上涨。
3. velocity技术用词,指物体沿着一定方向运动时的速率。
Gazelles can move with astonishing velocity. 羚羊跑起来速度惊人
4. pace普通用词,指步行的速度,常引申指活动的进度或生产率。
When I found I was going to be late, I stepped up my pace. 我发现要迟到了,就加大步伐。