money

美 [ˈmʌni]英 [ˈmʌni]
  • n.钱;款项;收入;财产;财富;钞票;钱币;薪水

复数: monies;moneys

moneymoney

noun

1

钱;薪水;收入
what you earn by working or selling things, and use to buy things

to borrow/save/spend/earn money

借 / 存 / 花 / 挣钱

How much money is there in my account?

我的账上有多少钱?

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,它可值钱了。

2

钱币;钞票
coins or paper notes

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?

3

财产;财富
a person's wealth including their property

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。

4

款项
sums of money

a statement of all monies paid into your account

存入你的账户的所有金额的清单

习语

to have a lot of money to spend

in my opinion

依我看,历来的喜剧演员,他是数一数二的。
For my money, he's one of the greatest comedians of all time.

to get enough value or enjoyment out of sth, considering the amount of money, time, etc. that you are spending on it

a lot of money; money that you earn with hard work

成千上万的人花很多钱去观看这支乐队的演出。
Thousands of people paid good money to watch the band perform.

Don't waste good money on that!

别把辛苦挣来的钱浪费在那上头!

to have so much money that you do not have to be careful with it

very rich

to earn a lot of money; to make a profit

这部电影应该会赚大钱。
The movie should make money.

There's money to be made from tourism.

旅游业非常有利可图。

to make/lose money very fast and in large quantities

money that is earned very easily, for sth that needs little effort

money is not sth that needs to be considered, because there is plenty of it available

她漫游世界,好像钱不是问题。
She travels around the world as if money is no object.

people who have a lot of money have more power and influence than others

correct; accurate

他的预测准确无误。
His prediction was right on the money .

to invest money in a business or a particular project

任何人有意向俱乐部投资,我们都欢迎。
We would welcome interest from anyone prepared to put money into the club.

to support what you say by doing sth practical; to show by your actions that you really mean sth

to spend money in a careless and obvious way

to spend more money on sth, when you have wasted a lot on it already

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

只是用钱去处理这些问题是不适当的。
It is inappropriate simply to throw money at these problems.

the very best

我们确保客户买到最好的产品。
We make sure our clients get the best that money can buy.

not spending money on unimportant things

to make sure that sb has enough money to pay for sth

money that you get without having to work very hard for it

a person who is not sensible usually spends money too quickly or carelessly, or is cheated by others

used to tell sb not to use sth or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it

if you say you cannot do sth for love nor money , you mean it is completely impossible to do it

to marry a rich person

used to emphasize that sth cost(s) a lot of money, especially if the money is wasted

这件夹克是我花大价钱买的。瞧瞧,全给毁了!
I paid good money for this jacket, and now look at it─it's ruined!

a very large amount of money

to have a lot of money

to make sb try very hard, using all their skill and effort, in order to beat you in a game or competition

time is valuable, and should not be wasted

These are both words for money in the form of coins or paper notes.以上两词表示金钱、现金,包括钱币和钞票。

money 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

money 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。

If it is important to contrast money in the form of coins and notes and money in other forms, use cash .

money

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 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。

  • 2
    N-PLURAL 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.

    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。

  • 3
    See also:blood money;pocket money

  • 4
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 5
    PHRASE 非常有钱的;手头宽裕的
    If you are in the money, you have a lot of money to spend.

    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。

  • 6
    PHRASE 挣钱;赚钱
    If you make money, you obtain money by earning it or by making a profit.

    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。

  • 7
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 8
    PHRASE (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.

    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。

  • 9
    PHRASE 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。

  • 10
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 11
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 12
    PHRASE 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.

    The fans get their money's worth.

    粉丝们的钱没白花。

  • 13
    to see the colour of someone's money→ see:colour

noun

1
wealth reckoned in terms of money
all his money is in real estate
2
the most common medium of exchange;functions as legal tender
we tried to collect the money he owed us
3
the official currency issued by a government or national bank
he changed his money into francs

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  1. I must go to the bank and get some money .

    我得上银行取点儿钱。

  2. You can 't take your money with you when you go .

    你不可能把钱带进棺材。

  3. The money is much better in my new job .

    我的新工作薪水高多了。

  4. The money will go towards a new school building .

    这笔资金将用于修建新校舍。

  5. I don 't have that much money on me .

    我身上没带那么多钱。

  6. I 'd like to pay some money into my account .

    我想在我的账户里存一些钱。

  7. Lack of money is the main problem , as I see it .

    依我看,主要问题是缺钱。

  8. The money could be better spent on more urgent cases .

    这笔钱用于较紧迫的事情也许会好些。

  9. We have to work within severe constraints of time and money .

    我们必须在时间紧迫、资金紧张的限制下工作。

  10. I don 't have much money with me .

    我没带多少钱。

  11. The money was distributed among schools in the area .

    这笔款项是在本地区的学校中分配的。

  12. He has more money than the rest of us put together .

    他的钱比我们所有人的加在一起还多。

  13. It set off a chain reaction in the international money markets .

    这一事件在国际金融市场上引起了连锁反应。

  14. The money will go towards a new car .

    这笔钱将用于支付新车的部分款项。

  15. She 's always been very close with her money .

    她用钱总是很吝啬。

  16. How much money do we need to do the job properly ?

    我们需要多少钱才能做好这件事?

  17. I 'll never have that kind of money .

    我永远不会有那么多的钱。

  18. There 's money to be made from tourism .

    旅游业非常有利可图。

  19. If you want to make money , you 've got to think money .

    你要想赚钱,就得一门心思琢磨钱。

  20. They divided the money up among the children .

    他们把钱分给了孩子们。

  21. How can I transfer money from my bank account to his ?

    怎么才能把我账户上的钱转到他的账户上呢?

  22. How soon can you come up with the money ?

    你什么时候能拿出这笔钱?

  23. We 're buying a new TV with the money .

    我们要用这笔钱买一台新电视机。

  24. Money was short at that time .

    那时候,钱紧缺。

  25. As soon as I get my money I 'm out of here !

    我一拿到钱就走!

  26. He 's giving away money left , right and centre .

    他到处赠款。

  27. Most of the money finds its way to the people who need it .

    多数的钱都会辗转传到需要的人的手中。

  28. The main criterion is value for money .

    主要的标准是钱要用得划算。

  29. Obviously , we don 't want to spend too much money .

    很明显,我们不想花太多的钱。

  30. She took the money without so much as a thank you .

    她接过钱,连声谢谢都没说。

budget account fund money 【导航词义:钱】
budget v. 预算
〔辨析〕

主要指未来一段时期内的收入和支出计划。

〔例证〕

a business/family/government budget

商业/家庭/政府预算

The book was produced on a very small budget.

这本书的出版费用预算很低。

account v. 账单
〔辨析〕

指商店、餐馆等开出的单据,表明某人应支付的消费金额。

〔例证〕

pay your account

付账

He left the hotel, settling his account by credit card.

他用信用卡结账后离开了酒店。

fund v. 基金;专款
〔辨析〕

指用于特殊目的而积攒或筹集起来的资金。

〔例证〕

a pension/restoration fund

养老/维修基金

money v.
〔辨析〕

最普通用词,指广义上的钱,可以是硬币、纸币、支票等。

〔例证〕

save/make money

存/挣钱

He was left a large sum of money.

有人留了一大笔钱给他。

  • 习语

n.

be in the money

有钱
to have a lot of money to spend

for my money

依我看;我觉得
in my opinion

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 money's worth

(钱或时间等)值得花
to get enough value or enjoyment out of sth, considering the amount of money, time, etc. that you are spending on it

good money

大笔的钱;辛苦挣来的钱
a lot of money; money that you earn with hard work

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 burn

钱多得花不完;有用不完的钱
to have so much money that you do not have to be careful with it

made of money

极其富有
very rich

make money

赚钱;获利
to earn a lot of money; to make a profit

The movie should make money.

这部电影应该会赚大钱。

There's money to be made from tourism.

旅游业非常有利可图。

make/lose money hand over fist

赚大钱;破大财
to make/lose money very fast and in large quantities

money for jam/old rope

容易赚的钱财
money that is earned very easily, for sth that needs little effort

money is no object

钱不成问题
money is not sth that needs to be considered, because there is plenty of it available

She travels around the world as if money is no object.

她漫游世界,好像钱不是问题。

money talks

财大气就粗;有钱就有势
people who have a lot of money have more power and influence than others

on the money

正确的;准确的
correct; accurate

His prediction was right on the money .

他的预测准确无误。

put money into sth

投资于
to invest money in a business or a particular project

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 money on sb/sth

1

在(马、狗等)上下赌注
to bet that a particular horse, dog, etc. will win a race

2

确信
to feel very sure that sth is true or that sb will succeed

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 mouth is

用行动证明自己的话
to support what you say by doing sth practical; to show by your actions that you really mean sth

throw your money about/around

肆意挥霍;大手大脚
to spend money in a careless and obvious way

throw good money after bad

继续花钱打水漂
to spend more money on sth, when you have wasted a lot on it already

throw money at sth

(在某事上)白扔钱
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

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。

the best that money can buy

佳品;精品;极品
the very best

We make sure our clients get the best that money can buy.

我们确保客户买到最好的产品。

careful with money

花钱精打细算;不乱花钱
not spending money on unimportant things

be coining money

暴富;赚大钱;发大财
to earn a lot of money quickly or easily

see the colour of sb's money

确定某人有支付能力
to make sure that sb has enough money to pay for sth

easy money

来得容易的钱
money that you get without having to work very hard for it

a fool and his money are soon parted

傻瓜口袋漏,有钱留不住;蠢人不积财
a person who is not sensible usually spends money too quickly or carelessly, or is cheated by others

it/money doesn't grow on trees

(钱或东西不多,让人不要随便用)树上长不出钱来,那东西(或钱)来之不易
used to tell sb not to use sth or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it

a licence to print money


not for love or/nor money

决不;无论怎样也不
if you say you cannot do sth for love nor money , you mean it is completely impossible to do it

marry money

和富人结婚
to marry a rich person

expense, money, etc. is no object


He always travels first class─expense is no object.

他总是乘头等舱旅行,从不计较花费多少。

pay good money for sth

为…花费很多钱(尤指钱白花了)
used to emphasize that sth cost(s) a lot of money, especially if the money is wasted

I paid good money for this jacket, and now look at it─it's ruined!

这件夹克是我花大价钱买的。瞧瞧,全给毁了!

pots of money

大笔的金钱;巨额款项
a very large amount of money

be rolling in money/it

非常富有;财源滚滚;腰缠万贯
to have a lot of money

give sb a (good) run for their money

不让…轻易取胜;与…进行激烈竞争
to make sb try very hard, using all their skill and effort, in order to beat you in a game or competition

time is money

时间就是金钱;一寸光阴一寸金
time is valuable, and should not be wasted