discount

['diskaunt]

n.折扣, 贴现率
vt.打折扣, 贴现, 不全信, 不重视
vi.贴现, 减息贷款

n.[C][U]

1. 折扣; 打折扣

We give a special discount of 10 per cent for cash.

如用现金购买, 我们给予九折优待。

2. 贴现; 贴现率

3. 不全信

The author's conclusions must be taken at a discount.

作者的结论我们不应全信。

vt.

1. 将……打折扣; 将商品打去……折扣

That store discounts all its slow-selling goods.

那家商店削价出售所有滞销货。

2. 将……贴现

3. 不全相信; 怀疑地看待

You must discount much of what he says.

他说的好些话, 你必须打个折扣听。

4. 漠视; 低估, 贬损

In his plans he discounted the expense.

他在计划中没有考虑费用。

5. 预计到

The price of the stock fell before its dividend was reduced, for the reduction had already been discounted.

股票的价格在股息降低之前下跌, 因为股息降低早在预料之中。

vi.

1. 打折扣出售商品

Many stores do not discount at all.

许多商店出售商品一概不打折扣。

2. 贴现

词形变化

形容词: discountable | 动词过去式: discounted | 动词过去分词: discounted | 动词现在分词: discounting | 动词第三人称单数: discounts |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.打折扣; 减少

deduct  subtract  remove

vt.预计到

consider  allow for  take into account  

同义参见:

reduction  underestimate  cheapen  sale  

反义:

n.折扣; 贴现

premium  

英英释义

名词 discount:

the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

同义词：price reduction, deduction

interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan

同义词：discount rate, bank discount

a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

同义词：rebate

an amount or percentage deducted

同义词：deduction

动词 discount:

bar from attention or consideration

同义词：dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, push aside, ignore

give a reduction in price on

短语词组

at a discount

1. 打折扣

They are selling old-fashioned clothes at a discount.

他们正在削价出售过时服装。

2. 没有销路的

Books about the war are at a discount now.

有关那次战争的书现在没什么销路。

3. 不受重视的

Honesty will never be at a discount.

诚实永远是受欢迎的。

补充

discountdiscount英:[ˈdiskaunt] 美:[ˈdɪsˌkaʊnt, dɪsˈkaʊnt]n.1.数目, 折扣I can give you a small discount.我可以给你打点折扣。vt. & vi.1.打折扣, 减价出售That store does not discount at all.那家商店出售商品一概不打折。The store discounted all clothing.那家商店打折出售所有的服装。vt.1.不考虑; 不全信They have discounted the rumours.他们不信那些谣传。In his plans he discounted the expense.在他的计划中他没有考虑到费用。

例句

1. a discount for students学生优惠 2. a student discount学生优惠价 3. All full-time staff get a 10% discount.所有全职员工享受九折优惠。 4. We asked her to give us a discount on the books we were buying.我们请她给我们买的书打个折。 5. They are often available at a discount.它们经常进行打折销售。 6. Their unity is at a discount now.他们的联合现在不受重视了。 7. Matalan, the discount clothing retailer服装零售折扣店马塔兰 8. discount fares of around £360 return返还360英镑左右的折扣票价 9. discontinued ranges of tiles at discount prices折价出售的已停产瓷砖 10. This theory has now been discounted.现在这一理论已经没人相信了。 11. Police are discounting the possibility that it was a racially motivated attack.警察认为这次袭击不大可能是出于种族主义目的。 12. I can discount ten per cent for you.我可以给你打九折。 13. She indicated she might be willing to discount $20.她表示愿意削价20美元。 14. This has forced airlines to discount fares heavily.这迫使航空公司将机票大幅打折。 15. The store promised to discount prices at 10%.该店承诺所有商品打10%的折扣。 16. All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at three percent.对所有即付的账单都将打去3%的折扣。 17. The store discounted all computers for the sale.该店削价出售全部待售的电脑。 18. Automakers discounted their overpriced cars.汽车制造商打折扣卖掉定价过高的汽车。 19. The rate was discounted at 4% a year.利率以每年 4% 进行贴现。 20. I think we shouldn't discount the possibility completely.我认为我们不应完全不考虑这种可能性。 21. Knowing her political bias we discounted most of her story.由于了解她的政治偏见，我们对她的大部分报道都持怀疑态度。 22. We shouldn't discount the effect of AIDS.我们不应低估艾滋病的影响。 23. We had discounted the effect of an earthquake.我们在地震发生前采取了预防措施。 24. Some stores discount.有些商店打折扣出售商品。 25. rail commuters get a discount on season tickets.乘火车上下班的旅客买季票都打折。 26. [mass noun]we want to introduce a standard level of discount for everyone.我们想对所有人采用统一的折扣标准。 27. a product may carry a price which cannot easily be discounted.有的产品的价格可能是不轻易打折的。 28. one shop has discounted children's trainers.一家商店把儿童跑鞋的价格降了下来。 29. [as adj. discounted]discounted books.降价书。 30. I'd heard rumours, but discounted them.我听到了谣言，但半信半疑。 31. a scheme which lets tenants buy their homes at a discount.可以让租户以折扣价买房的计划。 32. Staff get 20% discount on all goods.员工购买各种货物都可得八折优待。 33. Do you give a discount for cash?用现金付款有没有折扣？ 34. I think we can discount that idea. It's just not practical.我认为可以忽略那个构想，因为它根本就不切实际。 35. The store offers a two percent discount when customers pay in cash.顾客以现金支付时，商店可给予百分之二的折扣。 36. We were able to buy our tickets at a discount. [=for less than the usual price]我们能买到打折的票。 37. a discount store/chain/retailer折扣商店/连锁店/零售店 38. discount airlines打折的航线 39. discount tickets打折票 40. discount prices/rates折扣价/率 41. The vacation plan included a discounted price/rate on our hotel room.假期计划包括我们旅馆客房的优惠价格。 42. Car dealers are heavily discounting last year's unsold models.汽车经销商在对去年没卖出去的汽车进行大减价促销。 43. You shouldn't discount [=minimize] the importance of studying.你不应轻视学习的重要性。 44. "We can't discount [=dismiss, disregard] the possibility that the economy will worsen in the near future."我们对经济在不久的将来日趋恶化的可能性不能不予考虑。 45. These threats cannot be entirely discounted.对这些威胁不能全然不予理会。