coin

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美 [kɔɪn]

n.  (一枚)硬币; 金属货币; (统称)硬币
v.  创造(新词语); (用金属)铸(币)，造(硬币)

复数：coins　过去式：coined　过去分词：coined　现在分词：coining　第三人称单数：coins　

中考高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.2964 / COCA.4376

同义词辨析

cashchangecoinnote【导航词义：钱币】

习惯用语

n.

the other side of the coin
• 事情的另一面
  the aspect of a situation that is the opposite of or contrasts with the one you have been talking about
two sides of the same coin
• 同一事物的两个方面
  used to talk about two ways of looking at the same situation

v.

be coining it (in)be coining money
• 暴富；赚大钱；发大财
  to earn a lot of money quickly or easily
to coin a phrase
• 套用一句老话；用老话来说
  used to show that you are aware that you are using an expression that is not new
• Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase.
  噢，常言道，没有消息就是好消息。
• （引出为逗趣而稍加改动的名言）
  used to introduce a well-known expression that you have changed slightly in order to be funny

牛津词典

noun

• （一枚）硬币；金属货币
  a small flat piece of metal used as money
  1. a euro coin
     欧元硬币
• （统称）硬币
  money made of metal
  1. notes and coin
     纸币和硬币

verb

• 创造（新词语）
  to invent a new word or phrase that other people then begin to use
  1. The term ‘cardboard city’ was coined to describe communities of homeless people living in cardboard boxes.
     人们创造了cardboard city一词，用来指居住在纸板棚屋里无家可归者的居住区。
• （用金属）铸（币），造（硬币）
  to make coins out of metal

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 硬币
  Acoinis a small piece of metal which is used as money.
  1. ...50 pence coins.
     50便士的硬币
  2. ...Frederick's gold coin collection.
     弗雷德里克收藏的金币
• VERB 新造，杜撰(单词、短语)
  If youcoina word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it.
  1. Jaron Lanier coined the term 'virtual reality' and pioneered its early development...
     杰伦·拉尼尔创造了“虚拟现实”这个词，并成为推动其早期发展的先驱人物。
  2. The word 'lunatic' was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon.
     lunatic是个生造词，用来形容月圆时发疯的人。
• VERB 暴富;很快地赚(钱)
  If you say that someoneis coining itoris coiningmoney, you are emphasizing that they are making a lot of money very quickly, often without really earning it.
  1. Many private colleges are coining it...
     很多私立大学正在大发其财。
  2. One wine shop is coining money selling Wembley-label champagne.
     一家葡萄酒商店正在靠出售威丽牌子的香槟大把大把赚钱。
  3. Coining inmeans the same ascoining.
     coining in 同 coining
  4. She's coining it in with a $10 million contract with Revlon.
     她靠与露华浓签订的一笔1,000万美元的合同发了大财。
• PHRASE 用个双关语;套用句老话
  You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché
  1. Fifty local musicians have, to coin a phrase, banded together to form the Jazz Umbrella.
     50名当地的音乐家，用个双关词，“联合起来”（band亦有“乐队”之意）组成了“爵士乐大联盟”。
• PHRASE 情况的另一面
  You usethe other side of the cointo mention a different aspect of a situation.
  1. These findings are a reminder that low pay is the other side of the coin of falling unemployment.
     这些研究结果提醒人们，失业率下降的另一面是低薪。
• PHRASE 一个问题的两方面
  If you say that two things aretwo sides of the same coin, you mean that they are different ways of looking at or dealing with the same situation.
  1. The minister reportedly stressed that economic and political reforms were two sides of the same coin.
     据报道，部长强调经济改革和政治改革是一个问题的两个方面。

英英释义

noun

• a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

verb

• form by stamping, punching, or printing
  1. strike coins
  2. strike a medal
  Synonym:mintstrike
• make up
  1. coin phrases or words

双语例句

• We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the buns.
  我们掷硬币决定谁出去买小圆面包。
• I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever
  我把硬币投入机器，拉动控制杆。
• We wanted this to be a twenty shilling coin but now in the market it's trading at twenty-one.
  我们希望它是一个值二十先令的硬币，但现在它在市场上以二十一个先令的价值来交换。
• This coin rings true.
  这枚硬币听声音是真的。
• The word 'lunatic' was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon.
  lunatic是个生造词，用来形容月圆时发疯的人。
• The two boys agreed to decide the matter by tossing a coin.
  这两个孩子同意用掷硬币的方法来决定这件事。
• The coin bears the figure of the first president of the country.
  硬币上刻有该国第一任总统的肖像。
• One wine shop is coining money selling Wembley-label champagne.
  一家葡萄酒商店正在靠出售威丽牌子的香槟大把大把赚钱。
• I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it
  我从口袋里掏出一个硬币，把它弹向空中。
• Many private colleges are coining it
  很多私立大学正在大发其财。