mon·ey /ˈmʌni/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [uncountableU] 1 MONEYwhat you earn by working and can use to buy things. Money can be in the form of notes and coins or cheques, and can be kept in a bank 钱 Don’t spend all your money on the first day of your holiday! 别在度假的第一天就把钱都花完了!
The repairs will cost quite a lot of money. 修理要花一大笔钱。
2 PECMONEYmoney in the form of coins or notes that you can carry around with you 〔携带的〕钱,钱币 SYN cash You’ll find some money in my purse. 你会在我的钱包里找到点钱。
I didn’t have any money on me (=I was not carrying any money). 我身上没有带钱。
Swiss/Japanese/Turkish etc money Don’t forget to get some Swiss money before you leave. 你走之前别忘了弄点瑞士法郎。
We can change some money at the airport (=change it into the money of another country). 我们可以在机场换点钱。
3 someone’s wealth, including all the property and other things they own 资产;财产;财富 The family made their money in the woollen trade. 这家人是做毛纺生意赚的钱。
He had lost all his money gambling. 他赌博输掉了所有的钱。
4 the money informal the amount of money that you earn for doing a job 工钱,薪水,工资 It sounds quite an interesting job, but I don’t know what the money’s like yet. 这份工作听起来很有意思,但我还不知道工资怎样。
You have to work long hours and the money’s terrible! 你得工作很长时间,而钱却少得可怜!
5 pay good money for something spokenSPEND MONEY to spend a lot of money on something 为某事物花大笔的钱 Don’t let the children jump around on the sofa. I paid good money for that. 不要让孩子们在沙发上跳来跳去,我可是花了大价钱买的。
pay good money for something• I paid good money for that sofa, so it should last.• I paid good money for that, I said, can't I just have a last go on it?• I paid good money for this vehicle and I won't have the likes of you doing what you're doing!• It hardly surprised him that people were not too keen on paying good money for that.• And we'd say, we're paying good money for this.• Consumer information is an asset which marketers are prepared to pay good money for.• Why pay good money for the same effect?• Women would pay good money for a glimpse of his guardsman's helmet. 6 put/pump/pour money into something to give money to a company or business so that it will become successful and you will earn money from it in the future 把钱投入某事物,投资于某事物 No one’s going to put money into the company while the market is so unstable. 市场这么不稳定,没人会把钱投到这家公司的。
7 there’s money (to be made) in something spokenBBBF used to say that you can earn a lot of money from doing a particular job or type of business 在某事物中有钱可赚,在某事物中有利可图 There’s a lot of money in sport these days. 现在搞体育很来钱。
Teaching can be very rewarding, but there’s no money in it. 教书很有意义,但是赚不到钱。
8. I’m not made of money spokenRICH used to say that you cannot afford something when someone asks you to pay for it. 我没那么有钱
9 have money to burn RICHto have more money than you need, so that you spend it on unnecessary things 钱多得烫手,有用不完的钱 Unless you’ve got money to burn, these expensive guitars are probably not for you. 除非你钱多得烫手,否则这些昂贵的吉他可能不是你该买的。
10 get your money’s worth CHEAPto get something worth the price that you paid 让你的钱花得值 At that price, you want to make sure you get your money’s worth. 价钱那么贵,你要确保自己的钱花得值。
get your money’s worth• Some publishers feel they haven't been getting their money's worth from the show. 11. be in the money informalRICH to have a lot of money suddenly, or when you did not expect to 突然发财,发横财be in the money• The Blob was in the money now. pity he didn't buy some new clothes.• Followers of our Placepot feature were in the money yet again yesterday with a £98 payout to an £8 stake at Towcester.• He used to be always wanting a loan, and then all at once, he was in the money. 12. money is no object informalSPEND MONEY used to say that someone can spend as much money as they want to on something 钱不成问题money is no object• If money were no object, what kind of house would you want?• Simon always ordered the best. It was obvious that money was no object.• Choose whatever outfit you want - money no object! 13 for my money spokenSAY/STATE used when giving your opinion about something to emphasize that you believe it strongly 依我看〔用于强调对自己的观点非常有把握〕 For my money, he’s one of the best TV comedians ever. 依我看,他绝对是史上最好的电视喜演员之一。
for my money• For my money, it's one of the most romantic places in Hawaii.• Lee's one of the chosen and he's one of the damned, for my money.• I feel in my pocket for my money and pull it out.• I went to the telegraph office of the railroad for my money order from New York.• And this for my money is what Peace Corps is all about. 15. I’d put (my) money on something spoken used to say that you feel sure that something will happen 我敢对某事物打赌;我对某事物深信不疑I’d put (my) money on something• Even the madmen wouldn't have him in real life, I 'd put money on it.• Personally, I 'd put my money on accidental death without a second thought. 16. my money’s on somebody/something (also the smart money’s on somebody/something) spokenGUESS used to say that you feel sure someone will win a race or competition, or that something will happen 我打赌某人/某事会…my money’s on somebody/something• The smart money is on the A's to win the series. 17. money for old rope British EnglishBrE spokenEARN money that you earn very easily by doing a job that is not difficult 很容易赚的钱money for old rope• It was money for old rope.• That to Sergeant Joe was money for old rope. 18. put your money where your mouth is informalBELIEVE to show by your actions that you really believe what you say 用行动证明自己的话put your money where your mouth is• It's time for the governor to put his money where his mouth is. 19. money talks spokenPOWER used to say that people with money have power and can get what they want 有钱能使鬼推磨,金钱万能money talks• Money talks, and poor working people are ignored. 20 be (right) on the money American EnglishAmE spokenPERFECT to be completely correct or right 完全正确 You were right on the money when you said that he would have to resign. 你说得很对,他后来不得不辞职。
be (right) on the money• Carson was right on the money when he said people are tired of big-shot politicians.• That was a case when Jobs's vision was on the money. 21. marry (into) money RICHto marry someone whose family is rich 和富家子弟结婚marry (into) money• It was obvious to everybody in Rome that he had to marry money. → monies, blood money, hush money, → give somebody a (good) run for their money at run2(12), → have a (good) run for your money at run2(13), → throw money at something at throw1(19) COLLOCATIONSverbshave money 有钱I didn’t have enough money to pay for it. 我没那么多钱买这个。
make/earn money 挣钱She makes a little money by babysitting. 她帮人照看小孩挣点钱。
spend money (on something) (在某事物上)花钱More money should be spent on training. 应该在培训上增加经费。
cost money/cost a lot of money 花费钱/花费很多钱Good food doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. 好的食物不一定要花很多钱。
save money (=use less money) 攒钱,省钱Companies fired workers to save money. 各家公司都解雇员工以节省开支。
make money (=make a profit) 获利,赚钱The farm was beginning to make money at last. 农场终于开始赚钱了。
lose money (=not make a profit, so that you then have less money) 亏损,赔钱nThe movie didn’t attract audiences and lost money for the studio.
pay money (for something) (为某事物)付款nHas he paid the money he owes you?
lend somebody money 借钱给某人nMy dad lent me money to buy a car.
borrow money 借钱nThey arranged to borrow money from the bank to buy a house.
owe somebody money 欠某人钱nHe owes me money.
waste money (on something) (在某事物上)浪费钱nDon’t waste your money on a computer that doesn’t have enough memory.
raise money (=do something to get money for a charity, school etc) 筹款nThe Christmas fair raises money for the school.
nsave up moneyShe had saved up enough money to buy a car.
give somebody their money back (also refund somebody’s money) (=give money back to a customer) 退款给某人nWe regret that we are unable to refund money on tickets.
money goes on something (=is spent on something) 钱花在某事物上nAll the money went on doctor’s bills.
money comes in (=is earned and received) 钱到手,收到钱nRob wasn’t working for a while, so we had less money coming in.
nmoney comes from something (=used to say how someone makes their money)All of Dawson’s money came from drugs.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + moneygood money (=a lot of money) 大笔的钱Preston earns good money as a lawyer. 普雷斯顿是律师,挣钱很多。
big money informal (=a very large amount of money) 大钱Basketball players make big money. 篮球运动员挣钱很多。
easy money (=money that you earn easily) 来得容易的钱For many, selling drugs seems like easy money. 对许多人来说,贩卖毒品似乎很容易来钱。
spending money (=an amount of money that you can spend on anything you want) 零花钱,零用钱nWe had £500 spending money saved for our holiday.
pocket money/spending money British EnglishBrE (=a small amount of money that parents regularly give their children) 〔家长给孩子的〕零花钱,零用钱nHow much pocket money do you get?
government/taxpayers’/public money 政府资金/纳税人的钱/公共资金More taxpayer’s money should be spent on the railways. 应该在培训上增加经费。
phrasesa sum of money (also an amount of money) 一笔钱£10,000 seemed a huge sum of money to me. 一万英镑对我来说是笔巨款。
be a waste of money 浪费钱Fancy clothes for a baby are a waste of money. 给婴儿买昂贵的衣服是浪费钱。
be value for money British EnglishBrE (=used when saying that something is worth the amount of money you pay for it) 物有所值The holiday was excellent value for money. 这次度假真是物超所值。
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘gain money’. Say make money. 不要说 ‘gain money’. 而要说 make money.
THESAURUSmoney what you use to buy things, in the form of notes or coins 钱,钱币He spent all his money on computer equipment. 他把钱都花在购买电脑设备上了。
cash money in the form of coins and notes 现金,钱款I didn’t have any cash with me. 我身上没带现金。
currency the money used in a particular country 〔某个国家使用的〕货币,通货The dollar gained in value against other currencies. 美元币值与其他货币相比升值了。
a single European currency 欧洲单一货币
change money in the form of coins of low value 零钱Do you have any small change? 你有零钱吗?
a pocketful of loose change 一口袋零钱
note British EnglishBrE, bill American EnglishAmE a piece of paper money 纸币 coin a flat round piece of metal used as money 硬币She put some coins in the parking meter. 她往停车计时器里投入几枚硬币。
He took a coin out of his pocket. 他从口袋里掏出一枚硬币。
a ten-pence/50-cent etc piece a coin worth a particular amount 一枚10便士/5角等硬币