新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

money

英 [ˈmʌni]

[NOUN]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

monies , moneys
1. [U 不可数名词] 钱
Money is the coins or bank notes that you use to buy things, or the sum that you have in a bank account.
双语例句
例：
A lot of the money that you pay at the cinema goes back to the film distributors.
你在电影院花的一大部分钱都会回到电影发行商手里。
例：
Players should be allowed to earn money from advertising.
应该允许运动员拍广告挣钱。
2. [PL 复数] 款项
Monies is used to refer to several separate sums of money that form part of a larger amount that is received or spent.
双语例句
例：
We drew up a schedule of payments for the rest of the monies owed.
我们制定了一个剩余欠款的还款计划。

PHRASE. 习语

have money to burn
1. 有花不完的钱 , 乱花钱
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.
双语例句
例：
He was a high-earning stockbroker with money to burn.
他是一个高收入的经纪人，钱多得花不完。
in the money
1. 非常有钱的
If you are in the money, you have a lot of money to spend.
双语例句
例：
If you are one of the lucky callers chosen to play, you could be in the money.
如果你有幸打进电话且被选中参赛，那你可能就要发财了。
make money
1. 赚钱
If you make money, you obtain money by earning it or by making a profit.
双语例句
例：
the only part of the firm that consistently made money.
公司里唯一一个一直赚钱的部门。
put your money where your mouth is
1. 说到做到 , 用行动证明自己的话
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.
双语例句
例：
The government might be obliged to put its money where its mouth is to prove its commitment.
政府可能要被迫付出行动以兑现其承诺。
the smart money
1. （因知情而下的）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.
双语例句
例：
With Japan not playing, the smart money was on the Canadians.
由于日本不参赛，所以大家看好加拿大队可能会赢。
money talks
1. 金钱万能
If you say that money talks, you mean that if someone has a lot of money, they also have a lot of power.
双语例句
例：
The formula in Hollywood is simple – money talks.
好莱坞的规则很简单–金钱万能。
throw money at something
1. （不采用合理有效的办法解决问题，而是）对…大肆花钱
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.
双语例句
例：
The governor's answer to the problem has been to throw money at it.
州长对这个问题的解决办法一直就是大把往里扔钱。
(get your) money's worth
1. 钱花得值
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.
双语例句
例：
The fans get their money's worth.
粉丝们的钱没白花。