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单词 rate
释义

rate

UK /reɪt/

Word Forms

singularrate
pluralrates

DEFINITIONS5
  1. 1
    countable the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a particular period of time

    a rising birth rate

    a dramatic fall in the city’s murder rate

    rate of:

    The animals were dying at a rate of three an hour.

    rate of:

    areas where the rate of unemployment is high

    success rate:

    Their success rate in recruiting new staff is very high.

    a high/low rate of something:

    There is a high rate of muggings and other forms of street crime in the area.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words relating to frequency and duration
  2. 2
    countable the speed at which something happens within a particular period of time

    Doctors monitor the patient’s heart rate.

    The population was growing at an alarming rate.

    rate of:

    During this period the rate of inflation soared.

    at a rate of:

    Workers were leaving at a rate of one a month.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for speed
  3. 3
    countable an amount of money that is paid or charged

    plans to reduce the tax rates for people on low incomes

    rate of:

    The banks now pay a lower rate of interest to savers.

    hourly/weekly/monthly rate:

    They increased the hourly rate of pay to £8.50.

    Synonyms and related words

    Prices and costs
  4. 4

    rates

    plural a local tax that people in the UK paid before 1990. They now pay a similar tax called the council tax.
    Synonyms and related words

    Types of tax and taxation
  5. 5

    at any rate

    whatever happens or may have happened, in any case
    Well, I’m not going home on foot, at any rate.
    Submitted by:
    Javad Hekayati from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 31/08/2016

phrases

at any rate
at this rate
the going rate

rate

US /reɪt/

Word Forms

singularrate
pluralrates

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a particular period of time

    a rising birth rate

    a dramatic fall in the city’s murder rate

    rate of:

    The animals were dying at a rate of three an hour.

    rate of:

    areas where the rate of unemployment is high

    success rate:

    Their success rate in recruiting new staff is very high.

    a high/low rate of something:

    There is a high rate of muggings and other forms of street crime in the area.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words relating to frequency and duration
  2. 2
    the speed at which something happens within a particular period of time

    Doctors monitor the patient’s heart rate.

    The population was growing at an alarming rate.

    rate of:

    During this period the rate of inflation soared.

    at a rate of:

    Workers were leaving at a rate of one a month.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for speed
  3. 3
    an amount of money that is paid or charged

    plans to reduce the tax rates for people on low incomes

    rate of:

    The banks now pay a lower rate of interest to savers.

    hourly/weekly/monthly rate:

    They increased the hourly rate of pay to $12.

    Synonyms and related words

    Prices and costs
  4. 4

    at any rate

    whatever happens or may have happened, in any case
    Well, I’m not going home on foot, at any rate.
    Submitted by:
    Javad Hekayati from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 31/08/2016

phrases

at this rate
the going rate

rate

UK /reɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyrate
he/she/itrates
present participlerating
past tenserated
past participlerated

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    transitive often passiveto consider that someone or something has a particular quality or has achieved a particular standard or level
    rate someone/something as something:

    Many voters rate the environment as the number one issue.

    rate someone/something highly (=approve of them):

    She is rated very highly by her colleagues.

    Synonyms and related words

    To say that something has a particular quality or feature
    1. 1a
      intransitive to be considered as having a particular quality
      rate as:

      The exhibition must rate as one of the most successful for this museum.

      Synonyms and related words

      To have a particular quality or thing
  2. 2
    transitive to judge a film to be suitable for people of a particular age to see

    Many films rated 15 would have been rated 18 ten years ago.

    Synonyms and related words

    Cinema ratings
  3. 3
    transitive to deserve something

    That should rate a mention in the local newspaper!

    Synonyms and related words

    Deserving and deserved
  4. 4
    transitive Britishinformalto have a good opinion of someone or something
    Synonyms and related words

    To love or like a person or thing

rate

US /reɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyrate
he/she/itrates
present participlerating
past tenserated
past participlerated

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    transitive often passiveto consider that someone or something has a particular quality or has achieved a particular standard or level
    rate someone/something as something:

    Many voters rate the environment as the number one issue.

    rate someone/something highly (=approve of them):

    She is rated very highly by her colleagues.

    Synonyms and related words

    To say that something has a particular quality or feature
    1. 1a
      intransitive to be considered as having a particular quality
      rate as:

      The exhibit must rate as one of the most successful for this museum.

      Synonyms and related words

      To have a particular quality or thing
  2. 2
    transitive to judge a movie to be appropriate for people of a particular age to see

    Many movies rated PG would have been rated R ten years ago.

    Synonyms and related words

    Movie ratings
  3. 3
    transitive to deserve something

    That should rate a mention in the local newspaper!

    Synonyms and related words

    Deserving and deserved
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