rate [ reit] n.比率；速度；价格
first-rate [ 'fə:st-'reit] a.第一流的，优秀的
rate [ reit] n.价格 vt.对…评定
at any rate 不管怎样，反正
at any rate 无论如何；至少
at that rate 那样的话；照那种情形
at this rate 这样的话，照此速度
at any rate 无论如何，至少
at any rate
无论如何，至少
rate [reit] n 比率
rate [reit] 速率
rated ['reitid] 额定的
rating ['reitiŋ] 额定
版税率 royalty rate
保值利率 index-linked interest rate; inflation-proof interest rate
出口退税率 export rebate rate
覆盖率 coverage rate
国产化率 import substitution rate; localization rate of parts and components
换手率 turnover rate
绿地覆盖率 forest coverage rate
人口出生率 birth rate
适龄儿童入学率 enrolment rate for children of school age
婴儿死亡率 infant mortality rate
(股票的）中签率 lot winning rate
资本利润率 rate of return on capital
Bit Error Rate 比特误码率
LFE Low Bit-rate Coding 低码率编码
BER Bit-Error Rate 位误码率
BRI Basic Rate Interface 基速接口
CBDS Constant Bit Rate Data Service 不变比特率数据服务
CBR Continuous Bit Rate,or Constant Bit Rate 连续的比特率或不变的比特率
CIR Committed Information Rate
PRI Primary Rate Interface 主速率接口
VBR Variable Bit Rate 变量位率
VDSL Very High-Bit Rate Digital Subscriber Line 非常高位率数字用户线路
Standard Method of Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
用耗氧型热量计测试材料和产品的热量和可见烟发散度的标准方法
Standard Method of Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Upholstered Furniture Components or Composites and Mattresses Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
用耗氧型热量计测试家具材料和组成部分的热量和可见烟发散度的标准方法 2003版
Standard Method of Fire Tests of Floor Fire Door Assemblies Installed Horizontally in Fire Resistance Rated Floor Systems
在抗火层内水平安装的防火门的标准测试方法
first-class quality 或 first-rate quality 头等的质量
rate of commission or scale of commission 佣金率
premium rate 保险费率
insurance rate 保险费率表
What's the interest rate for the savings account?
储蓄存款的利率是多少？
Please tell me what the annual interest rate is.
请告诉我年利率是多少。
Interest is paid at the rate of 1% per annum at present.
目前每年的利率是1%。
The interest rate for the savings account is 4%.
储蓄存款的利率是4%。
interest rate 利率
prime rate 优待利率
lending rate 贷款利率
the subsidy rate for value-preserved savings 保值储蓄补贴率
Tell me the current rate for RMB, please.
请告诉我人民币的现价。
What's your selling rate for RMB yuan in notes today?
你们今天人民币现钞的售价是多少？
Our buying rate for notes is 523 yuan for 100 dollars.
我们100美圆的现钞买入价是523元。
It's 200 French francs at today's selling rate.
今天的卖出价是200法国法郎。
The buying rate of U.S. dollar notes is 460 yuan per hundred dollars.
美圆现钞买入价是100美圆付460元。
buying rate 买进价格
selling rate 卖出价格
I'd like to know the exchange rate for German marks.
我想知道德国马克的兑换率。
What rate are you giving?
你们提供的兑换率是多少？
What's the exchange rate today?
今天的兑换率是多少？
Please tell me the current rate for sterling.
请告诉我英国货币的现行兑换率。
If you'll wait a moment, I'll find out the rates of exchange.
请等一会儿，我查一下兑换率。
Please wait a moment. I'll find out the exchange rate between U.S. dollars and RMB.
请等一会儿，我查一下美圆对人民币的兑换率。
The exchange rate today is 200 yen to the pound.
今天的兑换率是一英镑可兑200日圆。
The rate for traveler's cheques is 300 yuan against 100 dollars.
旅行支票的兑换率是100美圆兑300元。
exchange rate 外汇率
conversion rate 折合率
to check the rate for sb. 查牌价
An attractive rate of interest on any money. 存款利率高
Look out our lowest rate loans on personal 提供个人低息贷款。
Sell to customer rate: 卖出价:
We give you great rates and instant access 我们提供优惠的价位快捷的服务。
Calls charged at the national rate 电话按国内长途收费
Reduced rates for elderly.
老人优惠
选择率 selection rate
业绩评定表 rating scales method
现行工资率 going rate
频率 frequency rate
at any rate 无论如何,至少
at this rate 照此速度
birth rate 出生率
busines strength rating 商业能力评分
defect rate 缺陷率
discount rate 贴现率
going-rate/competitive parity pricing 竞争性平价定价法
gross rating points (GRPs) 总级别指数
growth rate of market 市场增长率
interest rates 利率
market growth rate 市场增长率
PRIZM (Potential Rating Index for Zip Markets) 按邮政区划为基础的潜力等级指数
rate of adoption 采购率
rate-of-return/target return pricing 回报率/目标回报定价法
success rates 成功率
汇价; 兑换率 exchange rate; rate of exchange
官方汇率 official rate
挂牌汇率; 名义汇率 nominal rate
现汇汇率 spot rate
电汇汇率; 电汇率; T.T. rate; telegraphic transfer rate
兑现率; 兑现汇率 demand rate
长期汇率 long rate
私人汇票折扣率 rate on a private bill
远期汇票兑换率 forward rate
套价; 套汇汇率; 裁定外汇行情 cross rate
付款汇率 pence rate
当日汇率; 成交价 currency rate
付款条件: 30日后全额付现, 10日后付现打2%折扣, 过期后付款时, 加上利率为6%的利息。
Terms, net cash 30 days, or, less 2% 10 days. Interest charged at the rate of 6% after maturity.
定期存款的条件为年利6%, 存期6个月以上, 只要金额1,000元, 我们均乐意接受。
We shall be pleased to receive a fixed deposit for any amount more than $1,000, for a period over six months at the rate of 6% p.a.
您租用我公司的缝纫机一台, 同时送上一张契约书, 记明您应为此每月付款15美元。
You have on hire from us a sewing machine, for which we hold your written agreement to make regular payments at the rate o f$15 per month.
riding rate 乘车率
transfer rate 换乘率
on-schedule rate 正点率
peak hour boarding rate 高峰小时上车率
rated parking area 停车额定面积
rated passenger capacity 客定载客量，客位数，定员
service rate 覆盖率
well-conditiones vehicle rate 完好车率
working vehicle rate 工作车率
收视率 viewing rate/ rating
viewing rate/ rating 收视率
预设回报率 Hurdle Rate
average monthly issue rate
平均每月发货率
basic rate of leave
基本假期额
casual leave earning rate
事假赚取率
Commissioner of Rating and Valuation [CRV]
差饷物业估价署署长
daily wage rate
日薪定额
daily-rated officer
日薪人员
daily-rated staff
日薪人员
flat rate 划一比率
turn-out rate of electors 投票率
voter registration rate 选民登记率
voter turnout rate 投票率
voting rate 投票率
There are two reasons for the improvement in people's living conditions. In the first place, we have been carrying out the reform and opening-up policy. Secondly, there has been a rapid expansion of our national economy. Furthermore, the birth rate has been put under control.
人民生活状况的改善原因有两点。首先，我们一直在贯彻执行改革开放政策。其次，国民经济正在迅速发展，而且出生率已经得到控制。
It is generally believed that the chief reason for the increase in population in developed countries is not so much the rise in birth rates as the decline in death rates as a result of the improvement in medical care.
普遍认为，在发达国家人口增长的主要原因与其说是出生率的上升，还不如说是由于医疗保健的改善使死亡率下降了。
CAGR compound annual growth rate 复合成长率
PRI Primary Rate Interface 原速率接口
acceptance rate 票据贴现率
adjustment of exchange rate 汇率调整
adjustment of interest rate 利率调整
after-tax real rate of return 税后实际收益率
arbitrage rate 套汇率
average rate of profit 平均利润率
average rate of return 平均报酬率
bank discount rate 银行贴现率
bank rate 银行贴现率
bank’s buying rate 银行买价
bank’s selling rate 银行卖价
bond rating agency 债券评级机构
borrowing rate 借款利率
capital market rate 资本市场利率
capitalization rate 资产化率
commission rate 佣金率
composite depreciation rate of fixed assets 固定资产综合折旧率
compound growth rate 复合增长率
constant growth rate 固定增长率
control of interest rate 利率控制
conversion rate 汇价
credit rating 信用评级
current fund employment rate 流动资金占有率
debt service rate 外债偿还比例
degressive tax rate 累退税率
difference in exchange rate 汇率差额
discount rate 贴现率，折扣率
dividend rate 股息率
earnings rate 收益率
economic growth rate 经济增长率
effective exchange rate 实际汇率
free exchange rate 自由汇率
face interest rate 债券票面利率
fair rate of profit 公平利润率
fair rate of return 公平收益率
favorable interest rate 优惠利率
Federal Fund Rate 美国联邦基金利率
fixed assets depreciation rate 固定资产折旧率
fixed exchange rate 固定汇率
floating exchange rate 浮动汇率
floating rate of interest 浮动利率
foreign exchange rate 汇率
forward exchange rate 远期汇率
free exchange rate 自由汇率
growth rate of earnings 收益增长率
inflation rate 通货膨胀率
interest rate on deposits 存款利率
interest rate risk 利率风险
interest-rate cuts 利率下调
interest-rate reductions 利率下调
internal rate of return(IRR) 内部收益率
jobless rate 失业率
lending rate 放款利率
negative growth rate 负增长率
occupied rate of current capital 流动资金占有率
official exchange rate 官方汇率，法定汇率
par rate of exchange 平价汇率
parity rate of commodity 商品比价
performance rating 业绩评级
preferential interest rate 优惠利率
pretax rate of return 税前回报率
prime rate 优惠利率
profit rate 利润率
Progressive rate 累进税率
Rate 比率，率
floating exchange rate 固定汇率
official rate 官方汇率
rate of accumulation 积累率
rate of depreciation 折旧率
rate of discount 贴现率
rate of growth 增长率
rate of increment 增长率
rate of inflation 通货膨胀率
rate of margin 毛利率
rate of profit 利润率
rate of return 回报率
rate of return on equity 股本收益率
rate of saving 储蓄率
rate of taxation 税率
rate of turnover 周转率
rate of unemployment 失业率
Rating 评定等级
real growth rate 实际增长率
rediscount rate 再贴现率
required rate of return 要求的回报率
risk free rate 无风险利率
sampling rate 采样率
security rating 股票，证券的信用风险评级
single exchange rate 单一汇率
stable exchange rate 稳定的汇率
Standard & Pool’s Rating 斯坦普耳评级
standard wage rate 标准工资率
tariff concession rate 关税优惠率
tax bearing rate 税负率
tax rate 税率
turnover rate of current capital 流动资金周转率
unemployment rate 失业率
unified foreign exchange rate 统一汇率
utilization rate 使用率，利用率
variable interest rate 可变利率
yield rate 收益率
额定马力
rated horse power
转速波动率
speed fluctuation rate
稳定调速率
steady state speed governing rate
涡流比
swirl rate
额定供油量
rated fuel delivery
供油规律
fuel supply rate curve
供油率
fuel supply rate
功率标定
power rating
再循环排气率
EGR rate
质量排放限值
mass rate of emission limits
净化率
purifying rate
显象率
imaging rate
初始速度
rate of onset
驱动桥额定桥荷能力
rating axle capactiy
可变刚度悬架
variable rate suspension
He works at a very fast rate.
他工作的速度非常快。
There is a high accident rate in this factory.
这个工厂的事故率很高。
It is reported that the literacy rate is very low in the rural areas.
据报道这个地区的受教育率很低。
a low literacy rate or a low rate of literacy
受教育比例低
a high death rate
高死亡率
When the birth-rate increases and the death rate drops, the population increases.
当出生率上升，死亡率下降时，人口就会增加。
Population in that country grows at an alarming rate.
那个国家的人口在以惊人的速度增长。
Increased interaction between the police and citizens will improve the rate of solving crimes.
警民之间加强合作将有助于提高破案率。
Falling trade rates have impacted upon the country’s economy.
贸易额的下降对这个国家的经济造成了影响。
The institution of marriage is still popular despite the high divorce rate.
虽然离婚率很高，婚姻制度仍然受到欢迎。
I can’t keep pace with you at this rate. Go slowly.
你这速度我可跟不上, 请慢点儿。
The fall in interest rates may be a cue for an increase in consumer spending.
利率下调可能意味着消费的升温。
The rate of interest has been held down.
利息率被压低了。
The annual death rate in the United States is 11‰.
美国人口的年死亡率为千分之十一。
If we take the age-and sex-specific unemployment rates that existed in 1956 (when the overall unemployment rate was 4.1 percent) and weight them by the age- and sex-specific shares of the labor force that prevail currently, the overall unemployment rate becomes 5 percent.
如果我们将1956年（当时的平均失业率为4、1％）的年龄和性别失业率分来用今天一般的劳动力中年龄性别比来计算的话，平均失业率就是5％了。
They drove at a steady rate.
他们以平稳的速度开车。
What's the going rate of computer programmers?
计算机程序设计人员的一般工资是多少？
I have been told you have just changed the interest rate on savings accounts. Is that true?
听说你们储蓄率刚调过，是真的吗？
Would you please tell me the exchange rate for pound sterling into RMB?
请你告诉我英镑兑换人民币的汇率是多少，好吗？
Your unit price seems fair enough, but we're hoping for a higher discount rate.
单价似乎合理，但我们希望给予更高的折扣率。
We'll have to check these rates against those charged by other suppliers.
我们必须核查一下由其他供应商提供的费率。
Absorbed dose rate 吸收剂量率
Dose rate meter 剂量率计
Event count rate 事件计数率
Leakage rate 泄漏率
Minimum detectable leakage rate 最小可探泄漏率
Pulse repetition rate 脉冲重复率
Ring-down count rate 振铃计数率
Standard leak rate 标准泄漏率
多种汇率（Multiple Rates of Exchange）
约束税率（Bound Rate)
最惠国税率(The Most-favoured-nation Rate of Duty)
优惠税率（Preferential Rate)
fill rate 供应比率
What's your interest rate for your checking accounts?
你们的活期存款利率是多少？
I'd like to exchange some U.S. dollars. What's today's exchange rate?
我想兑换一些美金。今天的汇率是多少？
at a rate/speed of
at (+adj.) rate/speed of 以。。。。速度
"My brother Bob borrowed the money to open his restaurant five years ago when the interest rate was so high, so he's been paying through the nose ever since."
“我哥哥在五年前借钱开他那个饭馆的时候正好利率非常高。所以,他从那时起就一直在大笔大笔地还债。”
We can get preferential duty rates when we ship to the U.S.A.
我们能在货物装运到美国时获得优惠税率。
You can get a higher commission rate if you order a bigger quantity.
如果你们订货量大，佣金率就会高。
We can't agree to increase the rate of commission.
我们不能同意增加佣金率。
The rates quoted by us are very moderate. Of course, the premium varies with the range of insurance.
我们所收取的费率是很有限的，当然，保险费用要根据投保范围的大小而有所不同。
The insurance rate for such kink of risk will vary according to the kind.
这类险别的保险费率将根据货物种类而定。
Insurance brokers will quote rates for all types of cargo and risks.
保险经纪人会开出承保各类货物的各种险别的费用。
Can you give me an insurance rate?
您能给我一份保险率表吗？
Could you find out the premium rate for porcelain?
您能查一下瓷器的保险费率吗？
比价 rate of exchange; parity
比率 rate; ratio; percentage
包饭 [bāo fàn] /get or supply meals at a fixed rate/board/
比价 [bǐ jià] /price relations/parity/rate of exchange/
比率 [bǐ lǜ] /ratio/rate/percentage/
变价 [biàn jià] /appraise at the current rate/
传输率 [chuán shū lǜ] /transmission rate/
传输速率 [chuán shū sù lǜ] /transmission rate/transmission speed/
存活率 [cún huó lǜ] /(med.) survival rate/(med.) recovery rate/
怠工 [dài gōng] /(v) slow down production rate/
等级 [děng jí] /degree/rate/
顶呱呱 [dǐng guā guā] /tip top/excellent/first rate/
发病率 [fā bìng lǜ] /incidence of a disease/disease rate/
发生率 [fā shēng lǜ] /rate of occurrence/
汇率 [huì lǜ] /exchange rate/
基础速率 [jī chǔ sù lǜ] /basic rate (as in ISDN)/
利率 [lì lǜ] /interest rates/
流量 [liú liàng] /flow rate/rate (of flow)/
率 [lǜ] /rate/frequency/
失业率 [shī yè lǜ] /unemployment rate/
死亡率 [sǐ wáng lǜ] /mortality rate/
速度 [sù dù] /speed/rate/velocity/
速率 [sù lǜ] /speed/rate/
同期 [tóng qī] /the corresponding time period (e.g. compare inflation now with the rate during the same month last year)/
消耗量 [xiāo hào liàng] /rate of consumption/
选民参加率 [xuǎn mín cān jiā lǜ] /voter participation rate/
约定资讯速率 [yuē dìng zī xùn sù lǜ] /committed information rate (Frame Relay)/CIR/
增长率 [zēng zhǎng lǜ] /growth rate/
支持率 [zhī chí lǜ] /support level/popularity rating/
Shippers who feel they are being overcharged have the right to appeal to the federal government's Surface Transportation Board for rate relief, but the process is expensive, time consuming, and will work only in truly extreme cases.
如果客户感到他们被多收费，他们有权上诉到联邦政府的“陆路运输局”以争取价格下调。但这个过程耗财、耗时，并且只有在真正极端特殊的情况下才有作用。
Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone's cost.
铁路公司对“被控”客户进行区别对待的依据是，从长远来看，这样做会降低所有人的成本。
If railroads charged all customers the same average rate, they argue, shippers who have the option of switching to trucks or other forms of transportation would do so, leaving remaining customers to shoulder the cost of keeping up the line.
他们认为，如果铁路公司向所有客户收取同样的普通价格的话，那么，可以使用公路运输或其他交通工具的客户将会转移，使剩下的客户来承担铁路正常运作的开销。
Many captive shippers also worry they will soon be his with a round of huge rate increases.
许多“被控”客户还担心他们很快将遭遇一轮新的大幅涨价。
In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter.
在过去10年中，日本的离婚率，尽管仍远在美国之下，已经上升了50％，而自杀事件则上升了近1/4。
Moreover, demographers see the continuing shift south and west as joined by a related but newer phenomenon: More and more, Americans apparently are looking not just for places with more jobs but with fewer people, too. Some instances —
而且，人口学家发现，向南部和向西部的不断迁移还伴随着一种相关却又较新的现象：越来越多的美国人显然不再仅仅寻找有更多工作机会的地方，也在寻找人口稀少的地方。例证如下：
● Regionally, the Rocky Mountain states reported the most rapid growth rate — 37.1 percent since 1970 in a vast area with only 5 percent of the US population.
从区域上看，洛基山脉各州上报了自1970年以来最高的人口增长率——37.1％，而以前这片广阔的土地上的人口仅占美国总人口的5％。
● Among states, Nevada and Arizona grew fastest of all: 63.5 and 53.1 percent respectively. Except for Florida and Texas, the top 10 in rate of growth is composed of Western states with 7.5 million people — about 9 per square mile.
从各州情况看，内华达和亚利桑那是增长最快的两个州：其增长率分别为63.5％和53.1％。除了佛罗里达州和得克萨斯州外，处于人口增长率前10位的都是西部各州，共有750万人——每平方英里约9个人。
As a result, California's growth rate dropped during the 1970s, to 18.5 percent — little more than two-thirds the 1960s' growth figure and considerably below that of other Western states.
结果，加利福尼亚的人口增长率在70年代降到了18.5％——略高于60年代增长率的2/3，但大大低于西部其他各州。
The link between interest rates and inflation is uncertain.
利率和通货膨胀之间的关系难以确定。
Given all these disadvantages, central bankers seem to have had much to boast about of late. Average inflation in the big seven industrial economies fell to a mere 2.3% last year, close to its lowest level in 30 years, before rising slightly to 2.5% this July.
尽管有这么多不利因素，中央银行家们似乎对近来的形势有了不少值得夸耀的东西。西方七大工业国去年的平均通货膨胀率降至仅2.3％，接近30年来的最低水平。今年7月略微升高到2.5％。
This is a long way below the double-digit rates which many countries experienced in the 1970s and early 1980s.
这远远低于许多国家在70年代和80年代早期经历的两位数的膨胀率。
It is also less than most forecasters had predicted.
这也低于许多预测者预测的数字。
In late 1994 the panel of economists which The Economist polls each month said that America's inflation rate would average 3.5% in 1995.
1994年底，每月接受《经济学家》意见调查的一组经济学家指出，美国在1995年的平均通货膨胀率将达到3.5％。
In fact, it fell to 2.6% in August, and is expected to average only about 3% for the year as a whole. In Britain and Japan inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year.
实际上，8月份就降到了2.6％。而且有望达到全年平均仅为3％。去年年底，英国和日本的通货膨胀率实际上比预测的要低半个百分点。
This is no flash in the pan; over the past couple of years, inflation has been consistently lower than expected in Britain and America.
这不是昙花一现。在过去几年里，英国和美国的通货膨胀率始终低于预测水平。
Economists have been particularly surprised by favourable inflation figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and especially America's, have little productive slack. America's capacity utilisation, for example, hit historically high levels earlier this year, and its jobless rate (5.6% in August) has fallen below most estimates of the natural rate of unemployment — the rate below which inflation has taken off on the past.
经济学家对英美两国有利的通胀率感到特别诧异，因为传统的计量方法表明两国经济，特别是美国经济几乎没有生产萧条的时候。比如，美国的生产力利用率在今年前段时间达到了历史最高水平，失业率（8月份为5.6％）已降到低于对自然失业率的大多数估测——过去，当比率低于自然失业率时，通货膨胀率早已迅速上升。
Indeed, there is evidence that the rate at which individuals forget is directly related to how much they have learned.
的确，表明个人的遗忘速度与学习东西的多少有直接的关系。
This year, 50 percent of the 910000 people who suffer from cancer will survice at least five years. In the year 2000, the National Cancer Institute estimates, that figure will be 75 percent. For some skin cancers, the five-year survival rate is as high as 90 percent. But other survival statistics are still discouraging — 13 percent for lung cancer, and 2 percent for cancer of the pancreas.
今年，91万癌症患者中有一半将至少再活5年。国家癌症研究所估计，到2000年存活率将升至75％。现在对于一些皮肤癌来说，5年期存活率高达90％，但其他类型癌症的存活数据却仍令人沮丧——肺癌13％，胰腺癌2％。
{adj: ace, A-one, crack, fantastic, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops} of the highest quality
"an ace reporter"
"a crack shot"
"a first-rate golfer"
"a super party"
"played top-notch tennis"
"an athlete in tiptop condition"
"she is absolutely tops"
{adj: adjustable} capable of being regulated
"adjustable interest rates"
{adj: angular} measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
"angular momentum"
{adj: bargain-priced, cut-rate, cut-price} costing less than standard price
"buying bargain-priced clothes for the children"
"cut-rate goods"
{adj: brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy} quick and energetic
"a brisk walk in the park"
"a lively gait"
"a merry chase"
"traveling at a rattling rate"
"a snappy pace"
"a spanking breeze"
{adj: capital} first-rate
"a capital fellow"
"a capital idea"
{adj: coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar} lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
"he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"
"behavior that branded him as common"
"an untutored and uncouth human being"
"an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"
"appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"
"the vulgar display of the newly rich"
{adj: contemporaneous, contemporary} occurring in the same period of time
"a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"
"the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"
{adj: corporate} of or belonging to a corporation
"corporate rates"
"corporate structure"
{adj: cost-plus} determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit
"a cost-plus government contract"
{adj: creditworthy, responsible} having an acceptable credit rating
"a responsible borrower"
{adj: cut, slashed} (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
"the slashed prices attracted buyers"
{adj: degressive} (of taxes) gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount
{adj: discriminatory, preferential} manifesting partiality
"a discriminatory tax"
"preferential tariff rates"
"preferential treatment"
"a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting"
{adj: domestic} of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
"domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
<-> foreign
{adj: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious} greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
"exorbitant rent"
"extortionate prices"
"spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"
"usurious interest rate"
"unconscionable spending"
{adj: favorable, favourable} encouraging or approving or pleasing
"a favorable reply"
"he received a favorable rating"
"listened with a favorable ear"
"made a favorable impression"
<-> unfavorable
{adj: fixed-income} (financial) of investments that pay a constant rate of return
"fixed-income investments do not protect an investor in times of rising inflation"
{adj: marginal} producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
"marginal industries"
"marginal land"
{adj: mediocre, second-rate} moderate to inferior in quality
"they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"
{adj: metabolic} of or relating to metabolism
"metabolic rate"
{adj: negative} reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
"negative interest rates"
<-> positive
{adj: noted} worthy of notice or attention
"a noted increase in the crime rate"
{adj: noticed} being perceived or observed
"an easily noticed effect on the rate of growth"
<-> unnoticed
{adj: numerical, mathematical} relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers
"tests for rating numerical aptitude"
"a mathematical whiz"
<-> verbal
{adj: off-peak} of a period of less than maximal use or demand or activity
"off-peak telephone rates"
"off-peak fares"
<-> peak
{adj: parasympathomimetic} having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system
"parasympathomimetic drugs slow the heart rate"
{adj: progressive} (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
<-> regressive
{adj: raising} increasing in quantity or value
"a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"
{adj: ratable, rateable} liable to payment of rates or taxes
"the ratable value of property"
{adj: real-time} of or relating to computer systems that update information at the same rate they receive information
{adj: regressive} (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
<-> progressive
{adj: supercritical} (especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases
{adj: third-rate} of lesser quality than second-rate
{adj: underspent} not spending at the normal rate
{adv: anyhow, anyway, in any case, at any rate, in any event} used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
"Anyhow, he is dead now"
"I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"
"I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"
"anyway, there is another factor to consider"
"I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"
"in any event, the government faced a serious protest"
"but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
{adv: at least, leastways, leastwise, at any rate} if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
"at least he survived"
"they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"
"the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching"
{adv: compulsorily, obligatorily, mandatorily} in a manner that cannot be evaded
"the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied."
{adv: discouragingly} in a discouraging manner
"the failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high"
<-> encouragingly
{adv: distinctly} to a distinct degree
"urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"
{adv: first-rate, very well} quite well
"she doesn't feel first-rate today"
{adv: hand over fist} at a tremendous rate
"made money hand over fist"
{adv: highly} at a high rate or wage
"highly paid workers"
{adv: pari passu, at an equal rate} used in legal language
{adv: stably} in a stable unchanging manner
"the death rate in Russia has been stably high"
{adv: steadily} at a steady rate or pace
"his interest eroded steadily"
{adv: unquestionably, unimpeachably} without question
"Fred Winter is unquestionably the jockey to follow"
"they hired unimpeachably first-rate faculty members"
{n: Apgar score} an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness
{n: Clifford trust, grantor trust} a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more
{n: Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve, Fed, FRS} the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies
"the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"
{n: Galileo, Galileo Galilei} Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars; demonstrated that different weights descend at the same rate; perfected the refracting telescope that enabled him to make many discoveries (1564-1642)
{n: Interstate Commerce Commission, ICC} a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995
"the ICC was established in 1887 as the first federal agency"
{n: Laffer curve} a graph purporting to show the relation between tax rates and government income; income increases as tax rates increase up to an optimum beyond which income declines
{n: Nyquist rate} (telecommunicaton) the lowest sampling rate that will permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal
{n: Postal Rate Commission} an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates
{n: WATS, WATS line} a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service
{n: absentee rate} the percentage of workers who do not report to work
{n: absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption, absorptance} a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
"absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"
{n: acceleration} (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
<-> deceleration
{n: acceleration} an increase in rate of change
"modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"
<-> deceleration
{n: atmometer, evaporometer} an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water
{n: attrition rate, rate of attrition} the rate of shrinkage in size or number
{n: baby buster, buster} a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
{n: balance wheel, balance} a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
{n: bandwidth} a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
{n: bank rate} the discount rate fixed by a central bank
{n: bargain rate, cheapness, cut rate, cut price} a price below the standard price
{n: basal metabolic rate, BMR} the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
{n: base rate} the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks
{n: baud, baud rate} (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
{n: beat} a regular rate of repetition
"the cox raised the beat"
{n: beta blocker, beta-adrenergic blocker, beta-adrenergic blocking agent} any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system
{n: biofeedback} a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
{n: birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality} the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
{n: bits per second, bps} (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
{n: bond rating} an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default
"bonds of the highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"
{n: buffer, buffer storage, buffer store} (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
{n: bulk mail} mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot
{n: cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia} an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
{n: celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness} a rate that is rapid
{n: channel capacity} the maximum data rate that can be attained over a given channel
{n: cheap money} credit available at low rates of interest
{n: chemical equilibrium, equilibrium} a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
{n: city} an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
"the city raised the tax rate"
{n: closing, closure} approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
"the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
{n: coefficient of self induction, self-inductance} the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
{n: combat ceiling, service ceiling} altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate
{n: combat zone, tenderloin} a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
{n: commutation ticket, season ticket} a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate
{n: compensating balance, offsetting balance} a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank
"the compensating balance increases the effective interest rate to the bank since the net amount loaned is reduced but the interest paid is unchanged"
{n: contract offer} offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate
{n: control rod} a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
{n: cost of capital, capital cost} the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decision; the rate of return that a business could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent risk
{n: cost of living} average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing)
"a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation"
{n: credit card, charge card, charge plate} a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
{n: credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze} a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
{n: crime rate} the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
{n: crime wave} a sudden rise in the crime rate
{n: curie, Ci} a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
{n: curvature} the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
{n: curvilinear correlation, nonlinear correlation, skew correlation} any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant
{n: cutback} a reduction in quantity or rate
{n: data rate} the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information
{n: deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate} the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
{n: decalescence} phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal
{n: deceleration, slowing, retardation} a decrease in rate of change
"the deceleration of the arms race"
<-> acceleration
{n: deceleration} (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
<-> acceleration
{n: deflagration} combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
{n: discount rate, discount, bank discount} interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
{n: discount rate} the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
{n: dose rate} the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time
{n: employee turnover, turnover rate, turnover} the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
{n: equilibrium constant} (chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction)
{n: equilibrium law, law of chemical equilibrium} (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction
{n: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate, sed rate} the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation
{n: ethernet} a type of networking technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second
{n: evaluation, rating} act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
{n: evaluation, valuation, rating} an appraisal of the value of something
"he set a high valuation on friendship"
{n: excursion rate} a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket
{n: firework, pyrotechnic} (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
{n: first-rater} one who is first-rate
{n: floater} a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
{n: flow, flow rate, rate of flow} the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
{n: flux} the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
{n: footage} a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done
{n: freight, freightage, freight rate} the charge for transporting something by common carrier
"we pay the freight"
"the freight rate is usually cheaper"
{n: freight, freightage} transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
{n: full employment} the economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage rate for their type of labor is employed
{n: group insurance} insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group
{n: growth rate, rate of growth} the rate of increase in size per unit time
{n: henry, H} a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
{n: high explosive} a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
<-> low explosive
{n: high season, peak season} the season when travel is most active and rates are highest
"they traveled to Europe in high season"
<-> off-season
{n: highness} a high degree (of amount or force etc.)
"responsible for the highness of the rates"
{n: hospital occupancy} occupancy rate for hospitals
{n: hotel occupancy} occupancy rate for hotels
{n: hotel plan, meal plan} a plan and a room rate for providing meals to guests at a hotel
{n: hyperventilation} an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued
{n: infant deathrate, infant mortality, infant mortality rate} the death rate during the first year of life
{n: inflation rate, rate of inflation} the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis
{n: inflationary spiral} an episode of inflation in which prices increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value
{n: interest rate, rate of interest} the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
{n: irregularity, unregularity} not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals
<-> regularity
{n: isometry} the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same
{n: jerk} (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
{n: junk bond, high-yield bond} a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
{n: law of mass action} (chemistry) the law that states the following principle: the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the molecular concentrations of the reacting substances
{n: linage, lineage} a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
{n: low explosive} an explosive with a low rate of combustion
<-> high explosive
{n: lowness} a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)
"he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates"
{n: luminous flux} the rate of flow of light energy
{n: malpractice insurance} insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice
"obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance"
{n: metabolic rate} rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period
{n: mileage, fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage, gas mileage} the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
{n: mileage} a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled
{n: miles per hour, mph} a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel
{n: military rank, military rating, paygrade, rating} rank in a military organization
{n: monetarism} an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money
{n: mutagen} any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation
{n: neonatal mortality, neonatal mortality rate} the death rate during the first 28 days of life
{n: neutron flux} the rate of flow of neutrons; the number of neutrons passing through a unit area in unit time
{n: nicad, nickel-cadmium accumulator} a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use
{n: occupancy rate} the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time
{n: octane number, octane rating} a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline
{n: off-season} the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest
<-> high season
{n: pace, gait} the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
{n: pace, rate} the relative speed of progress or change
"he lived at a fast pace"
"he works at a great rate"
"the pace of events accelerated"
{n: pay rate, rate of pay} amount of money received per unit time
"women's pay rate is lower than men's"
{n: payment rate, rate of payment, repayment rate, installment rate} the amount of money paid out per unit time
{n: pharmacokinetics} the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc.
{n: plague, pestilence, pest} any epidemic disease with a high death rate
{n: polygraph} a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration)
{n: poor rates} a local tax for the relief of the poor
{n: power} (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
{n: prime interest rate} the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings
{n: progressive tax} any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases
{n: pulse generator} a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate
{n: pulse, pulse rate, heart rate} the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
{n: radiant flux} the rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves)
{n: ratability} the quality of being capable of being rated or estimated
{n: rate of depreciation, depreciation rate} the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction
{n: rate of exchange, exchange rate} the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another
{n: rate of return} the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost
{n: rate, charge per unit} amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
"a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
{n: ratepayer} a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)
{n: rates} a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
{n: rate} a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
"they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"
"the rate of change was faster than expected"
{n: rate} a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
"the literacy rate"
"the retention rate"
"the dropout rate"
{n: rating system, scoring system} a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount
{n: rating} standing or position on a scale
{n: regression coefficient} when the regression line is linear (y = ax + b) the regression coefficient is the constant (a) that represents the rate of change of one variable (y) as a function of changes in the other (x); it is the slope of the regression line
{n: regularity} the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate
"he was famous for the regularity of his habits"
<-> irregularity
{n: respiratory rate, rate of respiration} the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
{n: revolutions per minute, rpm, rev} rate of revolution of a motor
"the engine was doing 6000 revs"
{n: revolving door} an organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership
{n: rise, boost, hike, cost increase} an increase in cost
"they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
{n: room rate} the rate charged daily for a hotel room
{n: runup, run-up} a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
"a runup in interest rates"
"market runups are followed by corrections"
{n: sale, cut-rate sale, sales event} an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
"they held a sale to reduce their inventory"
"I got some great bargains at their annual sale"
{n: sampling rate} (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time
{n: second law of motion, Newton's second law of motion, Newton's second law} the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force
{n: second-rater, mediocrity} a person of second-rate ability or value
"a team of aging second-raters"
"shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him"
{n: sleeping} the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
{n: slow motion} a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate
{n: slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness} a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
{n: sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate} regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
{n: solar constant} the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere
{n: speed, swiftness, fastness} a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
"the project advanced with gratifying speed"
{n: steerageway} (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered
{n: striker} someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
{n: stumblebum, palooka} a second-rate prize fighter
{n: tax liability} the amount of tax owed; calculated by applying the tax rate to the tax base
{n: tax rate} rate used to calculate tax liability
{n: tempo, pace} the rate of some repeating event
{n: third-class mail, third class} mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates
{n: third-rater} one who is third-rate or distinctly inferior
{n: thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine, T} hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
"thyroxine is 65% iodine"
{n: tight money} the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high
<-> easy money
{n: time and a half} a rate of pay that is 1.5 times the regular rate; for overtime work
{n: timework} work paid for at a rate per unit of time
{n: toll call} a long-distance telephone call at charges above a local rate
{n: travel bargain} a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes)
{n: treadmill test} a stress test in which the patient walks on a moving treadmill while the heart and breathing rates are monitored
{n: unemployment rate} the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date
{n: unemployment} the state of being unemployed or not having a job
"unemployment is a serious social evil"
"the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy"
<-> employment
{n: usurer, loan shark, moneylender, shylock} someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
{n: usury, vigorish} an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
{n: usury} the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
{n: utilization} the state of having been made use of
"the rate of utilization"
{n: vacancy rate} the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time
{n: variation, fluctuation} an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
{n: variola major, variola major virus} a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
{n: variola minor, variola minor virus} a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
{n: voltage, electromotive force, emf} the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
{n: wage setter} any financial condition or variable that serves to set wage rates
{n: water-rate} rate per quarter for water from a public supply
{n: words per minute, wpm} the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)
{n: work flow, workflow} progress (or rate of progress) in work being done
{v: advance, gain} rise in rate or price
"The stock market gained 24 points today"
{v: air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit} broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
"We cannot air this X-rated song"
{v: alarm, alert} warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
"The empty house alarmed him"
"We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
{v: bank} cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
"bank a fire"
{v: carry} have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
"This new washer carries a two year guarantee"
"The loan carries a high interest rate"
"this undertaking carries many dangers"
"She carries her mother's genes"
"These bonds carry warrants"
"The restaurant carries an unusual name"
{v: churn out} produce something at a fast rate
"He churns out papers, but they are all about the same topic"
{v: derate} lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus
{v: downgrade} rate lower ; lower in value or esteem
<-> upgrade
{v: learn, larn, acquire} acquire or gain knowledge or skills
"She learned dancing from her sister"
"I learned Sanskrit"
"Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
{v: lower, lour} set lower
"lower a rating"
"lower expectations"
{v: overspend} spend at a high rate
<-> underspend
{v: peg} stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
"The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
{v: range, run} change or be different within limits
"Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"
"Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"
"The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"
"My students range from very bright to dull"
{v: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place} assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"
"The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
{v: rate, value} estimate the value of
"How would you rate his chances to become President?"
"Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
{v: rate} be worthy of or have a certain rating
"This bond rates highly"
{v: regulate, modulate} fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
"regulate the temperature"
"modulate the pitch"
{v: renegociate, renegotiate} revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor
"We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down"
{v: retard} cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
"This drug will retard your heart rate"
{v: scale} pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
{v: snowball} increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate
{v: stroke} row at a particular rate
{v: synchronize, synchronise} cause to indicate the same time or rate
"synchronize your watches"
{v: test} achieve a certain score or rating on a test
"She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
{v: underspend} spend at less than the normal rate
<-> overspend
{v: upgrade} rate higher ; raise in value or esteem
<-> downgrade
For the first two billion years or so the rate of increase in complexity must have been of the order of one bit of information every hundred years.
在大约第一个 20亿年间， DNA复杂性的增长速率应该是每隔几百年出现一则信息。
The rate of increase of DNA complexity gradually rose to about one bit a year over the last few mil-lion years.
最近的几百万年间，这个速率逐渐增加到大约每年一则信息。
But now we are at the beginning of a new era in which we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA without having to wait for the slow process of biological evolution.
而现在我们已经开始了一个新纪元，我们可以增加 DNA的复杂性而用不着坐等缓慢的生物进化过程。
A low intake of calcium, then, may partly account for the high rates of hypertension among some people.
那么，钙的摄入量低可能就是造成一些人群中高血压发病率高的部分原因。
Guldan explains: " Although one study found that Chinese children absorb higher levels of calcium than those in the West, a lack of regular physical activity slows down the rate of bone building as compared to breaking down----two_ processes simultaneously occurring in our bones throughout life. "
古尔丹解释道： "虽然有一项研究发现中国的孩子比西方的孩子吸收的钙多，但由于缺乏经常性的体育活动，骨形成的速度比骨分解来得缓慢－骨形成和骨分解是在骨中同时进行的两个动态过程，贯穿我们生命的始终。 "
On a scale of one( cairn) to six( unraftable), this section of the river rates as five-plus, but the advertising proclaimed " No experience necessary ".
如果按 1级（平静）到 6级（不适于筏子）来划分，这段河流可标为 5十级，但是广告称 "不需要经验 "。
At Kyongju Hilton, in the city which was the former ancient capital of the Shila dynasty in Korea local visitors turned out in droves for a weekend stay to take advantage of cheaper hotel rates, from as low as 76,000 won( $119) per night.
庆州希尔顿饭店坐落在朝鲜新罗王朝的古都庆州城内，现在，当地的游客都驱车前来度周末以享受一下比以前便宜了的旅店服务－每晚的价格最低为 7．6万（合 119美元）韩圆。
But the expectation is that the economy can continue its long-term expansion rate of around five per cent per year.
但他们期望韩国经济能保持其每年 5％左右的长期增长率。
Less sure is economic researcher Dr Cho Dong Chul from the Korean Development Institute( KDI).
韩国发展研究所（ KDI ）的经济研究员赵东哲博士则没有什么把握。
" This pace of recovery is definitely not sustainable.
"复苏的步调显然是无法持续下去的。
But if you ask me 'will the Korean economy continue expanding? ', the answer is yes, although the rate will be much slower. "
但如果你问我 ' 下去的。韩国经济会继续增长吗？ ' 会继续增长吗？答案是肯定的，虽然增长率将会很低。 "
Korte, a former high school basketball coach, just wants his students to move, to strive beyond their perceived capabilities and, more practically speaking, to elevate their heart rates.
科特这位前高中篮球教练，只想让学生运动，让学生竭尽全力地拼搏，更实际地说，是要提高他们的心率。
While it takes a much shorter period now for the world to add another billion people than in previous centuries, the rate of growth is slowing and this slowing down is predicted to continue.
虽然世界人口现在每增加 10亿所用的时间比以前的世纪大幅度缩短，但增长率却变得缓慢，并且这种缓慢下降预计还将持续。
This means that, if the current rate of population expansion continues, China's present-day population will double in size in 84 years.
这意味着，如果目前的人口增长率持续下去的话，在 84年之后，中国的人口将是现在的两倍。
But controversy remains in the very low success rates in IVF, and in the disputes that can arise over legal paternity between a child's biological and non-biological parents.
但是，由于体外授精技术成功率极低，以及在孩子的生身父母与养父母之间会产生有关合法父亲的争执，所以对此项技术的争议仍然存在。
Just think of the huge waste of material and human suffering such a low success rate would imply.
试想一想如此低的成功率将包含多么巨大的物质浪费和人所遭受的痛苦。
In a study I published in 1978 with Claire Goss, for example, we taught a disruptive fifth-grade boy to rate his own classroom behavior twice a day.
我和克莱尔·戈斯于 1978年发表的一篇研究报告中就有一个实例。我们教一个爱捣乱的五年级小男孩每天对自己的课堂表现做两次等级评定。
Mr. Muskie is confident that, over the next six years, they will grow at the same rate.
马斯基先生有信心在未来的 6年里使该项业务收入将以同样的比率增长。
The service works in a similar way to AC Nielsen's People Meter television rating system, which measures what TV channels people are watching through a meter attached to their television set.
这项服务的运作方式与 AC 尼尔森公司的 "人民测量仪 "收税率调查系统相似，这个系统通过安装在电视机上的一个测量仪来测定人们在看哪些电视频道。
I can't resist adding that moderate drinkers have much lower death rates from heart attack than teetotalers.
我忍不住要附带补充一句：适度的饮酒者比完全禁酒者心脏病死亡率要低得多。
The " Green card " scheme has attracted controversy among unions because of Germany's high unemployment rate, still 10 per cent of the work-force.
德国目前的失业率高达 10％，因此政府的 "绿卡 "方案在工会组织中间引起了争议。
Numerous mobile operators in Europe--including Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland and Spain--are already on their way with GPRS and headed for EDGE( enhanced data rates over GSM evolution).
欧洲（包括芬兰、瑞典、瑞士、波兰及西班牙）众多的移动通信运营商已经带着 GPRS 上路。奔向 EDGE （超越 GSM 演进型的增强数据速率）了。
" I can see why people in the PC industry would say that because the rate of innovation has gone to zero !
我能理解个人电脑业内人士为什么会认为 PC 时代已告结束，因为创新已处于一种停滞状态！
We see this as a tremendous opportunity to improve the way PCs work, I hope people are starting to see design is making a difference in computers. "
我们把这看作是改进个人电脑工作方式的大好机会，我希望人们开始看到设计正在电脑中发挥着重要作用。 "
By the way, the Mariana Trench is about six nautical miles deep, and a cannonball drops at a rate of ten feet per second.
顺便说一句，马里亚纳海沟约六海里深，炮弹在海水中下沉的速度是每秒 10英尺。
None of Utzon's other buildings-- churches, government departments, houses--looks anything like it, and architects today who try to copy his concept always end up looking very second-rate indeed.
乌特松的其他作品，如教堂、政府大楼、寓所与悉尼歌剧院显然不同；那些今天试图抄袭他的创作概念的人最终实在只能落入二流。
But he believes more research could eventually find a way to overcome the rejection the way the success rate of heart transplants has soared in the past 20 years.
但是，他相信只要像过去 20年那样不断研究心脏移植术使其成功率直线上升，对头颅移植术的进一步研究最终可以找到克服排异的方法。
The problem is, these tests for blood in the stool( lab and home) have quite a high rate of false positives and false negatives.
问题是，检测大便中血液的这些测试（化验室和家庭）假阳性和假阴性的发生率都很高。
DRUGS FOR HYPERTENSION How They Work DIURETICS Eliminate excess water BETA-BLOCKERS Slow down the heart rate ACE INHIBITORS Block a muscle-contracting enzyme CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS Relax the walls of blood vessels ALPHA-BLOCKERS Inhibit part of the nervous system
治疗高血压药物的作用原理利尿剂去除过量水分 b2阻滞剂减缓过快的心率 ACE 抑制剂拦截收缩肌肉的钙通道阻滞剂扩充血管壁 a2阻滞剂抑制部分神经系统
Their benefit appears to come from reducing the heart rate. b2阻滞剂主要通过降低心率达到治疗高血压的目的。
In the past year in the U.K., a series of companies have launched free or unmetered Internet access plans in which the customer pays a simple flat-rate fee, or nothing at all only to be overwhelmed by massive consumer response.
去年，许多英国公司推出了免费或非计时收费互联网接入计划。依此类计划，用户只需交纳固定服务费或根本免费。然而，面对消费者的热烈反应，这些计划纷纷中途流产。
CallNet itself, which offered users the free Internet access if they signed up to CallNet's telephone service, intends to revert to metered access in the near future, and then offer several restructured flat-rate products.
CallNet 以用户必须成为公司的电话服务注册用户为前提推出免费互联网接入服务，目的是打算在不久的将来重返计时收费接入服务的老路，然后再推出几经过调整的固定费率服务。
" We'r e buying telephone units on a per-minute basis and selling at a flat rate, " says Julian Riedlbauer, a director of German provider AddCom AG.
德国供应商 AddComAG 董事朱利安·里德鲍尔说：我们按分钟购买电话服务，然后按照固定费率销售。
Major providers like BT and Freeserve in the U.K., and T-Online in Germany are preparing for that future by offering unmetered packages, including both fully unlimited packages and hybrids which give users unlimited flat-rate access in off-peak periods like evenings, but metered access at peak times.
一些主要供应商，如英国的英国电信和 Freeserve 以及德国的 T-Online 正在为将来做准备，推出了各非计时收费服务项目，其中包括完全不限时的服务项目以及混合服务项目，即在晚上等非高峰时段提供不限时固定费率接入服务，而在高峰时段则提供按时计费接入服务。
Freeserve, which has about 2 million registered users for its access products, already claims 140,000 users for the two flat-rate plans it has launched since April.
拥有两百万接入服务注册用户的 Freeserve 宣称，自四月份推出这两服务计划以来，公司已经吸纳了 14万用户。
Following protests at high telephone charges, British regulator Oftel prompted BT to make wholesale flat rates available to other network providers, who can then pass lower charges on to ISPS.
由于用户抗议电话收费太高，英国电信管理部门敦促英国电信对其他网络商提供固定费率的批发格，从而他们能降低网络服务供应商的收费标准。
Lately, he has been acquiring hot but small companies at the rate of one a week.
最近，他每周都要收购一个规模不大但很受欢迎的公司。
The idea was to compare the expansion rate today with the rate billions of years ago by gauging the speeds of exploding stars called supernovas.
研究人员们通过测量一种叫做超新星的爆炸恒星，将宇宙现在的膨胀速度与数十亿年以前的膨胀速度相比较。
At the deluxe Four Seasons, the only hotel in town without a casino, rates start at $195 for a standard room.
在拉斯维加斯唯一没设赌场的豪华四季饭店，标准间起为 195美元。
With rates beginning at around $800 a person for the Bangkok-Chiang Mai run, it's much more expensive than flying, but that's not really the point.
从曼谷到清迈的单人旅费起是约 800美元左右，这比乘飞贵多了，但人们选择坐火车的真正意图并不在于此。
Internet telephony Talk Is Cheaper The new year ushers in long-awaited flat rate voice services in Europe and the U.S.
互联网电话打电话便宜了新的一年为欧美居民带来了盼望已久的平语音服务。
After watching a video, you can rate it, then move to the chat area to talk about it with other fans.
看完一部后，你可以给它打分，然后到聊天区其他乐迷进行讨论。
Many players in the broadband market expect a pay-per-view or flat-rate subscription model to take hold on the Web.
许多宽带市场的网站希望对访问者进行按次收费或一次性收费。
Micros first arrived in the U.K. Europe's largest scooter market last October, and now move out of stores at the rate of about 5,000 a week, according to Nick Joslin of City Bug, Britain's sole distributor.
英国独家承销商 CityBug 的尼克·约塞林讲，去年 10月， Micro 开始进入英国──欧洲最大的踏板车市场，现在每周销量约五千辆。
More schools are convinced they e worth the cost Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Connecticut, but four years ago it faced many of the same challenges as inner-city schools in nearby cities: low scores on standardized tests, dropping enrollment and high rates of detention.
更多的学校相信它们物有所值卡门·阿拉斯中学位于康涅狄格州具有田园风光的布鲁姆菲尔德镇，然而四年前它面临临附近城市的市内中学所共有的困境：标准考试成绩降低，入学率骤减，留级率上升。
Two or three times a week they do more intensive exercises to increase their heart rate.
另外他们每周增加强度练习两到三次，目的在于提高心博率。
It would be a grueling schedule for an athlete in perfect health.
这样的训练安排对身健康的运动员来说都有些吃不消。
But Redgrave, 38, is not.
38岁的雷德格雷夫根本算不上身健康。
When he discovered that the Internet was growing at a rate of 2,300% a year, he was stunned.
当发现互联网正在以每年 2， 300%的速度发展时，他惊呆了。
This rate would compare favorably with video tape, which operates at rates between 25 and 30 frames per second.
这样的速度与录像带相比也不会逊色太多，后者的速度介于 25帧秒与 30帧秒之间。
To cover the cost of doing business they must have a " sell-through rate " of around 50%, the percentage of those who buy to those who come to look.
为了支付营业开支，商家必须保持 50%的售出率，即购物人数与逛店人数的比率。
" In Japan, everything continues for as long as it can continue, " says Akio Mikuni, president of a credit-rating company.
一家客户信贷评级公司的总裁三国明男说：在日本，无论什么东西，只要还有生存的可能，就会生存下去。
In the 1970s, Karelia in east Finland was the heart attack capital of the world, and Finnish men in general had the highest coronary mortality rate.
在 70年代，芬兰东部的凯里利亚是世界上心脏病患者最多的城市，芬兰人死于心血管病的几率一般也是最高的。
One country that is attempting such a concerted effort is the Czech Republic, which has seen a leveling off of obesity rates since 1985.
目前正在同心协力对付肥胖症的一个国家是捷克共和国，自 1985年以来，这个国家的肥胖症患者人数没有大的增长。
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