| 单词 | money |
| 释义 | moneymoneysmoniesmoneymoney /ˈmʌni/ noun [uncountable]1 what you earn by working and use to buy things, often in the form of coins, paper notes etc ➔ monies: I didn’t have enough money to pay for a room.我没有足够的钱支付房费。She put the money in her purse.她把钱放进她的钱包里。2sb’s money all someone’s money and the things they own: The family made their money in the woollen trade.make这家人是做毛纺生意起家的。3the money informal the amount of money that you earn for doing a job: The money’s terrible.钱少得可怜。 ➔ pocket money, be rolling in money at roll1, spending moneyPhrasesget your money’s worth to get enough for the price that you paid: We stayed right to the end, to get our money’s worth.stay我们一直待到最后﹐让钱花得不吃亏。COLLOCATIONS: moneyverbsto have moneyI don’t think they have very much money.to earn moneyHe doesn’t earn much money.to make money (=to earn money or make a profit)I make more money than he does.doThe farm was beginning to make money at last.bebegin ► Do not say ’gain money’. Say make money.to lose money (=to get less money than you spend, in business)Unfortunately, the company is still losing money.beloseto spend moneyI spend a lot of money on clothes.clotheto cost moneyThe repairs will cost a lot of money.repairto save money (=to use less money)Turning your heating down will save money.turnheatto save (up) money (=to not spend money you receive)She had saved up enough money to buy a car.havesaveto lend somebody moneyCould you lend me some money?canto borrow moneyWe borrowed money from the bank to buy a house.borrowto owe moneyHe owes me money.oweto waste moneyDon’t waste your money on a computer that doesn’t have enough memory.to raise money (=to get money for a charity, school etc by doing something)They organized events to raise money for the school.organizeeventadjectivesgood money (=a lot of money)She earns good money as a lawyer.earnbig money informal (=a very large amount of money)Basketball players make big money.playereasy money (=money that you earn easily)For many, selling drugs seems like easy money.selldrugseemnoun + moneya sum/an amount of moneyHe offered me a large sum of money.offera waste of moneyThe trip was a waste of money.bespending money (=money that you can spend on anything you want)We had £500 spending money saved for our holiday.havespendsavepocket money British English (=money that parents regularly give their children)How much pocket money do you get?government/taxpayers’/public moneyMore taxpayers’ money should be spent on the railways.taxpayershallspendrailwayTHESAURUS: moneymoney what you earn by working and use to buy things: We don’t have enough money to buy a house.cash money in the form of coins and notes: You can pay in cash or by cheque.currency the money used in a particular country: The Russian currency is the rouble.bechange money in the form of coins of low value, or the money that you get back when you are paying for something with more money than it cost: He emptied all the change out of his pockets.emptypocketThe sales clerk handed me my change.salehandnote British English, bill American English a piece of paper money: a £20 notea $5 bill |
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