| 释义 |
cost-of-living index noun [countable, usually singular] (economics 经济学) especially in the uk, a list of the prices of some ordinary goods and services which shows how much these prices change in a particular period of time 生活费用指数◆the cost-of-living index rose by more than six per cent between may and july. 五月和七月之间的生活费用指数上升超过百分之六。 syn consumer price index , retail price index |