Word

rates

/reɪts/

noun

比率；率

核心释义

a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against some other quantity or measure

价格；费用；（尤指英国）地方财产税；比率；价格；等级(rate的复数形式)

The council increased the rates on all homes this year.

今年市政议会提高了所有房屋的地方财产税。

用法提示：作为复数名词，指地方财产税。

Many residents are struggling to pay their rates and other household bills.

许多居民难以支付他们的地方财产税和其他家庭账单。

用法提示：作为复数名词，指地方财产税。

The business rates for commercial properties have been reduced.

商业用地的营业房产税已经降低了。

用法提示：作为复数名词，指地方财产税。

在英国，'rates'常指地方政府对房产征收的税。

The council has increased the rates on residential properties.

议会提高了住宅地产的地方财产税。

We offer competitive rates for hotel rooms.

我们提供有竞争力的酒店房间价格。

Unemployment rates of 10% are alarming.

10%的失业率令人担忧。

易错句子The rates of boys to girls in the class is 3:1.正确表达The ratio of boys to girls in the class is 3:1.

中文学习者常混淆 'rate'（比率/速率）和 'ratio'（比例）。'rate' 用于衡量变化速度或费率，而 'ratio' 用于表示两个数量之间的比例关系。

易错句子The rates of these products are too expensive.正确表达The prices of these products are too high / The rates for these services are too high.

'rate' 通常指服务费、税率或利率，而非商品价格。表示商品或产品的价格应用 'price'。如果指服务费率，则可用 'rate'，但需搭配介词 'for'。