discount

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ discount /ˈdɪsˌkaʊnt/ noun

plural discounts

¹ discount

/ˈdɪsˌkaʊnt/

noun

plural discounts

Learner's definition of DISCOUNT

[count]

: an amount taken off a regular price : a price reduction减价；折扣

The store offers a two percent discount when customers pay in cash.顾客以现金支付时，商店可给予百分之二的折扣。
We were able to buy our tickets at a discount. [=for less than the usual price]我们能买到打折的票。

² discount /ˈdɪsˌkaunt/ adjective

² discount

/ˈdɪsˌkaunt/

adjective

Learner's definition of DISCOUNT

always used before a noun

: selling goods or services at reduced prices打折的

: offered or sold at a reduced price减价出售的

: cheaper than usual价格较低的

³ discount /ˈdɪsˌkaʊnt/ verb

discounts; discounted; discounting

³ discount

/ˈdɪsˌkaʊnt/

verb

discounts; discounted; discounting

Learner's definition of DISCOUNT

[+ object]

a : to lower the amount of (a bill, price, etc.)打折

The vacation plan included a discounted price/rate on our hotel room.假期计划包括我们旅馆客房的优惠价格。

b : to lower the price of (a product)减价；降低价格

Car dealers are heavily discounting last year's unsold models.汽车经销商在对去年没卖出去的汽车进行大减价促销。

a : to think of (something) as having little importance or value认为…不重要；低估

b : to believe that (something, such as information, a rumor, etc.) is not worth serious attention不认真对待；不予考虑

We can't discount [=dismiss, disregard] the possibility that the economy will worsen in the near future.我们对经济在不久的将来日趋恶化的可能性不能不予考虑。
These threats cannot be entirely discounted.对这些威胁不能全然不予理会。