英语词组at a price是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

at a price

if you can get something at a price, you have to pay a lot of money for it.

Forged passports are available, at a price.

if you can get something at a price, you have to accept something unpleasant in order to get it.

Progress has been achieved, but at a price. Many who worked on farms and in factories are now without jobs.

idiomat a priceused in order to say that in order to get what you want you may have to pay a lot of money or accept something unpleasant:The Diamond Market is infamous - here drugs, alcohol, and prostitutes are all available at a price.The Director admitted that higher train speeds on the Glasgow to London line had been achieved at a price, and that safety levels had been significantly reduced.Food production has increased massively with advanced farming techniques; but at what price? —see also what price ___?

at a price

1. For a fee (often an expensive one). In the big city, you can get anything you want—at a price.

2. With negative consequences. Freedom of speech came at a price for those protestors, as the crowd responded to them violently.

at a price

COMMON

1. If something can be obtained at a price, it is available but you have to pay for it, often a lot of money. Guests can always find a meal of sorts in the hotel restaurant, but at a price. It came as no surprise that this individual was willing to betray his master at a price.

2. If you get something you want at a price, you get it but you have to accept something unpleasant as well. He began to realise that fame comes at a price.

at a ˈprice

(get something) only by paying a high price, by spending a lot of time, effort, etc: Accommodation is only available in the city centre at a price.He knew he could be a successful businessman, but at a price — he’d hardly ever see his family.

词组	at a price
释义	Idiom at a price 1. if you can get something at a price, you have to pay a lot of money for it. Forged passports are available, at a price. 2. if you can get something at a price, you have to accept something unpleasant in order to get it. Progress has been achieved, but at a price. Many who worked on farms and in factories are now without jobs. idiomat a priceused in order to say that in order to get what you want you may have to pay a lot of money or accept something unpleasant:The Diamond Market is infamous - here drugs, alcohol, and prostitutes are all available at a price.The Director admitted that higher train speeds on the Glasgow to London line had been achieved at a price, and that safety levels had been significantly reduced.Food production has increased massively with advanced farming techniques; but at what price? —see also what price ___? at a price 1. For a fee (often an expensive one). In the big city, you can get anything you want—at a price. 2. With negative consequences. Freedom of speech came at a price for those protestors, as the crowd responded to them violently. at a price COMMON 1. If something can be obtained at a price, it is available but you have to pay for it, often a lot of money. Guests can always find a meal of sorts in the hotel restaurant, but at a price. It came as no surprise that this individual was willing to betray his master at a price. 2. If you get something you want at a price, you get it but you have to accept something unpleasant as well. He began to realise that fame comes at a price. at a ˈprice (get something) only by paying a high price, by spending a lot of time, effort, etc: Accommodation is only available in the city centre at a price.He knew he could be a successful businessman, but at a price — he’d hardly ever see his family.
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