"at a premium" 怎么发音
expression
AT uh PREE-mee-um
AT uh PREE-mee-um
释义
If something is 'at a premium', it means it is hard to get or highly valued because there is not enough of it.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈæt/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɹimiəm
英式英语
ˈæt/ /æɪ/ /pɹˈiːmiəm
简化发音
美式
AT uh PREE-mee-um
英式
AT uh PREE-mee-um
语境中听
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.