كيف تنطق "at a premium"

expression

ˈæt/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɹimiəm

AT uh PREE-mee-um

ˈæt/ /æɪ/ /pɹˈiːmiəm

AT uh PREE-mee-um

التعريف

If something is 'at a premium', it means it is hard to get or highly valued because there is not enough of it.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈæt/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɹimiəm

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈæt/ /æɪ/ /pɹˈiːmiəm

أمريكي

AT uh PREE-mee-um

بريطاني

AT uh PREE-mee-um

Parking spaces are at a premium in the city center.

In this desert, water is at a premium.

During exam week, quiet places to study are at a premium.

After the storm, clean drinking water was at a premium.