rate-payer

基本解釋

The council had built an elaborate memorial in the town square and the local press severely criticized them for spending rate payers's money on a white elephant.
市政會(huì)在市區(qū)廣場(chǎng)建造了一座精致的紀(jì)念館，而當(dāng)?shù)貓?bào)紙卻嚴(yán)厲地批評(píng)說(shuō)，他們把納稅者的錢(qián)花在累贅的珍品上了。
At this rate we won't be able to afford a holiday.
照這樣下去，我們不會(huì)有時(shí)間／錢(qián)去度假的。
What's the going rate of computer programmers?
計(jì)算機(jī)程序設(shè)計(jì)人員的一般工資是多少？
By power we mean the rate of doing work.
我們說(shuō)功率就是指做功的速率。
They charge a fixed rate for each transaction.
他們對(duì)辦理的每項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)收取一定的費(fèi)用。