"at a low price" 是固定搭配,字面直译是“以低价格”,实际表示“低价(购买/出售/获得)”,强调交易时的价格处于较低水平。
该短语通常作状语,修饰与“交易、获得”相关的动词(如 buy, sell, get, purchase, offer 等),说明动作发生的“价格条件”。常见结构有两种:
表示“主语以低价(做某事:买/得到/出售…)”。
I bought this laptop at a low price during the sale.
(大促期间我低价买了这台笔记本电脑。)
She sold her old bike at a low price to a student.
(她把旧自行车低价卖给了一个学生。)
We got the concert tickets at a surprisingly low price.
(我们以惊人的低价买到了演唱会门票。)
表示“某物被以低价(出售/提供…)”。
These shoes are sold at a low price in the discount store.
(这些鞋子在折扣店低价出售。)
The hotel rooms were offered at a low price for summer travelers.
(酒店为夏季游客提供低价房间。)
可在"low price"后加"of + 具体金额",明确“低至…的价格”:
The book was bought at a low price of $5.
(这本书以5美元的低价购入。)
at a low price:强调“价格本身低”(名词短语,侧重“价格数值”);
cheaply:副词,强调“便宜地(方式)”(如:I bought it cheaply. 我便宜地买了它。)
简言之,"at a low price"是描述交易价格低廉的常用短语,核心是用“at”连接“动作”与“低价格”这一条件,常见于购物、销售场景。