1speed/frequency速度;頻率ADJECTIVE | VERB + RATE | RATE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤constant, expected, regular, steady, unchanged不變的頻率;預計的速率;常規速率;穩定的速率▸➤slow緩慢的速度◇the slow rate of change變化緩慢➤fast, rapid高速;快速▸➤alarming, phenomenal驚人的/非凡的速度◇The costs of the project are rising at an alarming rate.這項工程的花費以驚人的速度增長着。➤low低比率◇There is a low survival rate among babies born before 22 weeks.不足 22 週的早產兒存活率很低。➤elevated, high, increased提高的/高的/增加的比率▸➤ever-increasing, rising不斷增長的/上升的比率◇anxiety over rising divorce rates對離婚率上升的擔憂➤success成功率▸➤divorce, marriage離婚率;結婚率▸➤death, fatality, mortality死亡率▸➤recovery, survival治瘉率;存活率➤relapse復發率▸➤birth, fertility出生率;生育率▸➤accident事故率▸➤crime, murder, recidivism (technical術語, especially NAmE) , suicide犯罪率;謀殺率;再犯罪率;自殺率➤jobless, unemployment失業率➤attrition, dropout, turnover損耗率;輟學率;週轉率◇Medical students had a high dropout rate.學醫的學生輟學率高。➤graduation (NAmE) 畢業率◇Michigan's high-school graduation rate密歇根州的高中畢業率➤growth, inflation增長率;通貨膨脹率▸➤heart, metabolic, pulse, respiratory心率;代謝率;脈率;呼吸頻率◇We need to eat less as we get older and our metabolic rate slows down.隨着年齡的增長,新陳代謝速度減緩,我們應該少吃些東西。VERB + RATE➤accelerate, improve, increase, speed up加速;提高速度➤double速度加倍◇The US has doubled its rate of recycling in ten years.10 年來美國已經將廢物回收利用率翻了一番。➤cut, decrease, hold down, lower, reduce, slow down減速;放慢速度◇Educating girls has the effect of lowering birth rates.讓女孩接受教育可以起到降低出生率的作用。➤stabilize穩定速度▸➤maintain保持速度➤calculate, determine, estimate, measure計算/確定/估計/測量速度◇how to calculate your resting metabolic rate如何計算你的靜息代謝率RATE + VERB➤be up, go up, shoot up速度升高;速度猛增▸➤grow, increase, jump, rise, rocket, skyrocket, soar速度提高;速度上升;速度激增;速度飈升➤be down, come down, go down速度降低;速度下降▸➤decline, decrease, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, slip, slow速度減慢;速度驟降PREPOSITION➤at a/the rate以⋯速度◇The water was escaping at a rate of 200 gallons a minute.水以每分鐘 200 加侖的速度溢出。➤rate of⋯的比率◇the rate of salmonella infections沙門菌感染的比率➤rate per每⋯的比率◇the accident rate per 10 000 flight hours每 1 萬飛行小時的事故率rate
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2amount of money paid費用ADJECTIVE | VERB + RATE | RATE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤cheap, competitive, low, moderate, reasonable低廉的/有競爭力的/很低的/中等的/合理的價格◇We have a wide range of vehicles available for hire at competitive rates.我們有多種類型的交通工具出租,價格也頗具競爭力。◇Calls are cheap rate after 6 p.m. (BrE) 下午 6 點之後電話執行優惠費率。➤extortionate, high過於高昂的價格;高價◇credit companies that charge extortionate rates of interest收取超高利率的信貸公司➤rising上升的價格◇Borrowers want protection against rising interest rates.借貸者想要得到保護,以免遭利率升高的影響。➤excellent, good極好的/不錯的價格▸➤poor低價格◇The account offers a poor rate of interest.這種賬戶的利率很低。➤fixed, flat固定的費用◇You can opt to pay a flat rate for unlimited Internet access.你可以選擇支付統一費用不限時上網。➤usual通常價格▸➤going現行價格◇I'll pay you at the going rate (= the present usual rate of payment).我將按現行價格付款給你。➤variable變化的價格▸➤annual, hourly, weekly年費;每小時收費;每週收費▸➤base, basic, standard基本利率;基本所得稅稅率;標準所得稅稅率▸➤top最高稅率◇I pay the top rate of tax.我按最高稅率納稅。➤average平均費率▸➤market市場利率◇current market rates for borrowing目前市場的借貸利率➤group, preferential (especially BrE) 團體/特惠價格◇Ask about the special group rates for entrance to the museum.問一問進入博物館的團體特惠門票價格。➤discounted, reduced打折價;優惠價▸➤bank, exchange, interest, lending, mortgage, tax銀行利率;兌換率;利率;貸款利率;抵押貸款利率;稅率VERB + RATE➤determine, fix, peg, set確定利率;定利率◇Global banks have pegged interest rates at 1%.全球各銀行將利率定在 1%。➤hike, increase, lift, put up, raise提高利率➤exceed超過費用◇The deficit has recently exceeded the peak rates of the 1980s.該赤字最近超過了 20 世紀 80 年代高峰期的費用。➤cut, halve, lower, reduce, slash降低利率;將利率減半;減少利率;削減利率▸➤hold保持利率◇We will hold these rates until April.這些利率在 4 月 1 日前將保持不變。➤charge收費◇They charge the usual rate of interest.他們按一般的利率收取利息。➤pay支付費用▸➤give (sb), offer (sb)給(某人)⋯價格RATE + VERB➤climb, go up, increase, jump, jump up, rise, shoot up費用增加;利率上升;利率大幅度提高◇Their hourly rates have gone up.他們提高了每小時的收費標準。◇Mortgage rates jumped to 15%.抵押貸款利率飆升至 15%。➤come down, decline, dip, drop, fall, go down利率降低;費用下降▸➤differ, fluctuate, vary利率變動/波動/變化◇Exchange rates are fluctuating wildly.匯率波動劇烈。➤apply to sth利率適用於⋯◇Standard rates of interest apply to these loans.這些貸款採用標準利率。PREPOSITION➤at a/the rate以⋯利率◇money borrowed at a high rate of interest高利貸借款➤rate for⋯的費用◇the average rate for an unskilled worker雇用非熟練工人的平均費用➤rate of⋯率◇an increase in the rate of taxation稅率的提高PHRASES➤a drop in rates, a rise in rates利率的降低/提高◇a one-point rise in base lending rates基本貸款利率一個百分點的上升➤a rate of return回報率◇safe investments which give a good rate of return回報率很高的安全投資➡ note at per cent(for more verbs)rate
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤highly估價很高◇Silver was rated more highly than gold.以往銀子比金子更值錢。➤consistently一貫評定◇This airport is consistently rated as the worst in the world.這個機場一向被視為世界上最差的機場。PREPOSITION➤among列在⋯之中◇a golf course that is rated among the top ten in America美國十大頂尖高爾夫球場之一➤as評為⋯◇It is rated as one of the city's best hotels.它被認為是該市最好的酒店之一。➤for因⋯列為⋯◇a university that is highly rated for its research work因研究工作而受到高度評價的大學PHRASES➤rate sth on a scale在某個等級中對⋯進行評定◇The difficulty of each exercise is rated on a scale of 1 to 5.每個練習的難度按 1 到 5 分的計分進行評定。