Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #338
price
价格；价钱
the amount of money needed to buy something
- 1.
The cost required to gain possession of something.
获取某物所需的成本。
- 2.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
具有物质价值的属性(通常以出售时可获得的金额表示)
- 3.
The cost of an action or deed.
行动或行为的代价。
- 4.
the amount of money needed to purchase something
购买某物所需的金额
- 5.
Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
价值；估价；优秀； worth。
- 6.
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
为获得某物而必须付出、做出或经受的价值
代价；付出；价值；获取某物所需的成本。；具有物质价值的属性(通常以出售时可获得的金额表示)；行动或行为的代价。
In use
The price of gasoline has increased dramatically this year.
She paid a heavy price for her success.
Can you check the price of this item online?
he puts a high price on his services
the price of gasoline
the price of success is hard work
what price glory?
the price of sth
The price of oil has increased significantly.
石油的价格大幅上涨。
Connections
Collocations
- high price
- 高价
- The car has a high price.这辆车价格很高。
- low price
- 低价
- We offer low prices every day.我们每天都提供低价。
- reduce the price
- 降价
- The store reduced the price by 20%.商店降价了20%。
- price tag
- 价格标签
- The price tag shows $50.价格标签显示50美元。
- increase in price
- 价格上涨
- There has been an increase in price.价格有所上涨。
- fair price
- 公平的价格
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将price拆解为p和rice，想象大米（rice）有价格（price）。
Context & Register
中性语域，常用于购物、交易、经济讨论等场景。通常指商品或服务的价格，也可用于抽象意义的代价（但需特定上下文）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'price' (IPA /praɪs/), sharing the /aɪs/ sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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