coin

coin

[kɔin]

n.硬币, 金钱
vt.铸造（钱币）, 创造（新词）
adj.硬币的, 投币的

例句与用法：

The Royal Mint will strike a commemorative gold coin.

英国皇家造币厂将铸造一种纪念金币。

He reversed the coin and examined it carefully.

他把硬币倒过来，仔细检查。

He put a coin into the insertion slot.

他往投币孔投入一枚硬币。

The coin rolled underneath the piano.

硬币滚到钢琴的下面了。

Who coined the word "quiz" ?

谁创造的“quiz”这个词呀？

He paid me in coin.

他付给我的都是硬币。

Let's flip a coin to decide who should go first - do you want heads or tails?

我们来抛硬币决定谁先走吧，你是要正面还是要反面？

Many hands make light work, to coin a phrase.

常言说，人多好干活。

词形变化：

形容词: coinable | 名词: coiner | 动词过去式: coined | 动词过去分词: coined | 动词现在分词: coining | 动词第三人称单数: coins |

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n.

硬币, 钱币[C][U]

Bill collects foreign coins.

比尔收集外国硬币。

vt.

1. 铸造(货币)

The government has decided to coin more 50-penny coins.

政府决定铸造更多的五十便士硬币。

2. 创造, 杜撰(新词等)

It was Anderson who coined the word.

是安德生造了这个字。

短语词组：

Pay sb. (back) in his own coin

1. 以其人之道还治其人之身

He was determined to take revenge; to pay them back in their own coin for the wrongs they had done to him.

他发誓要报复; 他们对他不公, 他要以其人之道还治其人之身。

toss/flip a coin

1. 抛硬币(决定)

Let's toss a coin to decide.

让我们来抛硬币决定吧!