plural coins
plural coins
Learner's definition of COIN
[count]
: a small, flat, and usually round piece of metal issued by a government as money硬币;金属货币
the other/opposite/flip side of the coin
: a different way of looking at or thinking about a situation事情的另一面
toss/flip a coin
: to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands抛硬币决定
two sides of the same coin
: two things that are regarded as two parts of the same thing同一事物的两个方面 2 coin /ˈkoɪn/ verb
coins; coined; coining
coins; coined; coining
Learner's definition of COIN
[+ object]
1
: to create (a new word or phrase) that other people begin to use创造(新词语) ◊ The phrase to coin a phrase is sometimes used in a joking way to say that you know you are using a very common expression.常言说得好,套句老话说(有时用作戏谑之意)
2
: to make (money in the form of coins)铸(币)
coin it
British, informal or coin money
: to earn a lot of money quickly or easily暴富;赚大钱