premium
premium
(pl. premiums)
at a premium
(pl. premiums)
- an amount to be paid for a contract of insurance
保险费 - a sum added to an ordinary price or charge
（正常价格或费用以外的）加付款；加价
customers are reluctant to pay a premium for organic fruit.
顾客不愿意为有机水果多花钱。
■a sum added to interest or wages; a bonus
额外补贴，津贴；奖金
■[as modifier]relating to or denoting a commodity or product of superior quality and therefore a higher price
高级的；优质的
premium lagers.
优质贮藏啤酒。
■(Stock Exchange)the amount by which the price of a share or other security exceeds its issue price, its nominal value, or the value of the assets it represents
(股票)（高出发行价格、面值或财产实际价值的）溢价
the shares jumped to a 70 per cent premium on the first day.
股票第一天上市就溢价70％。 - something given as a reward, prize, or incentive
奖品，奖金
the Society of Arts awarded him a premium.
艺术学会发给他一笔奖金。
at a premium
- scarce and in demand
稀罕的，奇缺的；急需的
space was at a premium.
急需空间。 - above the usual or nominal price
超过一般（或面值）价格，以高价
touts sell the tickets at a premium.
票贩子高价卖票。
- regard or treat as particularly valuable or important
高度评价；高度重视
he put a premium on peace and stability.
他高度重视和平与稳定。
- early 17th cent. (in the sense 'reward, prize'): from Latin praemium 'booty, reward', from prae 'before' + emere 'buy, take'
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