新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

coin

英  [kɔɪn]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • coins

    1[C 可数名词] 硬币

    A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money.

    双语例句

    例:

    a few loose coins.

    几枚零钱。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • the other side of the coin

    1另一方面

    You use the other side of the coin to mention a different aspect of a situation.

    双语例句

    例:

    On the other side of the coin, there'll be tax incentives for small businesses.

    另一方面,会有税收政策激励小型经营者。

  • coin a phrase

    1套用一个双关语 , 套用一句老话

    You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.

    双语例句

    例:

    Fifty local musicians have, to coin a phrase, banded together to form the Jazz Umbrella.

    用个双关词,50名当地的音乐家“联合起来”(band亦有“乐队”之意)组成了“爵士乐大联盟”。

    VERB. 动词
  • coins , coining , coined

    1[T 及物动词] 创造(新词语)

    If you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Jaron Lanier coined the term 'virtual reality' and pioneered its early development.

    加隆·雷尼尔首创“虚拟现实”一词,并率先进行早期开发。

    例:

    Simone de Beauvoir first coined the phrase `women's liberation' in her book, The Second Sex.

    西蒙娜•德•波娃首次使用“妇女解放”这一短语是在她的书《第二性》中。

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