Premium
[ 'primɪəm ]
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n. 额外费用;保险费;附加费;
adj. 高昂的;优质的;
💡 词根助记
pre…前的，预先+mium拿，买到→在前面的人拿到→奖品，奖金
📝 例句
Hard-to-get theater tickets can be bought at a premium.
紧俏的戏票能以高价买到。
If you buy three you get a premium of one more, free.
你买三个,可以再送你一个。
Is Brass at a premium?
布拉斯一帆风顺吗？
Student flats are at a premium.
现在学生公寓供不应求。
Such hours attract a pay premium.
这种工时需偿付加班津贴。
🌱 联想助记
【记】谐音“拼命”:为了奖金拼命干
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-cept-表示“抓住”
常见变体有-cap-、-cip-、-ceiv-
📖 牛津释义
premium
n
1 amount or instalment (to be) regularly paid for an insurance policy 保险费
Your first premium is now due. 你的第一期保险费现已到期.
2 additional payment, eg one added to wages or interest payments; bonus 额外费用; 津贴; 奖金; 花红
A premium of 2 per cent is paid on long-term investments. 对投资期限较长者可获百分之二的奖励.
You have to pay a premium for express delivery. 你得支付特快投递的补加费用.
[attrib 作定语]
Premium rents are charged in the city centre. 市中心要收取额外的租金.
3 (idm 习语) at a `premium
(a) (finance 财) (of stocks and shares) above the normal or usual value （指公债和股票）超过正常或市面的价值; 溢价
Shares are selling at a premium. 股票溢价出售.
(b) rare or difficult to obtain, and therefore more expensive or more highly valued than usual 因稀少或难得而较之一般昂贵或宝贵
Space is at a premium in this building. 在这个建筑物里场地面积十分昂贵.
Honesty is at a premium in this profession, I'm afraid! 依我看, 干这一行诚实的人实在难得! put a premium on sb/sth
(a) make (sb/sth) seem important 使（某人[某事物]）受到重视
The high risk of infection puts a premium on the use of sterile needles. 由於受感染的风险很大, 无菌注射针的使用受到了重视.
(b) attach special value or importance to sb/sth 高度评价某人[某事物]
The examiners put a premium on rational argument. 评委们对以理服人的论据给以高度评价.
🎯 考研助记
pre(之前)+m（money钱)+ium:提前出的钱: 保险费 以前(pre)的小蜜(mi)向有钱人(um)要 保险金
🔁 扩展释义
*['pri:miәm]n. 额外补贴, 奖金, 奖赏, 保险费【医】 保险费相关词组: at a premium put a premium on
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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The ground supported fewer plants, and the insects which lived on these plants died out.
地上长的植物少了，生活在这些植物上的昆虫就消亡了。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.
比方说，你可能随手拿起一本游记，在睡觉之前读它几页。这种书只要浏览一下，这儿读一点，那儿读一点也够了。简而言之，这就是“浅尝”。
Centuries ago, the word beeline was made to describe this thin line of bees flying through the air.
几百年前，有人用beeline 这个词来描写蜜蜂在空中飞行的细窄路线。