rate
[reɪt] noun countable
MEASURE 测量
ESSENTIAL
■the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a particular period 率，比率；速率；速度；进度•Although she's recovering from her illness, her rate of progress is quite slow.尽管病情正在好转，但她康复的速度仍很慢。 •I told my assistants to work at their own rate.我告诉我的助手们按照他们自己的进度工作。 •The taxi was going at a tremendous rate.计程车飞速奔驰。 •the growth/inflation/mortality/unemployment, etc. rate增长率／通货膨胀率／死亡率／失业率等 •The drug has a high success/failure rate.这种药物治疗疾病的成功率／失败率很高。
[reɪt] noun countable
PAYMENT 付款
ESSENTIAL
■an amount or level of payment 价格；费用•We agreed a rate with the painter before he started work.开工前，我们和油漆工谈好了薪酬。 •What's the going (= standard) rate for this type of work?这种工作一般酬金是多少？ •Do you pay your mortgage on a fixed or variable rate?你怎样还抵押贷款，是定额偿付还是不定额偿付？
[reɪt] noun countable
TAX 税
rates [plural]
■a local tax paid in Australia, and in Britain in the past, by the owners of houses and other buildings （澳大利亚以及旧时英国的）房产税，房地产税
[reɪt] noun countable
at a rate of knots UK and Australian English
■If someone does something at a rate of knots, they do it very quickly 很快地；飞快地；迅速地•She got through her work at a rate of knots.她很快做完了工作。
[reɪt] noun countable
at any rate
■whatever happens 无论如何；不管怎样•Well, I'm not going home on foot, at any rate.哼，无论如何我都不会步行回家。 ■something you say to show that you are going to say something more exactly （表示更确切地说明）不管怎样，至少•I don't think they liked my idea. At any rate, they weren't very enthusiastic about it.我觉得他们不喜欢我的主意，至少他们不是很热心。
[reɪt] noun countable
at this rate
■if the situation stays as it is 照此情形；如此下去•At this rate, we won't be home till midnight.照这样下去，我们要半夜才能到家。
[reɪt] verb transitive
JUDGE 评价
■to judge the value or character of someone or something 评估；评价；估价•How do you rate him as a footballer?你怎么评价他作为一个足球运动员的表现？ •She is rated very highly by the people she works for.雇主对她的评价都很高。 •informal "What do you think of her as a singer?" "I don't really rate her (= I do not think that she is very good)."“你认为她作为一个歌手表现如何？”“我认为她不怎么样。” •I rate cars as one of the worst polluters of the environment.我认为汽车是污染环境的罪魁祸首之一。 •[+ obj + noun] On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate his book a five.满分是十分的话，我给他这本书给五分。 •Car crashes are so frequent that they don't rate a mention (= are not considered to be worth reporting) in the newspaper unless a lot of people are killed.撞车事故太频繁了，所以除非造成多人死亡，否则报纸对这样的事都不屑一提。 ⇒ See also underrate;overrate
rate as sth
■to be considered to be something of a particular quality 认为是；评价为•That rates as the worst film I've ever seen.那是我看过的最蹩脚的电影。
[reɪt] verb transitive
TAX 税 UK In Britain in the past, a building was rated to decide how much local tax the owner should pay. （旧时英国为收房产税而）给（房屋）核定应缴税款 |