| 释义 |
interest rate (also rate of interest) noun [countable] the cost of borrowing money, usually expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed 利率◆interest rates are low and unlikely to be raised soon. 利率低，而且不可能马上提高。◆the bank of england has cut interest rates by half a percentage point. 英格兰银行已削减半个百分点的利率。◆interest rates of 2.75% are low by past standards. 根据以往标准，2.75% 的利率可算是低的。◆stocks rose on hopes of an interest-rate cut this week. 指望本周利率下调，股价能上升。⨁ high / low interest rates高／低利率 ⨁ to cut / increase / raise / reduce / slash interest rates削减／增加／提高／减少／降低利率 ⨁ interest rates fall / rise利率下降／上升 |