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小词详解 | premium
premium 英 [ˈpriːmiəm] 美 [ˈpriːmiəm]
Those fee hikes are then passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums.
这部分增加的费用会以更高保费的形式转嫁给消费者。
——《经济学人》If your employer offered you $550 to lose weight, an amount that would be deducted from your health insurance premiums next year, would that provide the motivation to help you finally shed those pounds?
如果你的雇主愿意出550美元让你减肥,这笔钱将从你明年的健康险保费中扣除,这样的激励手段可以帮助你最终减轻体重吗?
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 保险费
孩子们品行优良时,父母常常发奖以资鼓励。但这犟孩子弄得他父母不知怎么办才好。
Parents often encourage their children with premiums for good conduct. But the restive child perplexed his parents.
很多行将倒闭的保险公司面临压力,要增加保险费以保证偿付能力。
Many moribund insurance companies are under pressure to increase premiums to stay solvent.
我们并不是一时冲动买了这所房子。为了得到最好的地段,我们愿意多支付些钱。
We didn't buy the house on a whim. We're willing to pay a premium for the best location.
对于上班的父母来说,空余时间非常宝贵。一边照顾孩子一边忙事业很难应付。
Free time is at a premium for working parents. It's hard to juggle children and a career.
那位德高望重的老人非常重视一个人的人品。
The venerable old man places a high premium on what someone is like as a person.
Buried the poor husband but progressing favourably on the premium.
把可怜的丈夫埋葬了,然而靠保险金过得也蛮不错。
exclusive: catering for or available to only a few, select customers; high class and expensive deluxe: luxurious or sumptuous; of a superior kind luxurious: extremely comfortable or elegant, especially when involving great expense