更多意思
n.1.  速度,进度
2.  比率,率
3.  价格,费用
4.  (rates)(英国地方政府征收的)房地产税,房产税
vt.1.  评估,评价,估价
2.  认为……是好的,看好
3.  划分等级,分等
4.  值得,配得上(某种对待)
5.  对(电影或录像片)分级
vi.评估,评价,估价
参考例句
1. | What's the rate of exchange against the dollar? |
| 美元的兑换率是多少?
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2. | We are working on the assumption that the rate of inflation will not increase next year. |
| 我们在假定明年通货膨胀率不增加的情况下工作。
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3. | What is the rate of exchange between the dollar and the pound? |
| 美元和英镑之间的兑换率是多少?
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4. | What's the going rate for baby-sitters? |
| 请临时保姆的费用现在是多少?
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5. | At the rate you work, you'll never finish. |
| 按你这样的工作速度,你绝对做不完。
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常用词组
at any rate   1) (强调真实性或表示说得更加确切)不管怎样, 无论如何, 至少 2) (强调下文) 总而言之, 反正
at this rate   照这样下去, 照此情形