moneymon•ey /'mʌnɪ/

n

1. U 货币；金钱

• He earns enough money to support his family. 他挣足够的钱养家。

• French money 法国货币

• I don't have enough money on me to pay for the overcoat. 我带的钱不够买那件大衣。

2. U 钱币

• silver money 银币

3. U 财富；财产

• He has lost all his money in the stock market. 他自己所有的财产都在证券市场中输光了。

4. U 有钱人，富人

词组be good(bad) money 有利(无利)可图的投资 be made of money 很有钱，非常富有

• He buys his girlfriend everything she wants. He must be made of money. 他的女友要什么，他就给买什么。他一定非常有钱。

coin money 口 迅速致富；发大财

• He decided not to go back to his hometown until he coined money. 他决定等发了大财再回家乡。

for money

1. (伦敦证券交易所用语)现款交易

2. 为了钱

• He did it fully for money. 他这样做完全是为了钱。

for sb.'s money 非正式 据某人的观点

• For my money, he is a nice fellow. 据我看来他是个好小伙子。

for the money 按照所付的价钱(或代价)

• It is quite cheap for the money. 这个东西的价钱非常便宜。

get one's money's worth 口 钱花得值；努力没白费

• I wouldn't say that the cruise was a great bargain, but I feel that we got our money's worth. 我不敢说这次乘船旅游很便宜，但是我觉得这钱花得很值。

in the money

1. (尤指在赛马、赛狗中)处于赢家

2. 非正式 很有钱

lie out of one's money 未得报酬；被拖欠(如欠款)

• Owing to economic crisis many workers lay out of their money or were dismissed. 由于经济危机，许多工人得不到报酬，或者被解雇。

lucky money (佩作护身符的)吉利钱币 make money 赚钱；发财

• He made a lot of money in this deal. 他从这笔交易中赚了大钱。

• Money burns a hole in sb.'s pocket. 谚钱烧口袋漏，有钱留不住。

money for jam 英非正式 容易赚的钱 Money makes the mare go. 谚 有钱能使鬼推磨。 Money talks. 谚 金钱万能。 put one's money on 非正式 确信…会成功 there is money in it(或that, this) 有利可图 throw one's money about 非正式 挥金如土，挥霍