plural dollars
plural dollars
Learner's definition of DOLLAR
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a : a basic unit of money in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and other countries that is equal to 100 cents元(美國、加拿大、澳大利亞等國的貨幣單位) -
The shirt costs 20 dollars. [=$20]這件襯衫價值20美元。
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She had to pay hundreds of dollars in auto repairs.她不得不花幾百美元修理汽車。
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The property is worth a million dollars. = It's a million-dollar property.這房産價值一百萬美元。
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Do you have a 20-dollar bill? [=a twenty]你有20美元紙幣嗎?
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It costs 500 pesos. How much is that in dollars? [=how many dollars equals 500 pesos?]這個要花費500比索。換成美元是多少?
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the dollar technical : the value of a dollar when it is compared to another unit of money美元(幣值) -
The dollar dropped sharply against the pound.美元兌英鎊的匯率急劇下降。
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the strength/weakness of the dollar美元堅挺/疲軟
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The dollar is worth more in Mexico.美元在墨西哥幣值更高。
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[count] : money that is from a specified source or used for a specified purpose有具體來源(或用途)的錢 —
usually plural通常用複數 -
Should a program like this be paid for with tax/taxpayer dollars? [=with money the government collects through taxes]像這樣的活動該由稅款/用納稅人的錢支付嗎?
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tourist/tourism dollars [=money that an economy gets because of the money tourists spend there]旅遊業收入
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The company needs to invest its advertising dollars wisely.公司需要明智地進行廣告投資。
bet your bottom dollar
— see 2bet
look/feel like a million dollars
— see million