| 释义 |
rate /reɪt/► SEE ALLat any rateat a rate of knotsat this/that ratethe going rate (for sth)
●at ˈany rate (spoken) 1. used to say that a particular fact is true in spite of what has happened in the past or what may happen in the future 无论如何；不管怎样◆Well, that’s one good piece of news at any rate.
嗯，无论如何这算是一条好消息。2. used to show that you are being more accurate about sth that you have just said （表示说得更确切）不管怎样，至少◆He said he’d be here on the 5th. At any rate, I think that’s what he said.
他说他 5 号会在这里，至少我觉得他是这么说的。3. used to show that what you have just said is not as important as what you are going to say （表示下文比刚才说的更为重要）总而言之，反正◆There were maybe 80 or 90 people there. At any rate, the room was packed.
那儿或许有八九十人吧。总之，房间里挤得满满的。●at a rate of ˈknots (BrE, informal) very fast 飞快地；迅速地◆You must have been going at a rate of knots to have finished so soon.
你肯定干得飞快，不然不会这么早就完成了。 OPP at a snail’s pace NOTE The speed of a boat or ship is measured in knots. * knots （节）是船速的计量单位。 ●at ˈthis/ˈthat rate (spoken) if the situation continues as it is 照此速度；照此情形；如此下去◆This traffic’s terrible. At this rate we’ll never get to the airport on time.
交通太拥堵了，照此速度，我们怎么也不可能按时赶到机场了。●the ˌgoing ˈrate (for sth)the usual amount of money paid for goods or services at a particular time 通常价格；现行收费（或酬金）标准◆They pay slightly more than the going rate for freelance work.
他们出的价要稍高于自由职业者的现行劳酬标准。 |