1.rate的基本意思是“估价”,可用于指“评估”财产的征税现值。引申可表示“认为”“把…算作”“定级”等。
2.rate既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,还可接以as短语充当补足语的复合宾语,在宾语补足语为one时as常省略。可用于被动结构。rate用作不及物动词时常与as引起的短语连用,这时主动形式含有被动意义,作“被认为是”解。
3.rate有时还可用作系动词,接形容词作表语,意为“定级”。

rate among〔with〕(v.+prep.)
认为; 把…算作(之一) consider or regard
▲rate sb/sth among〔with〕sb/sth
I rate him among my benefactors.我认为他是我的一个恩人。
Do you rate Haas among your friends?你把哈斯看作是你的朋友吗?
Would you rate her with the best of the bunch?你认为她是这伙人中最好的吗?
Would you rate the car with the fastest?你认为这辆汽车是最快的吗?

rate at(v.+prep.)
▲rate sth at sth
1.把…估〔评价〕为 consider (usually sth) to have a value, power, etc. of (a certain amount)
〔说明〕 rate at常不用于进行体。
What do you rate his fortune at?你估计他的财产有多少?
I would rate our monthly sales at about 4000 dollars.我估计我们每月的销售额为4000美元左右。
2.〈英〉估计(财产)应赋税的价值为 consider (usually property) to have a value of (an amount) for tax purposes
◇ 常用于be ～ed结构
My property are rated at 200 dollars per year.我的财产估计每年缴税200美元。

rate up(v.+adv.)
〈主美〉相应地提高 increase (usually a payment) by an equal share
▲rate sth ⇔up
◇ 常用于be ～ed结构
The insurance payments have to be rated up for people with poor health.体弱者的保险费也不得不相应地提高。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
Shanghai rates as the biggest trade centre in China.上海被认为是中国最大的贸易中心。
She doesn't rate high as a picker of husbands.就择夫选婿而论,她的眼力不怎么样。
用作系动词
▲S+～+adj.
He rates high.他的级别很高。
Her performance didn't rate very high in the competition.她的表演在这次比赛中等级不算很高。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
How do you rate our team's chances of winning?你认为我们队获胜的概率是多少?
They rated the new film.他们给那部新片定了级。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
My house is rated rather high.我的房子征税相当高。
Should private house be more heavily rated than factories?私人房产应该比工厂征更重的税吗?
用作宾补动词
▲S+～+n./pron.+(as) n./adj.
I rate him high as a poet.我认为他是一位高尚的诗人。
We rated the house as worth 20000 pounds.我们估计这幢房子值20000英镑。
I would rate this wine as the finest I have ever tasted.我认为这种酒是我所品尝过的最好的酒。
She was a woman whom all her friends rated as kind and hospitable.她所有的朋友都认为她是一位仁慈好客的人。
I rated that performance one of the best I've ever seen.我认为那是我看过的最好演出之一。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Imes was rated as a good electrician.艾姆斯被看作是优秀的电工。
He was rated one of the richest men in the world.他被认为是世界上最富有的人之一。
The sailor was rated as an ordinary seaman.这位水手被定为列兵。

rate, appraise, assay, assess, estimate, evaluate, value
参见estimate条。

rate常不用于进行体。

［同义词］ n.  charge, cost, figure, rank, speed
［词源］＜古法语＜中古拉丁语rata, ratus(计算)

at a rate of knots
飞快地,非常迅速地very fast
He's getting through the ironing at a rate of knots.他熨烫衣服做得飞快。

We drove at a steady rate.我们以平稳的速度开车。
The big banks have put up interest rates for borrowers to 15%.几家大银行把贷款利率调涨至年息15%。
We have to offer higher rates.我们不得不付更高的价钱。
The rates have gone up.房地产税已经提高了。
This is a first-rate restaurant.这是一级饭店。
He will get some valuable experience, at any rate.无论如何他会得到宝贵的经验。
At this rate we won't be able to afford a holiday.照这样下去,我们就度不成假了。

rate, speed
参见speed条。