词汇精选：fare的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

票价；费用 [C]

例句：

How much is the fare to Memphis?

到孟斐斯的车费要多少呢?

例句：

Rail traveller is complained about rising fare.

铁路乘客抱怨车票涨价。

乘客；旅客 [C]

例句：

The taxi-driver stopped to pick up a fare.

计程车司机停下车来搭载一名乘客。

例句：

He picked up a fare in Oxford Street and took him to Kensington .

他在牛津街搭载了一位乘客并将其送到肯辛顿。

食物

例句：

Your papa invited Mr. Rokesmith to partake of our lowly fare.

你爸爸请了洛克史密斯先生来尝点儿我们的粗茶淡饭。

例句：

He turned hungrily on the simple fare that our landlady had provided.

他饥肠辘辘地转向女房东拿来的简单食品。

v.

吃，进食 [I]

例句：

He usually fares sumptuously.

他平常吃得很丰富。

例句：

He has fared hard and worked hard to make good everybody's loss.

他一向省吃俭用、辛辛苦苦，尽量让别人少受一些损失。

过活；经营；进展 [I]

例句：

He fared well on his trip.

他旅途顺利。

例句：

It is unlikely that the marine industry will fare any better in September.

海运业在9月份不可能有好转。

遭遇 [I]

例句：

You could go further and fare worse.

如果你想得到更好的，结果可能更糟。

例句：

How did it fare with him?

他结果如何？

二、词义辨析：

charge,price,fee,fare,cost,expense

这些名词均有“价格，费用”之意。charge指提供服务时索取的费用，也指货物的价格、价钱。price指商品在市场出售的价格，尤指卖方对商品所提出的单价。比喻意义指付出的代价。fee指上学、求医以及找律师等付的费用，还可指会费、借书费等。fare侧重指旅行时所付的车、船费等费用。cost指生产某东西的成本，也泛指商品的价格，可与price换用。expense常指实际支付的费用总数额，有时也指钱的花费。

三、相关短语：

bill of fare

菜单;节目单,商品名目

四、参考例句：

How much is the fare to Memphis?

到孟斐斯的车费要多少呢?

She rowed the driver about the fare.

她为车费跟司机吵闹。

How did it fare with him?

他结果如何？

You could go further and fare worse.

如果你想得到更好的，结果可能更糟。

Healthier fare gets a green label.

健康的食物会被打上绿色的标签。

How much is the fare to Memphis?

到孟斐斯的车费要多少呢?

The single fare to London is expensive.

去伦敦的单程票价很贵。

A single fare is 170 dollars.

单程票价为170美元。