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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

coin

英  [kɔɪn]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • coins

    1. [C 可数名词] 硬币

    A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money.

    双语例句

    例：

    a few loose coins.

    几枚零钱。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • the other side of the coin

    1. 另一方面

    You use the other side of the coin to mention a different aspect of a situation.

    双语例句

    例：

    On the other side of the coin, there'll be tax incentives for small businesses.

    另一方面，会有税收政策激励小型经营者。

  • coin a phrase

    1. 套用一个双关语 , 套用一句老话

    You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.

    双语例句

    例：

    Fifty local musicians have, to coin a phrase, banded together to form the Jazz Umbrella.

    用个双关词，50名当地的音乐家“联合起来”（band亦有“乐队”之意）组成了“爵士乐大联盟”。

    VERB. 动词

  • coins , coining , coined

    1. [T 及物动词] 创造（新词语）

    If you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Jaron Lanier coined the term 'virtual reality' and pioneered its early development.

    加隆·雷尼尔首创“虚拟现实”一词，并率先进行早期开发。

    例：

    Simone de Beauvoir first coined the phrase `women's liberation' in her book, The Second Sex.

    西蒙娜•德•波娃首次使用“妇女解放”这一短语是在她的书《第二性》中。

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