plural monies or moneys /ˈmʌniz/
plural monies or moneys /ˈmʌniz/
Learner's definition of MONEY
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[noncount] : something (such as coins or bills) used as a way to pay for goods and services and to pay people for their work钱;钞票;钱币 -
Dinner cost a lot of money last night. = We were charged a lot of money for dinner last night.昨晚那顿饭花了我们很多钱。
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a sum of money一笔钱
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That painting must be worth a lot of money.那幅画一定很值钱。
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She's been making a lot of money in her new job. = (informal) She's been making big/good money in her new job.她现在的新工作很赚钱。
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He earned some money last summer as a musician.他去年夏天做乐师赚了些钱。
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We're trying to save enough money for a new car.我们正在努力攒够钱买一辆新轿车。
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The town is raising money for the elementary school.镇子正在为那所小学筹钱。
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Friends would always ask her for money.朋友们总向她要钱。
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It's an interesting idea, but there's no money in it: it'll never sell.这个想法很有趣,但赚不到钱:没人会买账。
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The club made money [=earned money; made a profit] by selling advertisements in the newsletter.那个俱乐部靠提供业务通讯的广告版面赚钱。
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She knew she could make money [=earn a profit] on the deal. = She knew there was money to be made from/on the deal.她知道这笔交易能赚钱。
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When they take a vacation, money is no object. [=they are not concerned about the price of things] They always stay at the most expensive places.他们度假时不考虑花销,总是住最贵的地方。
— see also blood money, funny money, hush money, old money, paper money, pocket money, seed money, soft money, spending money, smart money at 1smart 2
[noncount] : a person's wealth : the money that a person has(个人)财产,财富 -
He made his money in the insurance business.他在保险行业赚了大钱。
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He lost his money on foolish investments. = He threw all his money away on foolish investments.他把钱白白扔在了愚蠢的投资上。
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They decided to put all their money in the stock market.他们决定把所有的钱都投入股市。
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We didn't have much money when I was growing up.我小的时候我们没多少钱。
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She comes from money. [=her family is rich]她出身有钱人家。
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She married into money. [=she married a wealthy man]她嫁给了有钱人。
— see also marry money at marry 3
monies [plural] formal or moneys : amounts of money款项;金额
a run for your money
— see 2run
for love or/nor money
— see 1love
for my money
informal
: in my opinion在我看来;我觉得 -
This book is, for my money, her best novel yet. [=I think this is her best novel yet]这本书在我看来是她迄今为止最好的小说。
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For my money, nothing beats a juicy peach on a hot summer day.我觉得在炎热的夏天,什么都比不过多汁的桃子。
in the money
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US : among the top three finishers in a race (such as a horse race)位列比赛前三名的 2
informal : having lots of money有钱的;富裕的
made of money
informal
: having a lot of money : rich有钱的;富裕的 -
Do I look like I'm made of money?我看起来富裕吗?
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Stop asking your father for a bigger allowance. He's not made of money, you know!别再向你爸爸要更多的零用钱了。他并不富裕,你知道的!
money for jam
British, informal or money for old rope
: money that is easily earned or gotten : easy money容易赚的钱
money talks
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used to say that money has a strong influence on people's actions and decisions金钱万能;金钱最有发言权
money to burn
informal
: a large amount of money to spend多得花不完的钱
on the money
US, informal
: exactly right or accurate准确无误的
put (your) money on
: to bet on (something or someone)下赌注 —
often used to say that you feel very sure that something is true, will happen, etc.确信…是真的;确信…会成功
put your money where your mouth is
informal
: to give or spend money or take some action in order to do or support something that you have been talking about用行动证明所说的话;兑现所说的话
throw money around
: to spend money in a foolish or careless way花钱大手大脚;肆意挥霍
throw money at
: to try to solve (a problem) by spending a large amount of money on it without giving enough thought to exactly what should be done(在某事上)砸钱
time is money
— used to say that a person's time is as valuable as money时间就是金钱
your money's worth
: as much as you deserve because of the money you paid or the effort you made(钱、精力)花得值 -
His new movie gives his fans their money's worth. [=his new movie is good and is worth the money that his fans pay to see it]他的新电影值得他的影迷花钱去看。
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The people who showed up for the concert certainly got their money's worth.去听了那场音乐会的人一定觉得物有所值。
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He insisted on staying until the end of the show so that he could get his money's worth.他坚持要待到表演结束,这样才对得起他花的钱。