rate

英 [reɪt]

美 [reɪt]

n.  速度; 进度; 比率; 率; 价格; 费用
v.  评估; 评价; 估价; 认为…是好的; 看好; 划分等级; 分等

复数：rates　过去分词：rated　过去式：rated　现在分词：rating　第三人称单数：rates　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.297 / COCA.457

习惯用语

n.

at any rate
• （强调事情的真实性）无论如何，不管怎样
  used to say that a particular fact is true despite what has happened in the past or what may happen in the future
• Well, that's one good piece of news at any rate.
  不管怎么说，这是个好消息。
• I may be away on business next week but at any rate I'll be back by Friday.
  我下周可能要出差，但无论如何，我最晚星期五回来。
• （表示说得更加确切）不管怎样，至少
  used to show that you are being more accurate about sth that you have just said
• He said he'll be coming tomorrow. At any rate, I think that's what he said.
  他说他明天要来。至少，我认为他是这么说的。
• （强调下文）总而言之，反正
  used to show that what you have just said is not as important as what you are going to say
• There were maybe 60 or 70 people there. At any rate, the room was packed.
  那里也许有六七十人吧。反正屋子里挤得严严实实。
at a rate of knots
• 飞快地；迅速地
  very quickly
at this/that rate
• 照此情形；如此下去
  used to say what will happen if a particular situation continues to develop in the same way
• At this rate, we'll soon be bankrupt.
  照此情形，我们很快就会破产。
the going rate (for sth)
• 现行价格；现行收费标准；现行酬金标准
  the usual amount of money paid for goods or services at a particular time
• They pay slightly more than the going rate.
  他们支付的酬金略高于现行标准。

牛津词典

noun

• 速度；进度
  a measurement of the speed at which sth happens
  1. Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour.
     大多数人步行的平均速度为每小时5公里。
  2. The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate.
     报警案件的数量正在以惊人的速度增长。
  3. Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
     今天公布的数字表明通货膨胀率又一次下降。
  4. At the rate you work, you'll never finish!
     以你工作的速度，你永远也做不完！
• 比率；率
  a measurement of the number of times sth happens or exists during a particular period
  1. Local businesses are closing at a/the rate of three a year.
     地方企业正在以每年三家的速度关闭。
  2. a high/low/rising rate of unemployment
     高 / 低 / 不断增长的失业率
  3. the annual crime/divorce rate
     年犯罪 / 离婚率
  4. His pulse rate dropped suddenly.
     他的脉搏速率突然下降。
  5. a high success/failure rate
     很高的成功 / 失败率
• 价格；费用
  a fixed amount of money that is charged or paid for sth
  1. advertising/insurance/postal, etc. rates
     广告费、保险费、邮费等
  2. a low/high hourly rate of pay
     按小时支付的低 / 高报酬
  3. We offer special reduced rates for students.
     我们对学生有特惠价格。
  4. a fixed-rate mortgage (= one in which the amount of money paid back each month is fixed for a particular period)
     定额偿还按揭贷款
  5. the basic rate of tax (= the lowest amount that is paid by everyone)
     基本税额
  6. exchange/interest rates
     汇率；利率
  7. rates of exchange/interest
     汇率；利率
• （英国地方政府征收的）房地产税，房产税
  (in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house

verb

• 评估；评价；估价
  to have or think that sb/sth has a particular level of quality, value, etc.
  1. The university is highly rated for its research.
     这所大学因其研究工作而受到高度评价。
  2. They rated him highly as a colleague.
     作为同事，他们对他评价甚高。
  3. Voters continue to rate education high on their list of priorities.
     选民继续把教育看作是头等重要的大事。
  4. The show was rated (as) a success by critics and audiences.
     评论家和观众都认为这次演出是成功的。
  5. The match rated as one of their worst defeats.
     这次比赛可以说是他们最为惨重的一次失败。
  6. I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration.
     我们的需求恐怕不会受到这届政府的多大重视。
• 认为…是好的；看好
  to think that sb/sth is good
  1. What did you think of the movie? I didn't rate it myself.
     你觉得这部电影怎么样？我本人认为不怎么样。
• 划分等级；分等
  to place sb/sth in a particular position on a scale in relation to similar people or things
  1. The schools were rated according to their exam results.
     这些学校是按考试成绩排名次的。
  2. a top-rated programme
     一级项目
  3. She is currently rated number two in the world.
     她目前排名世界第二。
• 值得，配得上（某种对待）
  to be good, important, etc. enough to be treated in a particular way
  1. The incident didn't even rate a mention in the press.
     这件事在报纸上连提都不值得一提。
• 对（电影或录像片）分级
  to state that a film/movie or video is suitable for a particular audience

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 速度；速率
  Therateat which something happens is the speed with which it happens.
  1. The rate at which hair grows can be agonisingly slow...
     头发生长的速度可能极其缓慢。
  2. The world's tropical forests are disappearing at an even faster rate than experts had thought.
     世界上热带森林消失的速度比专家们预想的还要快。
• N-COUNT 比率;频率
  Therateat which something happens is the number of times it happens over a period of time.
  1. New diet books appear at a rate of nearly one a week...
     新的饮食类书籍差不多一周出一本。
  2. His heart rate was 30 beats per minute slower...
     他的心率每分钟慢了30次。
  3. Britain held the unenviable record of having the highest divorce rate in Europe.
     英国在欧洲各国中保持着不光彩的最高离婚率纪录。
• See also:Calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate and 48p at all other times....specially reduced rates for travellers using Gatwick Airport...East German wages were converted at the rate of one old East mark for one Deutschmark.exchange rate
• N-COUNT 税率；利率
  Therateof 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.
  1. The government insisted that it would not be panicked into interest rate cuts.
     政府坚称不会陷入恐慌而匆忙降息。
• N-PLURAL （英国）地方税，不动产税，房地产税
  In Britain,the rateswere a local tax which you paid if you owned property or if you rented property without furniture.
  1. Soldiers were exempt from paying rates...
     士兵免缴地方税。
  2. The new council tax combines elements of both the community charge and the rates.
     新的家庭税合并了人头税和地方税两个税种。
• V-ERG 评价;评级;评定
  If youratesomeone or something as good or bad, you consider them to be good or bad. You can also say that someone or somethingratesas good or bad.
  1. Of all the men in the survey, they rate themselves the least fun-loving and the most responsible...
     在所有参加调查的人中，他们认为自己最不贪玩、最负责任。
  2. The film was rated excellent by 90 per cent of children...
     90%的孩子都表示这部电影很精彩。
  3. Most rated it a hit...
     大多数人认为它很受欢迎。
  4. We rate him as one of the best...
     我们认为他是其中佼佼者之一。
  5. She rated the course highly...
     她对这门课的评价很高。
  6. Reading books does not rate highly among Britons as a leisure activity.
     读书并非英国人很喜欢的休闲活动。
  7. ...the most highly rated player in English football.
     英格兰足球界最受好评的球员
• VERB 看好；瞧得上
  If youratesomeone or something, you think that they are good.
  1. It's flattering to know that other clubs have shown interest and seem to rate me...
     得知其他俱乐部对我感兴趣并看好我令我受宠若惊。
  2. 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.
     它的艺术价值没能打动帕迪·克莱格。“我不知道这样大惊小怪是为什么。我一点儿也不看好它，”他说道。
• V-PASSIVE 把…评为;把…认定为;把…列为
  If someone or somethingis ratedat a particular position or rank, they are calculated or considered to be in that position on a list.
  1. He is generally rated Italy's No. 3 industrialist...
     他被公认为意大利第三大实业家。
  2. He came here rated 100th on the tennis computer.
     他以网坛排名第100名的身份来到这里。
• VERB 值得;应该得到
  If you say that someone or somethingratesa particular reaction, you mean that this is the reaction you consider to be appropriate.
  1. This is so extraordinary, it rates a medal and a phone call from the President...
     这简直不可思议，应该得到一枚奖章以及总统的电话祝贺。
  2. In those crowded streets her attire did not rate a second glance.
     在那些拥挤的街道她的穿着并未引起注意。
• See also:rating
• PHRASE 至少
  You useat any rateto indicate that what you have just said might be incorrect or unclear in some way, and that you are now being more precise.
  1. She modestly suggests that 'sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference'...
     她谨慎地提出“性别，至少是男女的性征，也许能解释这个差异”。
  2. He is the least appealing character, to me at any rate.
     他是其中最没有吸引力的角色，至少对我来说是这样。
• PHRASE 不管怎样，无论如何（表示现在所说的话更为重要、而非之前所言）
  You useat any rateto indicate that the important thing is what you are saying now, and not what was said before.
  1. At any rate, Pankin said that relations between the two nations will be restored before the conference...
     不管怎样，潘金说两国之间的关系将在会谈之前恢复。
  2. Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did.
     好吧，不管怎样，还是要感谢你所做的一切。
• PHRASE 这样下去；长此以往；如此一来
  If you say thatat this ratesomething bad or extreme will happen, you mean that it will happen if things continue to develop as they have been doing.
  1. At this rate, she would be almost seven feet tall by then...
     这样下去，她到时将有7英尺高了。
  2. At this rate they'd be lucky to get home before eight-thirty or nine.
     这样看来他们能在8点半或是9点以前到家就算幸运了。

英英释义

noun

• the relative speed of progress or change
  1. he lived at a fast pace
  2. he works at a great rate
  3. the pace of events accelerated
  Synonym:pace
• amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
  1. a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5
  Synonym:charge per unit
• a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
  1. the literacy rate
  2. the retention rate
  3. the dropout rate
• a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
  1. they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour
  2. the rate of change was faster than expected

verb

• assign a rank or rating to
  1. how would you rank these students?
  2. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
  Synonym:rankrangeordergradeplace
• estimate the value of
  1. How would you rate his chances to become President?
  2. Gold was rated highly among the Romans
  Synonym:value
• be worthy of or have a certain rating
  1. This bond rates highly

双语例句

• He is the least appealing character, to me at any rate.
  他是其中最没有吸引力的角色，至少对我来说是这样。
• Of all the men in the survey, they rate themselves the least fun-loving and the most responsible
  在所有参加调查的人中，他们认为自己最不贪玩、最负责任。
• At any rate, Pankin said that relations between the two nations will be restored before the conference
  不管怎样，潘金说两国之间的关系将在会谈之前恢复。
• He is generally rated Italy's No. 3 industrialist
  他被公认为意大利第三大实业家。
• Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%
  瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。
• Britain held the unenviable record of having the highest divorce rate in Europe.
  英国在欧洲各国中保持着不光彩的最高离婚率纪录。
• Most rated it a hit
  大多数人认为它很受欢迎。
• Reading books does not rate highly among Britons as a leisure activity.
  读书并非英国人很喜欢的休闲活动。
• The government insisted that it would not be panicked into interest rate cuts.
  政府坚称不会陷入恐慌而匆忙降息。
• She modestly suggests that 'sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference'
  她谨慎地提出“性别，至少是男女的性征，也许能解释这个差异”。