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mon·ey /ˈmʌnɪ/ n. | phr. ([复] mon·eys 或 mon·ies) n. 1. 货币 They might not accept English money. 他们可能不接受英国货币。 money income 货币收入 2. 特种货币 silver money 银币 3. (可转换为货币的)财产,资产,财富 the heir to sb.'s moneys 某人财产的继承人 Her family has money. 她的家庭很富有。 4. [monies 或 moneys] 款项 public monies 公款 the collection of tax monies 税款的征收 pocket some of the moneys 侵吞款项的一部分 5. 钱,金钱 Do you have any money on you? 你身边带着钱吗? I spent all my money on books. 我把钱都用于买书了。 save money 省钱 Money isn't everything. 金钱不是一切。 lose money 亏本 He still owes a lot of money to the tax office. 他还欠税务所许多钱。 6. [总称]有钱人,富人;金融界 Did he come from money? 他出身富家吗? politicians at the beck and call of money 听命于大财阀的政客 7. 用作钱币的东西(如支票、块金等) 8. 货币的购买力 9. = money of account 10. 工资,薪金 Nobody really liked working for Harrison, but the money was better than most places. 没有人真心愿为哈里森工作,但他给的薪金比大多数单位要高。 11. (赛马、赛狗中的)前三名优胜者;优胜奖金 His horse took second money. 他的马得了第二名。 [< OFr moneie < L monēta coinage, mint, money; 见 MINT¹] phr. any money 〈口〉多少钱都行 be bad money 是无利可图的投资,是蚀本买卖 be made of money 很有钱,钱多得用不完 Mr. Jones buys his children everything they want. He must be made of money. 孩子们要什么琼斯先生就给他们买什么。他一定钱多得花不完。coin money 〈口〉暴富,获大利 come into (one's) money 继承遗产 covered money 〈美〉(归国会调拨的)国库存款 fairy money 1. 神仙赏赐的钱 (相传很快变成枯叶或废物) 2. 拾得的钱 for money 1. 为了钱;以金钱为代价 2. (伦敦证券交易所用语)现款交易的 for sb.'s money 〈口〉据某人本人看来,依照某人本人的意见 For my money, Marian was responsible for the trouble we'd had. 据我看来,玛丽安对我们遭到的麻烦应负责任。for the money 照所付的代价 get one's money where one's mouth is = put one's money where one's mouth is in the money 〈口〉 1. 处于获奖者的地位(尤指在赛马、赛狗中获前三名) 2. 很富裕的 You can see he's in the money by all those clothes he buys. 看看他买的那些衣服,你就会知道他是很有钱的。 lie out of one's money 没拿到应得之钱(如欠款) lucky money (佩作护符的)吉利钱币 make money 赚钱;发财 He made money in the stock market. 他在证券市场发了财。 make heaps of money at the job 在这一行当中发大财 marry money 嫁(或娶)有钱的人 Money burns (a hole in) sb.'s (或 the) pocket. 〈口〉钱烧口袋漏,一有就不留。 money for jam (或 old rope) 〈英口〉容易赚的钱;不费吹灰之力的事;容易上当的人;容易击败的人;从中易于获利的事 Money makes the mare (to) go. 〈谚〉有钱能使鬼推磨。 money on (或 at) call 随时可以收回的借款 Money talks. 〈谚〉金钱万能。 not everybody's money 不合每个人的心意 not for love or money 见 love on the money 〈美〉恰到好处;非常正确 one's money's worth 一分价钱一分货 out of money 1. 手头没有钱,贫困 2. 亏本,亏损 out of the money 〈口〉(尤指在赛马、赛狗中)没有处于得奖的地位 (pay) money down (付)现款 place one's money on = put one's money on put money into投资于 put one's money on 1. 在…上下赌注 2. 确信…会成功 put one's money where one's mouth is 〈口〉说话兑现;说给钱就给钱 raise money on sth. 靠出售(或典当)某物筹款 sink money 投资于无利可图的事业 spend money like water 〈口〉挥金如土 They will never be able to save enough money to buy a new house — they both spend money like water. 他们永远积不起足够的钱买新房子——两人都花钱如流水。 there is money in it 可以从中赚钱,有利可图 throw money at sth. (为了解决问题而)滥花冤枉钱 throw one's money about (或 around) 大肆挥霍 Time is money. 见 time wallow in money 〈口〉在钱里打滚,非常富有 Your money or your life! [拦路强盗用语]留钱不留命,留命不留钱! |