可參考:
作為名詞,price有可數與不可數之分
作為“代價”講:單數
Criticism is part of the price of leadership.
挨批評是當領導要付出的部分代價。
Loneliness is a high price to pay for independence in your old age.
孤寂是老年獨自生活要付出的高昂代價。
Giving up his job was a small price to pay for his children's happiness.
放棄工作是他為子女幸福所付出的小小代價。
作為“價格,價錢,物價”講:可數不可數用法都有
做可數名詞,指具體某種東西的price
The price of cigarettes is set to rise again.
香煙又要漲價。
He managed to get a good price for the car.
他終於把汽車賣了個好價錢。
house/retail/oil/share prices
房屋/零售/石油/股票價格(房屋價格不止壹個,所以用可數名詞復數,同理,零售,石油,股票也是壹樣)
Rover 200 for sale, price £2000
羅弗200型越野車,售價2000英鎊(這裏用法類似unit 1,lesson 1)
It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years.
過去這幾年,電腦的價格大大降低,簡直令人驚訝。(這裏可把in price當作固定詞組,price是不可數名詞)
a price list
價目表(名詞price用作形容詞,和a壹起修飾list,也可認為這裏的prince是不可數名詞)
price rises/increases/cuts
價格上升/提高/降低(沒有指出是什麽price,所以price在這是不可數名詞)
翻譯:在歐洲,汽油的零售價中稅占到五分之四,因此稅的增加會導致汽油價格的(成比例)猛漲,而原油價格的變化帶來的影響不會很大。