| 单词 | rate |
| 释义 | rate (reɪt ) Word forms: rates , rating , rated 1. countable noun The rate at which something happens is the speed with which it happens. The rate at which hair grows can be agonisingly slow. The world's tropical forests are disappearing at an even faster rate than experts had thought. Synonyms: speed, pace, tempo, velocity 2. countable noun B2 The rate at which something happens is the number of times it happens over a period of time or in a particular group. New diet books appear at a rate of nearly one a week. [+ of] His heart rate was 30 beats per minute slower. The country has the world's sixth highest unemployment rate. 3. countable noun B2 A rate is the amount of money that is charged for goods or services. Calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate and 48p at all other times. ...specially reduced rates for travellers using Gatwick Airport. After the age of 35, we start losing muscle at the rate of half a pound a year. 4. See also exchange rate 5. countable noun B2 The rate of taxation or interest is the amount of tax or interest that needs to be paid. It is expressed as a percentage of the amount that is earned, gained as profit, or borrowed. [business] The government insisted that it would not be panicked into interest rate cuts. 6. verb [no cont] If you rate someone or something as good or bad, you consider them to be good or bad. You can also say that someone or something rates as good or bad. Of all the men in the survey, they rate themselves the most responsible. [VERB noun adjective] The film was rated excellent by 90 per cent of children. [VERB noun adjective] Most rated it a hit. [VERB noun noun] We rate him as one of the best. [VERB noun + as] She rated the course highly. [VERB noun adverb] Reading books does not rate highly among Britons as a leisure activity. [V adv prep] ...the most highly rated player in English football. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: evaluate, consider, rank, reckon 7. verb If you rate someone or something, you think that they are good. [mainly British, informal] It's flattering to know that other clubs have shown interest and seem to rate me. [VERB noun] Its artistic value failed to move Paddy Clegg. 'I don't know what all the fuss is about. I didn't rate it at all,' he said. [VERB noun] Synonyms: think highly of, value, respect, admire 8. passive verb [no cont] If someone or something is rated at a particular position or rank, they are calculated or considered to be in that position on a list. He is generally rated Italy's No. 3 industrialist. [be VERB-ed noun] He came here rated 100th on the tennis computer. [be V-ed ord] 9. verb [no cont] If you say that someone or something rates a particular reaction, you mean that this is the reaction you consider to be appropriate. Their national golf championship barely rated a mention. [VERB noun] In those crowded streets her attire did not rate a second glance. [VERB noun] Synonyms: deserve, merit, be entitled to, be worthy of 10. See also rating 11. at any rate phrase You use at any rate to indicate that what you have just said might be incorrect or unclear in some way, and that you are now being more precise. She modestly suggests that 'sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference'. He is the least appealing character, to me at any rate. 12. at any rate phrase You use at any rate to indicate that the important thing is what you are saying now, and not what was said before. At any rate, Pankin said that relations between the two nations will be restored before the conference. Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did. Synonyms: in any case, anyway, nevertheless, anyhow 13. at this rate phrase If you say that at this rate something bad or extreme will happen, you mean that it will happen if things continue to develop as they have been doing. At this rate, she would be almost seven feet tall by then. At this rate they'd be lucky to get home before eight-thirty or nine. Idioms: at a rate of knots [British] very quickly By 1935, Blyton was publishing at a rate of knots – adventures, fairy tales, mysteries. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: rate rise The blue-blooded broker did not expect a rate rise to upset the property market unduly. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Our resilient housing market could yet emerge unscathed from yet another rate rise. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The crunch will come with an interest rate rise. The Sun (2014) But average credit card interest rates stand at 16.3 per cent a year - and rates soar up to 40 per cent for the worst off. The Sun Phone manufacturers are being urged to 'design out' smartphone thefts as crime rates soar. Times, Sunday Times However, interest rates soar to a punitive 12.9% once you finish the course. Times, Sunday Times As bond prices fall, interest rates soar, raising the cost of borrowing for cash-strapped governments. Times, Sunday Times That could leave the nation owing even more to foreign investors as interest rates soar. The Sun It's going to be tricky to get one that's a reasonable rate. Times, Sunday Times Permitted development rights also remove the onus placed upon developers to provide a reasonable rate of affordable housing as part of any residential scheme. Times, Sunday Times She has had high occupancy rates and a reasonable rate of return (about 6 per cent). Times, Sunday Times What's a reasonable rate of return to expect on our savings and investments? Times, Sunday Times Ideally, you need 10 per cent to be certain of a reasonable rate. Times, Sunday Times You will have more endurance, an improved recovery rate and a lower heart rate for each level of exercise. The Sun If that rate continues, five years of a lackadaisical recovery would give way to a recovery rate more consistent with past rebounds. Times, Sunday Times Total reckons that it can raise the average oil recovery rate from a reservoir from 35 per cent to 45 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The symptoms of bubonic plague were horrific; the recovery rate was effectively nil. Times,Sunday Times Blueberries led to a higher blood level of antioxidants, which improved muscle recovery rate in the first 36 hours. The Sun To reduce the rate of effect the advantage of an optical beam with circular polarization has been proposed. 2011, 'Study of the Temperature Turbulences Effect upon Optical Beam in Atmospheric Optical Communication', Radioengineering The carboxylation efficiency rate and the electron transport rate were reduced under the heat treatment. 2018, 'Canola Responses to Drought, Heat, and Combined Stress: Shared and Specific Effects on Carbon Assimilation, Seed Yield, and Oil Composition', Frontiers in Plant Science It may however reduce the rate of folliculogenesis and steroidogenesis. 2005, 'A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Study To Assess The Efficacy Of Ketoconazole For Reducing The Risk Of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome', Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran The survey had a response rate of 89 per cent. Times, Sunday Times They were also faster in their response rate than humans. Times, Sunday Times In his study, conversely, there was a response rate of 97 per cent. Times, Sunday Times For the first time, all universities taking part achieved the 50% response rate required for their data to be released. Times, Sunday Times It got replies from 1,172, not a bad response rate, of whom 714 said that they would pay more. Times,Sunday Times This has resulted in a 98% retention rate among senior managers. Times, Sunday Times The customer retention rate for the full year rose fractionally from 95.9 per cent to 96 per cent. Times,Sunday Times Inflows in the third quarter rose by 17 per cent to 1.48 billion, helped by the business's high retention rate of 95 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The group's client retention rate stayed above 90 per cent and it said that the pipeline of new sales supported fullyear expectations. Times, Sunday Times Evidence shows a strong link between the experience of students in the first month on campus and the university's retention rate. Times, Sunday Times Those seeking a mortgage, or borrowers who need to remortgage, should consider locking into a five-year fix if they have a large deposit to protect themselves against short-term rate rises. Times, Sunday Times By 2004 the short-term rate was 1 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The move could, in theory, boost the economy by lowering short-term rates. Times, Sunday Times Prices would not spiral up when short-term rates were low, so there would be no crisis when rates go high. Times, Sunday Times In the past, when the yield curve has inverted, real short-term rates have been much higher. Times, Sunday Times We are getting better off, but at a painfully slow rate. Times, Sunday Times Sea level has risen but at a very slow rate — about a foot per century. Times, Sunday Times Homes are being built but at a very slow rate. Times, Sunday Times I have listened to them at a fast rate, at a medium rate, at a slow rate. Times, Sunday Times And there remains an arduous road ahead over the next month, with the national mortality rate decreasing at a stubbornly slow rate. The Sun Things have gathered pace at a steady rate. The Sun Bury a length of porous hose, also known as 'leaky pipe', beneath raised beds to maintain a slow, steady rate of watering for vulnerable seedlings. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps start by sending her on a short walk of a few minutes while listening to a recording of herself counting out her steady rate of breathing. Times, Sunday Times They cook food at a slow and steady rate, using very little energy and turn out succulent meals that retain vitamins and goodness. The Sun Then they continued increasing by the same amount again, at a more steady rate. Times, Sunday Times After inventing the flash-freezing procedure called vitrification, scientists vastly improved the success rate. Times, Sunday Times (2018) There has been recent research proving rather conclusively that attractive people have a higher success rate in life. SUMMER OF SECRETS (2005) It's also common knowledge that the success rate of catching ghosts is nil. SUMMER OF SECRETS (2002) Short bulbar strictures are amenable using primary anastomosis, with a high success rate. 2007, 'Surgical treatment of anterior urethral stricture diseases: brief overview', International Brazilian Journal of Urology The success rate was 64.8%, the partial success rate was 17.6%, and the nonsuccess rate was 17.6%. 2003, 'Fibrinolytic therapy for thrombosis in cardiac valvular prosthesis short and long term results', Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia The survival rate is now almost equal to that of standard coronary bypass and valve operations. The Sun (2012) The survival rate was 89.4% for patients with favorable histology, 66.7% for focal anaplasia and 40% for diffuse anaplasia. 2005, 'Prognóstico de pacientes com tumor de Wilms unilateral no Rio de Janeiro, 1990-2000 Prognosis for patients with unilateral Wilms' tumor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1990-2000', Revista de Saúde Pública Adequate transport improves the survival rate of the patients with craniocerebral injuries. 2007, 'Importance of transport in prehospital treatment of children with craniocerebral injuries', Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo Viral load, survival rate, haemocyte populations and phenoloxidase activity of each experimental group were measured and compared. 2016, 'Effect of 1,3-1,6 β-Glucan on Natural and Experimental Deformed Wing Virus Infection in Newly Emerged Honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica)', PLOS ONE The overall survival rate was 100.0%, and nonmajor adverse event rate was 95.0% (95/100). 2017, 'Efficacy and Safety of the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System for Stroke Prevention in Chinese Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Single-center, Prospective, Observational Study', Chinese Medical Journal The top rate has varied over the past century between 5 per cent and 97 per cent. Times, Sunday Times A 30-year-old trader may not hang around to see whether the top rate of tax comes down. Times, Sunday Times One solution might be to reinstate estate tax at 2009 levels, when the exemption level was $3.5 million and the top rate was 45 per cent. Times, Sunday Times In 2011-12 the tax increases strike: the 45p top rate, the rise in national insurance. Times, Sunday Times He lost, and the 40% top rate stayed. Times, Sunday Times Most lenders do not advertise their product transfer rate, however, and many will be more expensive than a remortgage elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times The information transfer rate may or may not be equal to the transmission modulation rate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Memory transactions between 64-bit devices may use all 64 bits to double the data transfer rate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It provides up to 230 kbit/s transfer rate, though limited to 57.8 kbit/s for most software. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Data transfer rate was 8,800 characters per second. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This can lead to organizational, structural, and discipleship frustration, which can also lead to a high turnover rate over the first couple of years. Christianity Today Not to mention its staff turnover rate of just 3%. Times, Sunday Times More spectacularly, at almost one in five firms the turnover rate was more than 30 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Teaching now has a lower turnover rate than the rest of the economy. Times, Sunday Times The turnover rate has been rising since 2012-13 and last year reached 27.8%. Times, Sunday Times So rents are up and the vacancy rate down. Times, Sunday Times Vacancy rate: 16.3 percent, up from 15.3 percent in the third quarter of 2009. Houston Chronicle The vacancy rate for the whole office estate stands at just 3 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The group has maintained a vacancy rate of 3.9 per cent. Times, Sunday Times With a vacancy rate of 3 to 4 per cent, a site comes free only once every six months. Times, Sunday Times The group, which sets the living wage rate, has raised it from 7.85 to 8.25 nationally. Times, Sunday Times The rate represents a 50p increase on the national minimum wage rate that workers aged 25 and over would be receiving otherwise (6.70). Times, Sunday Times And if the top club players disappoint the fans, well, there's always another club to play for, maybe next week, at a similarly ludicrous wage rate. Times, Sunday Times So it was a surprise to see him advertising for office help to work a 37-hour week at 3.37 an hour, half the minimum wage rate. The Sun This would involve it assessing the wage rate that each of the main sectors could afford to pay above the legal national minimum. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 比率, 评估 Japanese: 割合, 評価する |
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