| 单词 | at a price |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat a (also any) price 7. The cost of obtaining a benefit in terms of effort, suffering, sacrifice, etc.; that which is surrendered or sacrificed for the sake of some advantage. Frequently in at a (also any) price: whatever the cost may be, whatever loss or disadvantage is or may be entailed. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > exchange > [noun] > person or thing exchanged pricea1300 botchmenta1425 changinga1425 exchange1490 tit for tat1546 changeling?1548 some and some1573 tip for tap1573 quid pro quo1816 a1300 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 82 (MED) Him-self he gaf for þe in pris, to buge þe blis. c1390 Talkyng of Love of God (Vernon) (1950) 32 (MED) Þou sweete Ihesu..ȝeuest not one of þi good to wouwe wiþ þi lemmon, bote to ȝiue þi self for me in prys of my soule. a1450 Pater Noster Richard Ermyte (Westm. Sch. 3) (1967) 31 (MED) Þe whiche soules he bouȝt so dere wiþ þe price of his derworþe blood. c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Order of Fools (Harl.) in Select. Minor Poems (1840) 169 The sleyghti fox..Takithe to his larder at what price he wold, Of gretter lambren, j., ij., or thre. 1587 J. Higgins Mirour for Magistrates (new ed.) Pinnar vi Made mee pay the price of pillage with my bloud. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 223 Rosa. We can affoord no more at such a price. King. Prise you your selues: What buyes your company? 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 775 They vse smokie fires in their rooms, almost with the price of their eyes sauing their skins. c1647 Ld. Clarendon Hist. Rebellion (1703) II. vii. 189 So much enamoured on Peace, that he would have been glad, the King should have bought it at any price. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures lxxv. 308 He determined to bring his design to pass at any price whatsoever. 1755 E. Young Centaur vi, in Wks. (1757) IV. 253 The lowest price of virtue is vigilance, and industry; and if it costs us no more, it comes very cheap. 1774 D. Graham Impartial Hist. Rebellion (ed. 3) xv. 175 She sued for peace at any price. 1831 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein (rev. ed.) 15 One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought. 1859 B. Jerrold Wit & Opinions D. Jerrold 155 We love peace, as we abhor pusillanimity; but not peace at any price. 1866 R. W. Dale Disc. Special Occasions v. 164 We know at how great a price our inheritance of truth has been purchased. 1923 R. Fry Let. 29 Apr. (1972) II. 533 The British public won't have me at any price. 1958 J. Wain Contenders vii. 145 Any of us might make a mistake... Society decreed that I should pay the price, and I've paid it. 1979 P. Cosgrave Three Colonels i. 36 Remember, Ahmed my dear, the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. 2001 Business Week 12 Nov. 147/3 The images are not as sharp..as on a CRT display. For most people, that's a small price to pay for the real estate gain and the cool factor. at a price d. colloquial. A high monetary cost. Chiefly in at a price. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [noun] price1866 premium rate1946 1866 Times 10 May 9/4 We know that such aid would be given only at a price. 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Bank Holiday in Athenæum 6 Aug. 166/1 He likes to watch..her puzzled eyes lifted to his: ‘Aren't they a price!’ 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xix. 202 A man offered to sell ‘protection’ to the bookmakers—at a price. 1994 Independent on Sunday 11 Sept. 17/3 There's a deal for your every desire, at a price. < as lemmas |
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