[N-VAR 可变名词]通货;货币 The money used in a particular country is referred to as its currency .
Tourism is the country's top earner of foreign currency...
旅游业是该国外汇创收最多的行业。
More people favour a single European currency than oppose it.
赞成单一欧洲货币的人占多数。
...Western currencies.
西方货币
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]通用;流行;流传 If a custom, idea, or word has currency, it is used and accepted by a lot of people at a particular time.
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His theory of the social contract had wide currency in America...
他的社会契约论在美国广为认可。
'Loop' is one of those computer words that has gained currency in society.
有一些计算机术语成了社会上的通用词汇,“循环”就是其中一个。
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cur·rencyAWL/ˈkʌrənsi; NAmEˈkɜːrənsi/noun(pluralcur·rencies)1[countable , uncountable ]the system of money that a country uses 通货;货币◆trading in foreign currencies买卖外汇◆a single European currency统一的欧洲货币◆You'll need some cash in local currencybut you can also use your credit card. 你将需要一些当地的货币现金,但也可使用信用卡。☞see also
hard currency
2[uncountable ]the fact that sth is used or accepted by a lot of people 通用;流行;流传◆The term ‘post-industrial’ now has wide currency.“后工业化”这个术语现已广为使用。◆The qualification has gained currencyall over the world. 这种资格在全世界都得到了普遍认可。currencycurrenciescur·rency/ˈkʌrənsi; NAmEˈkɜːrənsi/
1[countable, uncountable] the system or type of money that a country uses: The bank can supply you with foreign currency. The euro is the single currency for 12 of the European Union’s 15 member states. The local currency is the Swiss franc. →
hard currency
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2[uncountable] the state of being accepted or used by a lot of people: The argument has received wide currency. Marxism began to gain currency. The idea was common currency in European political life.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + currencyforeign currency (=the type of money that other countries use)· You can buy foreign currency at the post office.the local/national currency (=the type of money that a particular country uses)· The local currency of Zambia is the 'kwacha'.a single currency (=one currency for the countries in Europe)· Britain does not use the single currency.a hard/strong currency (=currency from a country with a strong economy)· They accept American dollars and other hard currencies.weak (=from a country with a weak economy)· The fund was set up to support weak currencies.stable (=not likely to rise or fall suddenly)· The government want to maintain a stable currency.verbschange/convert currency (=change money from one currency to another)· There’s usually a charge for converting currencies.devalue the currency (=reduce the value of a country’s money in relation to other currencies)· The Finance Minister was forced to devalue the currency.a currency rises/falls (=it goes up or down in relation to other currencies)· The currency fell from 144 to the dollar twelve months ago to 812.currency + NOUNcurrency exchange (=the process of changing from one country’s currency to another)· Banks make good profits on currency exchange.the currency markets (=the financial markets where currencies are bought and sold)· the dollar’s recent rise on the currency marketscurrency movements/fluctuations (=changes in the values of currencies)· Global trends such as oil prices influence currency movements.
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