/praɪs ||; praɪs/noun1 [C] the amount of money that you must pay in order to buy sth 价格；价钱: What's the price of petrol now? 现在汽油的价格是多少？We can't afford to buy the car at that price. 以那个价格，我们买不起这辆车。There's no price on (= written on) this jar of coffee. 这罐咖啡没有标价。 ☞A charge is the amount of money that you must pay for using something Is there a charge for parking here? admission charges. You use cost when you are talking about paying for services or about prices in general without mentioning an actual sum of money The cost of electricity is going up. the cost of living. The price of something is the amount of money that you must pay in order to buy it. A shop may raise / increase, reduce / bring down or freeze its prices. The prices rise / go up or fall / go down. charge指使用某物要付的金额：Is there a charge for parking here?在这里停放车辆须要缴费吗？·admission charge入场费。cost是指服务的收费或一般的价钱，并且未提确切金额：The cost of electricity is going up.电费在上涨。·the cost of living生活费用。price是指购物时所要付的金额。商店可以提高(raise／increase)、降低(reduce／bring down)或冻结(freeze)价格。价格可以上涨(rise／go up)或下跌(fall／go down)。
2 [sing] unpleasant things that you have to experience in order to achieve sth or as a result of sth 代价: Sleepless nights are a small price to pay for having a baby. 不眠之夜是为生养婴儿所付出的小小代价。
at a price costing a lot of money or involving sth unpleasant 以高价；以很高代价:
He'll help you get a job -- at a price. 他会帮你找个工作─但是代价很高。 at any price even if the cost is very high or if it will have unpleasant results 不惜任何代价；无论如何:
Richard was determined to succeed at any price. 理查德德决心不惜任何代价争取成功。 not at any price never; under no circumstances 绝不；永不