coin
[kɔɪn] noun
IMPROVER countable
■a small round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, which is used as money 硬币；金属货币•a 10p/ten pence coin面值十便士的硬币 •a pound coin面值一英镑的硬币 •a ten-cent coin面值十分的硬币 •gold coins金币 •I asked for ten pounds in 20p coins.我要10英镑面值为20便士的硬币。 •That machine doesn't take 50p coins.那台机器不收50便士的硬币。 uncountable
■money in the form of metal coins （统称）硬币
[kɔɪn] verb
INVENT 发明
transitive
■to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time 创造，杜撰（新词或新的表达方式）；首次使用（某一词语）•Allen Ginsberg coined the term "flower power".艾伦•金斯堡创造了 flower power（权力归花）这个说法。
[kɔɪn] verb
MONEY 钱
coining it (in) UK informal
■to be earning a lot of money quickly 轻易地赚大钱，发大财，暴富
[kɔɪn] verb
to coin a phrase humorous
■something you say before using an expression that has been very popular or used too much 套用一句流行的话；常言道；俗话说•I was, to coin a phrase, gobsmacked!套用一句老话，我简直目瞪口呆！ |