coin

Word family nouncoinagecoinercoiningcoin

coin1 /kɔɪn/ S3 noun

[countableC]MONEY a piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money 硬币 → bill, note► see thesaurus at money

2 toss/flip a coin DECIDEto choose or decide something by throwing a coin into the air and guessing which side of it will show when it falls 抛硬币作选择[决定]

Toss a coin to see who goes first.

抛硬币决定谁先来。

Examples from the Corpus

toss/flip a coin• If memory serves, we actually went into the hall and flipped a coin.• We like to get out a map, and flip a coin to decide where to go.• I tossed a coin with Bill Wall for this, and won.• Like tossing a coin to decide on a man's life.• Eddie DeBartolo and Carmen Policy: Flip a coin.• Torn between passing the letter to Alice or Amelia, Robert tossed a coin and settled on the latter.• The customer wanted to flip a coin about paying the price for a photo of his daughter.• Given those odds, claims Salsburg, one might as well flip a coin.

3 the other/opposite side of the coin OPPOSITE/REVERSEa different or opposite way of thinking about something 事情的另一面

Making the rules is only part of it. How the rules are carried out is the other side of the coin.

制定规定只是一方面，如何执行规定又是另一方面。

4 two sides of the same coin CONNECTED WITHtwo problems or situations that are so closely connected that they are really just two parts of the same thing 同一事情密切相关的两个方面

Great opportunity and great danger are two sides of the same coin.

好机会和高风险是密切相关的。

Examples from the Corpus

two sides of the same coin• Kohl later said that German unity and European integration were "two sides of the same coin."

5. [uncountableU]MONEY money in the form of metal coins 硬币，钱币

Examples from the Corpus

coin• The word "yuppie" is a coinage of the 1960s which found a new fame in the 1980s.• The depictions on paper money and coins reinforce national icons and symbols.• At the last moment the U.K. managed to push through an optional exemption of archaeological goods such as coins.• The range of denominations A second way of looking at coins is to examine the denominations in which they were made.• I used to collect coins when I was a kid.• A couple of coins landed on the frosty road.• Impressed by their studiousness, we carefully counted out some coins, making sure each boy got the same amount.• The driver counts the coins into his tin.

Related topics: Currencies

coin2 verb [transitiveT]

1 INVENTto invent a new word or expression, especially one that many people start to use 创造，杜撰〔新词或短语〕

The word ‘aromatherapy’ was coined in the 1920s.

（芳香疗法）这个词是在20世纪20年代创造出来的。

2 to coin a phrase spokenUSE something said in a joking way when you use a very common expression, to show that you know it is used a lot 套句老话说，常言说得好

He’d thought the flight would never – to coin a phrase – get off the ground.

他以为这趟航班是永远也不会——套句老话说——离地起飞了。

Examples from the Corpus

to coin a phrase• He was going to have fun if it killed him, to coin a phrase.• I had to find out the hard way - to coin a phrase.• It is an odd sidelight, to coin a phrase, on road accidents.• Miller was trying to help his career and, to coin a phrase, snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

3 coin money/coin it (in) EARN British EnglishBrE informal to earn a lot of money very quickly 大发其财，暴富

BT at its profitable peak was coining it at the rate of £90 a second.

英国电信公司在赢利高峰时以每秒90英镑的速度赚大钱。

4. PECto make pieces of money from metal 铸〔币〕

Examples from the Corpus

coin• And the newcomers never stopped coining.• He was going to have fun if it killed him, to coin a phrase.• But in later years I heard it called the Perilous Chair, and I think the name was coined after that day.• The term "black hole" was coined in 1969 by the American scientist John Wheeler.• I coined it but my good friend Will Shakespeare seized it for himself.• In a school gymnasium full of caucus-goers in Des Moines, Dole inadvertently coined the best phrase of this perplexing campaign.• A Polish refugee coined the term "genocide" to describe attempts to kill an entire group of people.• Freed was the disk jockey who coined the term "rock 'n' roll."

From Longman Business Dictionary

coincoin1 /kɔɪn/ noun

1[countableC] a piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money

Since the introduction of the £1 coin, the smallest English note is £5.

2[uncountableU] money in the form of metal coins

They found £1,000 in coin.

coincoin2 verb [transitiveT]

1to make pieces of money from metal

2British EnglishBrE informal coin money/coin it in to earn a lot of money very quickly

Top footballers have been coining it in for years.

Origin coin1

(1300-1400) Old French “three-sided piece, corner”, from Latin cuneus; → CUNEIFORM

单词	coin
释义	coin Word family nouncoinagecoinercoiningcoin coin1 /kɔɪn/ ●●● S3 noun 1. [countableC]MONEY a piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money 硬币 → bill, note► see thesaurus at money 2 toss/flip a coin DECIDEto choose or decide something by throwing a coin into the air and guessing which side of it will show when it falls 抛硬币作选择[决定] Toss a coin to see who goes first. 抛硬币决定谁先来。 Examples from the Corpus toss/flip a coin• If memory serves, we actually went into the hall and flipped a coin.• We like to get out a map, and flip a coin to decide where to go.• I tossed a coin with Bill Wall for this, and won.• Like tossing a coin to decide on a man's life.• Eddie DeBartolo and Carmen Policy: Flip a coin.• Torn between passing the letter to Alice or Amelia, Robert tossed a coin and settled on the latter.• The customer wanted to flip a coin about paying the price for a photo of his daughter.• Given those odds, claims Salsburg, one might as well flip a coin. 3 the other/opposite side of the coin OPPOSITE/REVERSEa different or opposite way of thinking about something 事情的另一面 Making the rules is only part of it. How the rules are carried out is the other side of the coin. 制定规定只是一方面，如何执行规定又是另一方面。 4 two sides of the same coin CONNECTED WITHtwo problems or situations that are so closely connected that they are really just two parts of the same thing 同一事情密切相关的两个方面 Great opportunity and great danger are two sides of the same coin. 好机会和高风险是密切相关的。 Examples from the Corpus two sides of the same coin• Kohl later said that German unity and European integration were "two sides of the same coin." 5. [uncountableU]MONEY money in the form of metal coins 硬币，钱币 Examples from the Corpus coin• The word "yuppie" is a coinage of the 1960s which found a new fame in the 1980s.• The depictions on paper money and coins reinforce national icons and symbols.• At the last moment the U.K. managed to push through an optional exemption of archaeological goods such as coins.• The range of denominations A second way of looking at coins is to examine the denominations in which they were made.• I used to collect coins when I was a kid.• A couple of coins landed on the frosty road.• Impressed by their studiousness, we carefully counted out some coins, making sure each boy got the same amount.• The driver counts the coins into his tin. Related topics: Currencies coin2 verb [transitiveT] 1 INVENTto invent a new word or expression, especially one that many people start to use 创造，杜撰〔新词或短语〕 The word ‘aromatherapy’ was coined in the 1920s. （芳香疗法）这个词是在20世纪20年代创造出来的。 2 to coin a phrase spokenUSE something said in a joking way when you use a very common expression, to show that you know it is used a lot 套句老话说，常言说得好 He’d thought the flight would never – to coin a phrase – get off the ground. 他以为这趟航班是永远也不会——套句老话说——离地起飞了。 Examples from the Corpus to coin a phrase• He was going to have fun if it killed him, to coin a phrase.• I had to find out the hard way - to coin a phrase.• It is an odd sidelight, to coin a phrase, on road accidents.• Miller was trying to help his career and, to coin a phrase, snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. 3 coin money/coin it (in) EARN British EnglishBrE informal to earn a lot of money very quickly 大发其财，暴富 BT at its profitable peak was coining it at the rate of £90 a second. 英国电信公司在赢利高峰时以每秒90英镑的速度赚大钱。 4. PECto make pieces of money from metal 铸〔币〕 Examples from the Corpus coin• And the newcomers never stopped coining.• He was going to have fun if it killed him, to coin a phrase.• But in later years I heard it called the Perilous Chair, and I think the name was coined after that day.• The term "black hole" was coined in 1969 by the American scientist John Wheeler.• I coined it but my good friend Will Shakespeare seized it for himself.• In a school gymnasium full of caucus-goers in Des Moines, Dole inadvertently coined the best phrase of this perplexing campaign.• A Polish refugee coined the term "genocide" to describe attempts to kill an entire group of people.• Freed was the disk jockey who coined the term "rock 'n' roll." From Longman Business Dictionary coincoin1 /kɔɪn/ noun 1[countableC] a piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money Since the introduction of the £1 coin, the smallest English note is £5. 2[uncountableU] money in the form of metal coins They found £1,000 in coin. coincoin2 verb [transitiveT] 1to make pieces of money from metal 2British EnglishBrE informal coin money/coin it in to earn a lot of money very quickly Top footballers have been coining it in for years. Origin coin1 (1300-1400) Old French “three-sided piece, corner”, from Latin cuneus; → CUNEIFORM
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