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- an act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same type or value) in return交换; 互换; 调换：
negotiations should eventually lead to an exchange of land for peace
谈判的最终结果应该是以土地换和平
an exchange of prisoners of war
交换战俘
mass noun opportunities for the exchange of information.交换信息的良机。
1.1
- a visit or visits in which two people or groups from different countries stay with each other or do each other's jobs（不同国家间两个学者或两个学术团体之间的）交流访问：
as modifier nine colleagues were away on an exchange visit to Germany.九个同事去了德国进行交流访问。
1.2
- a short conversation; an argument交谈; 争论：
there was a heated exchange.
当时发生了激烈的争论。
1.3
- mass noun the giving of money for its equivalent in the money of another country汇兑; 兑换。
1.4
- a system or market in which commercial transactions involving currency, shares, commodities, etc. can be carried out within or between countries交易系统; 交易所。参见FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
1.5
- Chess a move or short sequence of moves in which both players capture material of comparable value, or particularly (the exchange) in which one captures a rook in return for a knight or bishop (and is said to win the exchange)【棋】换子, 兑子。
1.6
- a building or institution used for the trading of a particular commodity or commodities商品交易所：
the old Corn Exchange on Victoria Road.
维多利亚路上的那家老谷物交易所。
with obj.
1- give something and receive something of the same kind in return交换; 互换：
we exchanged addresses
我们互换了地址
he exchanged a concerned glance with Stephen.
他和斯蒂温互相关心地看了一眼。
1.1
- no obj. exchange contracts互换合同。
1.2
- give or receive one thing in place of another调换：
we regret that tickets cannot be exchanged
很遗憾票不能调换
he exchanges his cigarette ends for food.
他用香烟头换取食物。
短语
exchange contracts
- Brit. (of a buyer) sign a legal contract with the vendor of a property or piece of land, making the purchase legally binding and enforceable〈英〉互换合同指买方与财产或土地的卖方签订合同以使交易在法律上生效。
in exchange
- as a thing exchanged作为交换：
it would cancel its disciplinary hearing in exchange for Harding's dropping her lawsuit.
它将取消其惩戒性的听审以换取哈定的撤诉。
派生词
exchangeability
nounexchangeable
adjectiveexchanger
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French eschange (noun), eschangier (verb), based on changer （see CHANGE）. The spelling was influenced by Latin ex- 'out, utterly' （see EX-1 ）.