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coin n.硬币；金钱vt.铸造（钱币）；创造（新词）adj.硬币的；投币的 (1) 他往投币孔投入一枚硬币。(2) 他付给我的都是硬币。(3) 父亲在花园里掘出一枚古钱币。(4) 他们获得铸造钱币的授权。(5) 政府决定再多铸造一些一元的硬币。(6) 谁创造的“quiz”这个词呀？(7) 我们最好不要生造谁也不懂的词语。(8) 硬币的反面压印的是一只鹰。(9) 这是一台投币式洗衣机。 The verb coin literally refers to making coins, the change you probably have in your pocket. The word can be used in a broader sense — creating something new, usually something related to language. For example, you could coin a phrase or a new word for “joke.” The language authorities would be proud — unlike federal authorities if you tried to coin money. That kind of coining is a criminal offense.

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英 [kɔɪn] 美 [kɔɪn] (1) He put a coin into the insertion slot.(2) He paid me in coin.(3) Father dug up an old coin in the garden.(4) They were granted the right to coin money.(5) The government has decided to coin more one-yuan pieces.(6) Who coined the word "quiz" ?(7) We'd better not coin terms that are intelligible to nobody.(8) The reverse of the coin was stamped with an eagle.(9) This is a coin washing machine. If you coin a phrase, that means you come up with a new way to say something, like the person who coined "webizens" to describe people who constantly use the Internet. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]硬币 A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money. ...50 pence coins.50便士的硬币...Frederick's gold coin collection.弗雷德里克收藏的金币2[VERB 动词]新造，杜撰(单词、短语) If you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it.   [V n]Jaron Lanier coined the term 'virtual reality' and pioneered its early development...杰伦·拉尼尔创造了“虚拟现实”这个词，并成为推动其早期发展的先驱人物。The word 'lunatic' was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon.lunatic是个生造词，用来形容月圆时发疯的人。3[VERB 动词]暴富；很快地赚(钱) If you say that someone is coining it or is coining money, you are emphasizing that they are making a lot of money very quickly, often without really earning it.   [V it]  [V n]  [V it P]  [usu cont]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Many private colleges are coining it...很多私立大学正在大发其财。One wine shop is coining money selling Wembley-label champagne.一家葡萄酒商店正在靠出售威丽牌子的香槟大把大把赚钱。Coining in means the same as coining .coining in 同 coiningShe's coining it in with a $10 million contract with Revlon.她靠与露华浓签订的一笔1,000万美元的合同发了大财。4[PHRASE 短语]用个双关语；套用句老话 You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché Fifty local musicians have, to coin a phrase, banded together to form the Jazz Umbrella.50名当地的音乐家，用个双关词，“联合起来”（band亦有“乐队”之意）组成了“爵士乐大联盟”。5[PHRASE 短语]情况的另一面 You use the other side of the coin to mention a different aspect of a situation.   [PHR with cl]These findings are a reminder that low pay is the other side of the coin of falling unemployment.这些研究结果提醒人们，失业率下降的另一面是低薪。6[PHRASE 短语]一个问题的两方面 If you say that two things are two sides of the same coin, you mean that they are different ways of looking at or dealing with the same situation.   [usu v-link PHR]The minister reportedly stressed that economic and political reforms were two sides of the same coin.据报道，部长强调经济改革和政治改革是一个问题的两个方面。

英语单词	coin
英美音标	英 [kɔɪn] 美 [kɔɪn]
中文释义	n.硬币；金钱 vt.铸造（钱币）；创造（新词） adj.硬币的；投币的
英语例句	(1) He put a coin into the insertion slot. (2) He paid me in coin. (3) Father dug up an old coin in the garden. (4) They were granted the right to coin money. (5) The government has decided to coin more one-yuan pieces. (6) Who coined the word "quiz" ? (7) We'd better not coin terms that are intelligible to nobody. (8) The reverse of the coin was stamped with an eagle. (9) This is a coin washing machine.
中文例句	(1) 他往投币孔投入一枚硬币。 (2) 他付给我的都是硬币。 (3) 父亲在花园里掘出一枚古钱币。 (4) 他们获得铸造钱币的授权。 (5) 政府决定再多铸造一些一元的硬币。 (6) 谁创造的“quiz”这个词呀？ (7) 我们最好不要生造谁也不懂的词语。 (8) 硬币的反面压印的是一只鹰。 (9) 这是一台投币式洗衣机。
vocabulary简明	If you coin a phrase, that means you come up with a new way to say something, like the person who coined "webizens" to describe people who constantly use the Internet.
vocabulary扩展	The verb coin literally refers to making coins, the change you probably have in your pocket. The word can be used in a broader sense — creating something new, usually something related to language. For example, you could coin a phrase or a new word for “joke.” The language authorities would be proud — unlike federal authorities if you tried to coin money. That kind of coining is a criminal offense.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]硬币 A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money. ...50 pence coins. 50便士的硬币 ...Frederick's gold coin collection. 弗雷德里克收藏的金币 2 [VERB 动词]新造，杜撰(单词、短语) If you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it. [V n] Jaron Lanier coined the term 'virtual reality' and pioneered its early development... 杰伦·拉尼尔创造了“虚拟现实”这个词，并成为推动其早期发展的先驱人物。 The word 'lunatic' was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon. lunatic是个生造词，用来形容月圆时发疯的人。 3 [VERB 动词]暴富；很快地赚(钱) If you say that someone is coining it or is coining money, you are emphasizing that they are making a lot of money very quickly, often without really earning it. [V it] [V n] [V it P] [usu cont] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] Many private colleges are coining it... 很多私立大学正在大发其财。 One wine shop is coining money selling Wembley-label champagne. 一家葡萄酒商店正在靠出售威丽牌子的香槟大把大把赚钱。 Coining in means the same as coining .coining in 同 coining She's coining it in with a $10 million contract with Revlon. 她靠与露华浓签订的一笔1,000万美元的合同发了大财。 4 [PHRASE 短语]用个双关语；套用句老话 You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché Fifty local musicians have, to coin a phrase, banded together to form the Jazz Umbrella. 50名当地的音乐家，用个双关词，“联合起来”（band亦有“乐队”之意）组成了“爵士乐大联盟”。 5 [PHRASE 短语]情况的另一面 You use the other side of the coin to mention a different aspect of a situation. [PHR with cl] These findings are a reminder that low pay is the other side of the coin of falling unemployment. 这些研究结果提醒人们，失业率下降的另一面是低薪。 6 [PHRASE 短语]一个问题的两方面 If you say that two things are two sides of the same coin, you mean that they are different ways of looking at or dealing with the same situation. [usu v-link PHR] The minister reportedly stressed that economic and political reforms were two sides of the same coin. 据报道，部长强调经济改革和政治改革是一个问题的两个方面。

Coin Coining Word [V Money Phrase Making Ing