[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]钱；金钱Money is the coins or bank notes that you use to buy things, or the sum that you have in a bank account.
A lot of the money that you pay at the cinema goes back to the film distributors...
你在电影院消费的一大部分钱都会回到电影发行商手里。
Players should be allowed to earn money from advertising...
应该允许运动员拍广告挣钱。
She probably had more money but she didn't spend it.
她或许有更多的钱，但是她没花过。
...discounts and money saving offers.
折扣及省钱的特价品
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]款项；钱款Monies is used to refer to several separate sums of money that form part of a larger amount that is received or spent.
[FORMAL 正式]
We drew up a schedule of payments for the rest of the monies owed.
我们起草了一份剩余欠款的还款计划。
...the investment and management of monies by pension funds.
养老基金对资金的投资与管理
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See also:
blood money
；
pocket money
；
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[PHRASE 短语]有花不完的钱；钱多得烫手；钱多得烧包 If you say that someone has money to burn, you mean that they have more money than they need or that they spend their money on things that you think are unnecessary.
[V inflects]
He was a high-earning broker with money to burn.
他是高收入的经纪人，有花不完的钱。
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[PHRASE 短语]非常有钱的；手头宽裕的 If you are in the money, you have a lot of money to spend.
[usu v-link PHR]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
If you are one of the lucky callers chosen to play, you could be in the money.
如果你有幸成为其中一个被选中参加表演的来电者，就可能会赚大钱。
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[PHRASE 短语]挣钱；赚钱 If you make money, you obtain money by earning it or by making a profit.
[V inflects]
They couldn't find work or make money in the cities.
他们在城市找不到工作，也赚不到钱。
...the only bit of the firm that consistently made money.
公司唯一一直赚钱的一小块业务
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[PHRASE 短语]用行动证明自己的话；说到做到；说给钱就给钱 If you say that you want someone to put their money where their mouth is, you want them to spend money to improve a bad situation, instead of just talking about improving it.
[V inflects]
The government might be obliged to put its money where its mouth is to prove its commitment.
政府也许会被迫付出行动，以兑现承诺。
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[PHRASE 短语](因掌握内情而下的)高明赌注 If you say that the smart money is on a particular person or thing, you mean that people who know a lot about it think that this person will be successful, or this thing will happen.
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
With England not playing, the smart money was on the Germans...
英格兰队没有参赛，所以人们看好德国队应该会赢。
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[PHRASE 短语]金钱万能；有钱能使鬼推磨 If you say that money talks, you mean that if someone has a lot of money, they also have a lot of power.
The formula in Hollywood is simple—money talks.
好莱坞的生存规则很简单，就是金钱万能。
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[PHRASE 短语]白白扔钱；花冤枉钱 If you say that someone is throwing money at a problem, you are critical of them for trying to improve it by spending money on it, instead of doing more thoughtful and practical things to improve it.
[V inflects]
[disapproval]
The Australian government's answer to the problem has been to throw money at it.
澳大利亚政府对这个问题的解决方案一直就是大把往里扔钱。
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[PHRASE 短语]花钱填无底洞；继续砸钱 If you say that someone is throwing good money after bad, you are critical of them for trying to improve a bad situation by spending more money on it, instead of doing more thoughtful or practical things to improve it.
[V inflects]
[disapproval]
Further heavy intervention would be throwing good money after bad.
进一步加大干预的力度只会是继续白扔钱。
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[PHRASE 短语]钱花得值；物有所值；没白忙活 If you get your money's worth, you get something which is worth the money that it costs or the effort you have put in.
[PHR after v]
The fans get their money's worth.
粉丝们的钱没白花。
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to see the colour of someone's money→see:
colour
； a licence to print money→see:
licence
； to be rolling in money→see:
rolling
； money for old rope→see:
rope
； to give someone a run for their money→see:
run
；
Oxford
money★/ˈmʌni; NAmEˈmʌni/noun _money_comp.jpg _coin.jpg 1★[uncountable ]what you earn by working or selling things, and use to buy things 钱；薪水；收入◆to borrow/save/spend/earn money借钱；存钱；花钱；挣钱◆How much money is there in my account?我的账上还有多少钱？◆The money is much better in my new job.我的新工作薪水高多了。◆If the item is not satisfactory, you will get your money back.东西不满意，可以退款。◆We'll need to raise more money (= collect or borrow it)next year. 明年我们需要筹集更多的钱。◆Can you lend me some money until tomorrow?能借我点儿钱吗？明天就还。◆Be careful with that —it cost a lot of money.小心别弄坏那东西，花了很多钱买的。☞collocationsat
finance
2★[uncountable ]coins or paper notes 钱币；钞票◆I counted the money carefully.我仔细点了这笔钱。◆Where can I change my money into dollars?什么地方能把我的钱兑换成美元？☞see also
funny money
,
paper money
,
ready money
3★[uncountable ]a person's wealth including their property 财产；财富◆He lost all his money.他失去了全部财产。◆The family made their money in the 18th century.这个家族在 18 世纪创下了家业。4moneysormonies[plural ]( law 律orold use) sums of money 款项◆a statement of all monies paid into your account存入你的账户的所有金额的清单HELPYou will find other compounds ending in moneyat their place in the alphabet. 其他以 money 结尾的复合词可在各字母中的适当位置查到。IDIOMSbe in the ˈmoney( informal) to have a lot of money to spend 有钱for ˈmy money( informal) in my opinion 依我看；我觉得◆For my money, he's one of the greatest comedians of all time.依我看，历来的喜剧演员，他是数一数二的。get your ˈmoney's worthto get enough value or enjoyment out of sth, considering the amount of money, time, etc. that you are spending on it （钱或时间等）值得花good ˈmoneya lot of money; money that you earn with hard work 大笔的钱；辛苦挣来的钱◆Thousands of people paid good money to watch the band perform.成千上万的人花很多钱去观看这支乐队的演出。◆Don't waste good money on that!别把辛苦挣来的钱浪费在那上头！have money to ˈburnto have so much money that you do not have to be careful with it 钱多得花不完；有用不完的钱ˈmade of money( informal) very rich 极其富有★make ˈmoneyto earn a lot of money; to make a profit 赚钱；获利◆The movie should make money.这部电影应该赚大钱。◆There's money to be made from tourism.旅游业非常有利可图。make/lose money ˌhand over ˈfistto make/lose money very fast and in large quantities 赚大钱；破大财money for ˈjam/old ˈrope( BrE) ( informal) money that is earned very easily, for sth that needs little effort 容易赚的钱财money is no ˈobjectmoney is not sth that needs to be considered, because there is plenty of it available 钱不成问题◆She travels around the world as if money is no object.她周游世界，不把钱当一回事。money ˈtalks( saying) people who have a lot of money have more power and influence than others 财大气就粗；有钱就有势on the ˈmoneycorrect; accurate 正确的；准确的◆His prediction was right on the money.他的预测准确无误。put ˈmoney into sthto invest money in a business or a particular project 投资于◆We would welcome interest from anyone prepared to put money into the club.任何人有意向俱乐部投资，我们都欢迎。put your ˈmoney on sb/sth1to bet that a particular horse, dog, etc. will win a race 在（马、狗等）上下赌注2to feel very sure that sth is true or that sb will succeed 确信◆He'll be there tonight. I'd put money on it.我十分肯定他今晚会在那儿。put your money where your ˈmouth is( informal) to support what you say by doing sth practical; to show by your actions that you really mean sth 用行动证明自己的话throw your ˈmoney about/around( informal) to spend money in a careless and obvious way 肆意挥霍；大手大脚throw good money after ˈbad( disapproving) to spend more money on sth, when you have wasted a lot on it already 继续花钱打水漂throw ˈmoney at sth( disapproving) to try to deal with a problem or improve a situation by spending money on it, when it would be better to deal with it in other ways 白（往某事上）扔钱◆It is inappropriate simply to throw money at these problems.只是用钱去处理这些问题是不适当的。☞more at
best
n.,
careful
,
coin
v.,
colour
n.,
easy
adj.,
fool
n.,
grow
,
licence
n.,
love
n.,
marry
,
object
n.,
pay
v.,
pot
n.,
roll
v.,
run
n.,
time
n.SYNONYMS 同义词辨析moneycash ◆change These are all words for money in the form of coins or paper notes. 以上各词均表示金钱，包括硬币和钞票。■moneymoney in the form of coins or paper notes 指金钱，包括钱币和钞票：◆I counted the money carefully.我仔细点了这笔钱。◆Where can I change my money into dollars?什么地方能把我的钱兑换成美元？◆paper money(= money that is made of paper, not coins)纸币■cashmoney in the form of coins or paper notes 指现金：◆How much cash do you have on you?你身上带着多少现金？◆Payments can be made by cheque or in cash.支票或现金付款均可。money or cash? 用 money 还是 cash？If it is important to contrast money in the form of coins and notes and money in other forms, use cash.强调现金而非其他形式的货币时用 cash：◆How much money/cash do you have on you?你身上带着多少现金？◆Payments can be made by cheque or in money.◆Customers are offered a discount if they pay money.■changethe money that you get back when you have paid for sth giving more money than the amount it costs; coins rather than paper money 指找给的零钱、硬币：◆The ticket machine doesn't give change.自动售票机不找零。◆I don't have any small change(= coins of low value).我没有零钱。PATTERNS◆to draw out / draw out money/cash ◆readymoney/cash (= money that you have available to spend immediately)moneymoneysmoniesmoney/ˈmʌni; NAmEˈmʌni/
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moneymon‧ey /ˈmʌni/ ●●●S1W1 noun [uncountable]
Word Origin
Examples
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1what you earn by working and can use to buy things. Money can be in the form of notes and coins or cheques, and can be kept in a bank: Don’t spend all your money on the first day of your holiday! The repairs will cost quite a lot of money.2money in the form of coins or notes that you can carry around with youSYN cash: You’ll find some money in my purse. I didn’t have any money on me (=I was not carrying any money).Swiss/Japanese/Turkish etc money Don’t forget to get some Swiss money before you leave. We can change some money at the airport (=change it into the money of another country).3someone’s wealth, including all the property and other things they own: The family made their money in the woollen trade. He had lost all his money gambling.4the money informal the amount of money that you earn for doing a job: It sounds quite an interesting job, but I don’t know what the money’s like yet. You have to work long hours and the money’s terrible!5pay good money for something spoken to spend a lot of money on something: Don’t let the children jump around on the sofa. I paid good money for that.6put/pump/pour money into something to give money to a company or business so that it will become successful and you will earn money from it in the future: No one’s going to put money into the company while the market is so unstable.7there’s money (to be made) in something spoken used to say that you can earn a lot of money from doing a particular job or type of business: There’s a lot of money in sport these days. Teaching can be very rewarding, but there’s no money in it.8I’m not made of money spoken used to say that you cannot afford something when someone asks you to pay for it.9have money to burn to have more money than you need, so that you spend it on unnecessary things: Unless you’ve got money to burn, these expensive guitars are probably not for you.10get your money’s worth to get something worth the price that you paid: At that price, you want to make sure you get your money’s worth.11be in the money informal to have a lot of money suddenly, or when you did not expect to12money is no object informal used to say that someone can spend as much money as they want to on something13for my money spoken used when giving your opinion about something to emphasize that you believe it strongly: For my money, he’s one of the best TV comedians ever.14put (your) money on something to risk money on the result of a race or competition15I’d put (my) money on something spoken used to say that you feel sure that something will happen16my money’s on somebody/something (also the smart money’s on somebody/something) spoken used to say that you feel sure someone will win a race or competition, or that something will happen17money for old rope British English spoken money that you earn very easily by doing a job that is not difficult18put your money where your mouth is informal to show by your actions that you really believe what you say19money talks spoken used to say that people with money have power and can get what they want20be (right) on the money American English spoken to be completely correct or right: You were right on the money when you said that he would have to resign.21marry (into) money to marry someone whose family is rich →
monies
, blood money
, hush money
, → give somebody a (good) run for their money
at run2(11)
, → have a (good) run for your money
at run2(12)
, → throw money at something
at throw1(19)
COLLOCATIONSverbshave money· I didn’t have enough money to pay for it.make/earn money· She makes a little money by babysitting.spend money (on something)· More money should be spent on training.cost money/cost a lot of money· Good food doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.save money (=use less money)· Companies fired workers to save money.make money (=make a profit)· The farm was beginning to make money at last.lose money (=not make a profit, so that you then have less money)· The movie didn’t attract audiences and lost money for the studio.pay money (for something)· Has he paid the money he owes you?lend somebody money· My dad lent me money to buy a car.borrow money· They arranged to borrow money from the bank to buy a house.owe somebody money· He owes me money.waste money (on something)· Don’t waste your money on a computer that doesn’t have enough memory.raise money (=do something to get money for a charity, school etc)· The Christmas fair raises money for the school.save up money· She had saved up enough money to buy a car.give somebody their money back (also refund somebody’s money) (=give money back to a customer)· We regret that we are unable to refund money on tickets.money goes on something (=is spent on something)· All the money went on doctor’s bills.money comes in (=is earned and received)· Rob wasn’t working for a while, so we had less money coming in.money comes from something (=used to say how someone makes their money)· All of Dawson’s money came from drugs.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + moneygood money (=a lot of money)· Preston earns good money as a lawyer.big money informal (=a very large amount of money)· Basketball players make big money.easy money (=money that you earn easily)· For many, selling drugs seems like easy money.spending money (=an amount of money that you can spend on anything you want)· We had £500 spending money saved for our holiday.pocket money/spending money British English (=a small amount of money that parents regularly give their children)· How much pocket money do you get?government/taxpayers’/public money· More taxpayer’s money should be spent on the railways.phrasesa sum of money (also an amount of money)· £10,000 seemed a huge sum of money to me.be a waste of money· Fancy clothes for a baby are a waste of money.be value for money British English (=used when saying that something is worth the amount of money you pay for it)· The holiday was excellent value for money.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘gain money’. Say make money.THESAURUSmoney what you use to buy things, in the form of notes or coins: · He spent all his money on computer equipment.cash money in the form of coins and notes: · I didn’t have any cash with me.currency the money used in a particular country: · The dollar gained in value against other currencies.· a single European currencychange money in the form of coins of low value: · Do you have any small change?· a pocketful of loose changenote British English, bill American English a piece of paper money: · a £20 note· a $5 billcoin a flat round piece of metal used as money: · She put some coins in the parking meter.· He took a coin out of his pocket.a ten-pence/50-cent etc piece a coin worth a particular amount
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