money
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT Money is the coins or bank notes that you use to buy things, or the sum that you have in a bank account. 錢
A lot of the money that you pay at the movies goes back to the film distributors. 你付給電影院的錢有很多又回到了電影發(fā)行人的手里。
Players should be allowed to earn money from advertising. 應(yīng)該允許運動員拍廣告掙錢。
2. N-PLURAL Monies is used to refer to several separate sums of money that form part of a larger amount that is received or spent. 款項[正式]
We drew up a schedule of payments for the rest of the monies owed. 我們制定了一個剩余欠款的還款計劃。
3. →see also pocket money
4. PHRASE If you say that someone has money to burn, you mean that they have more money than they need, or that they spend their money on things that you think are unnecessary. 有花不完的錢; 亂花錢
He was a high-earning broker with money to burn. 他是一個收入高得花不完的經(jīng)紀(jì)人。
5. PHRASE If you are in the money, you have a lot of money to spend. 非常有錢的[非正式]
If you are one of the lucky callers chosen to play, you could be in the money. 如果你是一個幸運打進(jìn)電話的人，且被選中參賽，你就可能要發(fā)財了。
6. PHRASE If you make money, you obtain money by earning it or by making a profit. 賺錢
...the only part of the firm that consistently made money. …公司里惟一一個一直賺錢的部門。
7. PHRASE If you say that you want someone to put their money where their mouth is, you want them to spend money to improve a bad situation, instead of just talking about improving it. 說話兌現(xiàn)
The government might be obliged to put its money where its mouth is to prove its commitment. 政府可能要被迫兌現(xiàn)它的承諾來證明其信用。
8. PHRASE If you say that money talks, you mean that if someone has a lot of money, they also have a lot of power. 金錢萬能
The formula in Hollywood is simple – money talks. 好萊塢的規(guī)則很簡單–金錢萬能。
9. PHRASE If you say that someone is throwing money at a problem, you are critical of them for trying to improve it by spending money on it, instead of doing more thoughtful and practical things to improve it. (不采用合理有效的辦法解決問題，而是) 對…大肆花錢[表不滿]
The governor's answer to the problem has been to throw money at it. 州長對這個問題的解決就是在濫花冤枉錢。
10. PHRASE If you get your money's worth, you get something which is worth the money that it costs or the effort you have put in. 錢花得值
The fans get their money's worth. 星迷們的錢花得值。
11. to give someone a run for their money→see run
12. →see also smart money
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money /?m?n?/ (moneys)
劍橋詞典
- coins or notes (= special pieces of paper ) that are used to buy things, or an amount of these that a person has
- Everyone in the office is contributing money for his leaving present .
- They've already run out of money and the building isn't even half-finished .
- We're really struggling to find enough money to pay the rent at the moment .
- Many buildings in the old part of the city are falling down, and the government has no money to repair them.
- The organization has enlisted the support of many famous people in raising money to help homeless children .
貨幣；錢，金錢；財產(chǎn)
"How much money do you have on you?" "€100 in notes and a few coins ." “你帶了多少錢？”“一共100歐元紙鈔和一些硬幣?！?
We invested the money in a high-interest bank account . 我們將錢投入到一個高息銀行賬戶。
I wanted to buy it but it cost too much money (= was too expensive ). 我想要買，但太貴了。
We spent so much money redecorating the house that we didn't have any left over for a holiday . 我們花了太多的錢重新裝修房子，沒有余錢去度假了。
You'll have to change some money (= buy some foreign money) at the bank . 你必須在銀行兌換些錢。
How much money do you earn ? 你掙多少錢？
He enjoyed acting but he wasn't making (= earning ) much money. 他喜愛演戲，但并沒有賺多少錢。
Her investments haven't made (= produced as profit ) much money this year . 她的投資今年沒有很大的回報。
They made their money (= became rich ) in the fashion business . 他們做時裝生意賺了大錢。
He tried to persuade me to put money into the company (= invest in the company ). 他想說服我投資那家公司。
The school needs to raise (= collect ) money for new playground equipment . 這間學(xué)校需要籌資購買操場設(shè)備。
Try to save (= keep ) some money for your holiday . 盡量多存些錢以備度假之用。
We're saving (= not spending as much) money by using volunteers . 我們通過使用志愿者來節(jié)省開支。
I didn't like the job , but the money (= amount of pay ) was good. 我不喜歡那份工作，不過薪水不錯。
Money is tight /short (= we don't have much money) at the moment . 我們目前手頭很緊。
I had some very expensive dental treatment recently , but it was money well spent - it'll save me problems in the future . 我最近看牙花費很高，不過花得值，這樣就不會有后患了。
?money in sth
If you say that there is money in something, you mean that the activity will produce a profit .
…有錢可賺，…有利可圖
There's money in sport these days . 目前體育市場有利可圖。
If you help us, there's money in it for you. 如果你幫助我們，你可以從中獲利。
例句
習(xí)語
be in the moneybe made of money
for my money
get/have your money's worth
have money
have money to burn
marry money
money doesn't grow on trees
money for old rope
money talks
更多習(xí)語
(right) on the money
put (your) money on sb/sth
put your money where your mouth is
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