coin
[kɔin]
n.硬币, 金钱
vt.铸造(钱币), 创造(新词)
adj.硬币的, 投币的
例句与用法:
The Royal Mint will strike a commemorative gold coin.
英国皇家造币厂将铸造一种纪念金币。
He reversed the coin and examined it carefully.
他把硬币倒过来,仔细检查。
He put a coin into the insertion slot.
他往投币孔投入一枚硬币。
The coin rolled underneath the piano.
硬币滚到钢琴的下面了。
Who coined the word "quiz" ?
谁创造的“quiz”这个词呀?
He paid me in coin.
他付给我的都是硬币。
Let's flip a coin to decide who should go first - do you want heads or tails?
我们来抛硬币决定谁先走吧,你是要正面还是要反面?
Many hands make light work, to coin a phrase.
常言说,人多好干活。
词形变化:
形容词: coinable | 名词: coiner | 动词过去式: coined | 动词过去分词: coined | 动词现在分词: coining | 动词第三人称单数: coins |
详细释义:
n.
硬币, 钱币[C][U]
Bill collects foreign coins.
比尔收集外国硬币。
vt.
1. 铸造(货币)
The government has decided to coin more 50-penny coins.
政府决定铸造更多的五十便士硬币。
2. 创造, 杜撰(新词等)
It was Anderson who coined the word.
是安德生造了这个字。
短语词组:
Pay sb. (back) in his own coin
1. 以其人之道还治其人之身
He was determined to take revenge; to pay them back in their own coin for the wrongs they had done to him.
他发誓要报复; 他们对他不公, 他要以其人之道还治其人之身。
toss/flip a coin
1. 抛硬币(决定)
Let's toss a coin to decide.
让我们来抛硬币决定吧!