premium /ˈpriːmɪəm/ CET6 TEM8

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A premium is a sum of money that you pay regularly to an insurance company for an insurance policy. 保险费

  例：

  It is too early to say whether insurance premiums will be affected.

  保险费会不会受到影响现在判定还为时过早。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A premium is a sum of money that you have to pay for something in addition to the normal cost. 附加费

  例：

  Even if customers want "solutions," most are not willing to pay a premium for them.

  即使顾客们想要“解决方案”，大部分人不愿意为此支付附加费。

• 3. 

  ADJ Premium products are of a higher than usual quality and are often expensive. 高端的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  At the premium end of the market, business is booming.

  在市场的高端销售区，生意火暴。

• 4. 

  PHRASE If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve. 求之难得

  例：

  If space is at a premium, choose adaptable furniture that won't fill the room.

  如果空间很有限，就选购不太占地方的可改装家具。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If you buy or sell something at a premium, you buy or sell it at a higher price than usual, for example, because it is in short supply. 以高价 (买、卖)

  例：

  He eventually sold the shares back to the bank at a premium.

  他最终以高价将股票返售给了银行。