n (1)价格(钱) (amount of money asked for or paid) [C]： What's the～of this coat/table? 这件衣服/这张桌子多少钱?The～is $9.99. 价钱为9.99美元。What～are you asking? 你要价多少?charge high～s 要高价;The～of eatables was rising/going up. 食品的价格正在上涨。P～s are falling/going down. 物价正下跌。P～s shot up/plummeted. 物价飞涨/暴跌。I will buy the funiture at that～. 我要以那个价格买下这些家具。sell sth at/for a good～以高价卖掉某物;put a～on sb's head 悬赏捉拿或杀掉某人;～control/war 物价控制/价格战;the fixing of～levels 价位的确定;Everyone has his～.(prov) 每个人都可被收买。cheap at the～划得来，物超所值;〖同〗cost，charge，value，worth;

(2)代价(what one must do or give in order to get or keep sth) [C]： pay the～of one's follies 为自己的愚蠢付出代价;His freedom was the～he paid for security. 他的安全是以自由为代价的。pay a heavy～for sth 为某事付出沉重的代价;They won the battle， but at the～of many lives. 他们取得了战斗的胜利，但代价是付出了许多生命。〖同〗cost;

(3)赌注与赢款的差额 (odds in betting) [C]： “What～are you offering on that horse?” “Six to one.” “你在那匹马上下注的比例有多大?”“六比一。”

at a price 相当贵，昂贵： You can get a house in London at a～. 在伦敦买房子价钱相当贵。

at any price 无论价钱高低;不惜任何代价： I wouldn't sell the painting/They wanted freedom at any～. 无论价钱多高我都不卖这幅画/他们不惜任何代价想得到自由。

beyond/above/without price 宝贵(无价)的： Good advice/health is beyond～. 忠告/健康无价。

not at any price 无论条件多优厚都不： He wouldn't have his sister's children stay again—not at any～! 他不愿意让他姐姐的孩子再留下来——无论如何都不行!

put a price on sth 定出某事物的价值： You can't put a～on friendship/loyalty. 友谊/忠诚是不能用金钱来衡量的。

what price...? 1)……有何用(价值)?(BrE)(infml)： The leaders of the two nations have refused to speak to each other. What～a peace agreement now? 两国领导人拒绝对话，一纸和平协定如今又有什么用?2)……的可能性有多大? (BrE)(infml)： It's started to snow. What～his arriving this evening now? 已经开始下雪了，他们今天晚上还有可能来吗?

→′priceless adj 无(法估)价的，极其珍贵的;极有趣(荒唐)的;′pricey， ′pricy adj 昂贵的;′price-fixing n 同业者协议价格;物价控制;′price-list n 价目表;′price-tag n 价格标签;

vt (1) 1)为……定价 (establish a price for) [T+n， T+n+prep(at)]： The clothes in those shops were～d high. 那些商店里的衣服定价很高。How much have you～d these tomatoes at? 这些马铃薯你定的什么价?～the radio at $150 将这收音机定价150美元;(agent)～the house at the right level for the market (代理商)为这所房子定了一个适合市场的正确价格;〖同〗evaluate; 2) 标价格于 (mark with a price) [T+n]： The shop assistant～d the shoes before putting them on display. 店员在将这些鞋摆出来之前先将价格标在上面。These dresses haven't yet been～d. 这些裙子还未标价。～sth out of the market 索价太高而无人问津;

(2)查明(估计)……的价钱 (find out or estimate the price of) [T+n]：～the rug/the plate/the painting 估计地毯/盘子/画的价格;

【辨异】price与charge、cost、expense、value和fee的区别见CHARGE。