1 a measurement of the speed at which sth happens or the number of times sth happens or exists during a particular period 率;比率:
The birth rate (= the number of children born each year) is falling.出生率在下降。The population is increasing at the rate of less than 0.5% a year.每年的人口增长率不到0.5%。an exchange rateof one pound to ten francs一英镑兑十法郎的汇率
2 a fixed amount of money that sth costs or that sb is paid 费用;价格:
The basic rate of pay is £10 an hour.基本工资一小时10英镑。We offer special reduced rates for students.我们给予学生特别优惠价。☞ Look at first-rate and second-rate. 参看first-rate及second-rate。
at any rate(spoken 口语)
1 used when you are giving more exact information about sth (用于补充更确切的资料):
He said that they would be here by ten. At any rate, I think that's what he said.他说过他们在十时到达这里。反正,我想他是这样说的。
2 whatever else might happen 无论如何;不管怎样:
Well, that's one good piece of news at any rate.好了,无论如何,那是个好消息。
the going rate (for sth)→GOING²
rate²
/reɪt ||; ret/verb
(not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时)
1 [I,T] to say how good you think sb/sth is 评价:
She's rated among the best tennis players of all time.她被评为有史以来最佳的网球选手之一。The match rated as one of their worst defeats.这场比赛被认为是他们的惨败之一。
2 [T] to be good, important, etc enough to be treated in a particular way 值得;应得:
The accident wasn't very serious -- it didn't rate a mention in the local newspaper.那起事故并不太严重,本地报纸提都没提。
rate1/ret; reIt/n [C]1 the number of times something happens over a period of time 比率﹐率: birth/unemployment/crime etc rate a country with a low birth rate 出生率低的国家2 a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale 价格﹔费用: Workers are demanding higher rates of pay . 工人们在要求提高薪酬。What's the going rate (=the usual amount paid) for a piano teacher? 现在钢琴老师的收费行情是多少?high interest rates 高利率3 the speed at which something happens〔某事发生的〕速度: Our money was running out at an alarming rate (=very quickly). 我们的钱花得很快﹐速度惊人。4 at any rate spoken 【口】a) used when you are stating one definite fact in a situation that you are not certain about [ anyway ] 【口】反正﹐不管怎样〔用于提出不确定情况中的确定因素〕: He's planning to come. At any rate, I think that's what he said. 他打算要来。 反正﹐我认为他是这么说的。b) used to introduce a statement that is more important than what was said before [ anyway ] 无论如何﹐不管怎样: Well, at any rate, the next meeting will be on Wednesday. 好了﹐不管怎样﹐下一次会议将是在星期三。5 at this rate spoken used to say what will happen if things continue in the same way【口】照这[那]样发展下去﹐照这[那]种情形: At this rate, we’ll never finish on time. 照这种情形看﹐我们绝对无法准时完成。6 first-rate/second-rate/third-rate of good, bad, or very bad quality 一流/二流/三流的: a third-rate movie 一部三流电影EXCHANGE RATE
rate2v 1 [T] to think that someone or something is good, bad etc 对…作评估﹐评价: Johnson is rated one of the best basketball players in the world. 约翰逊被认为是世界上最优秀的篮球运动员之一。2 [I] to be considered good, bad etc 被认为﹐被评价为〔好﹑差等〕: +as That rates as one of the best meals I’ve ever had. 那顿饭是我吃过的最好吃的饭之一。
raterateratesratedratingnoun1the speed of something or how often something happens: The crime rate was lower in 2004 than in 2005.2the amount that something costs or that somebody is paid: The basic rate of pay is £10 an hour.at any rate (informal) anyway; whatever happens: I hope to be back before ten o'clock – I won't be late at any rate.