词汇 | coin |
释义 | coin noun uk/kɔɪn/ us/kɔɪn/ B1 [ C ]硬币;金属货币 a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used as money UK a 10p/ten pence coin 面值10便士的硬币 a pound coin 面值1英镑的硬币 gold coins 金币 I asked for £10 in 20p coins. 我要10英镑面值为20便士的硬币。 [ U ](统称)硬币 money in the form of metal coins
coin verb uk/kɔɪn/ us/kɔɪn/ (INVENT) C2 [ T ]创造,杜撰(新词或新的表达);首次使用(某一词语) to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time Allen Ginsberg coined the term "flower power". 艾伦•金斯堡创造了 flower power(权力归花儿)这一说法。 (MONEY) coining it (in) UK informal 轻松地赚大钱,发大财,暴富 to be earning a lot of money quickly Farmers were coining it at that time, thanks to high wheat prices. The case goes on and on and the lawyers are coining it in. He is absolutely coining it since his album went to number one. The price of oil is high and shareholders are coining it in. Tourism is booming and casino owners are coining it. Idiom to coin a phraseidiom humorous 套用一句流行的话;常言道;俗话说 something you say before using an expression that has been very popular or used too much I was, to coin a phrase, gobsmacked! 套用一句老话,我简直目瞪口呆! |
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