The word 'dollar' refers to the unit of money in countries like the USA, Canada, and Australia. It can also be used in the phrase 'top dollar,' meaning to pay a large amount of money for something.
dollar /dɒ̱lə(r)/
1. 元(美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等国的货币单位)
2. 花大价钱
One dollar is divided into one hundred smaller units called cents. If you pay top dollar for something, you pay a lot of money for it.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]元(美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等国的货币单位) The dollar is the unit of money used in the USA, Canada, Australia, and some other countries. It is represented by the symbol $. A dollar is divided into one hundred smaller units called cents.
[usu num N]
[the N]
She gets paid seven dollars an hour...
她的报酬是每小时 7元。
The government is spending billions of dollars on new urban rail projects.
政府正把数十亿元花在新城市铁路项目上。
The dollar is also used to refer to the American currency system.美元货币体系
In early trading in Tokyo, the dollar fell sharply against the yen.
在东京市场早市开盘时,美元对日元的比价急剧下跌。
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[PHRASE 短语]花大价钱 If you pay top dollar for something, you pay a lot of money for it.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Japanese investors once paid top dollar for the most glamorous hotels in the United States.
日本投资者曾为投资美国高档酒店一掷千金。
Oxford
dol·lar★/ˈdɒlə(r); NAmEˈdɑːlər/noun1★[countable ](symb.$ )the unit of money in the US, Canada, Australia and several other countries 元(美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等国的货币单位)◆You will be paid in American dollars.你的报酬将以美元支付。☞compare
buck
(1 )☞see also
top dollar
2★[countable ]a banknoteor coin worth one dollar 一元(纸币或硬币)◆Do you have a dollar?你有一元钱吗?◆a dollar bill一元钞票3the dollar[singular ]( finance 财) the value of the US dollar compared with the value of the money of other countries 美元(币值)◆The dollar closed two cents down.美元收跌两美分。IDIOMsee
1the standard unit of money in the US, Canada, Australia, and some other countries, divided into 100cents: symbol $: It cost three dollars. a ten-dollar bill You can pay in dollars or euros at the airport.2the dollar the value of US money in relation to the money of other countries: The pound has risen against the dollar (=increased in value in relation to the dollar). → you can bet your bottom dollar
at bet1(6)
, → feel/look like a million dollars
at million(4)
WDF
dollar
[ˈdɒlə(r)]
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dollars[51961]
美元(100%)
n.美元
n.(Dollar)人名;(英)多拉尔
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