a flat, typically round piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money
硬币。
[mass noun]money in the form of coins
钱币
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large amounts of coin and precious metal .大量钱币和贵重金属。
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某些塔罗纸牌中的一种花色,相当于其他塔罗纸牌中的五角形花色。
make (coins) by stamping metal
(冲压金属)制造(硬币),铸(币)。
make (metal) into coins
把(金属)铸成(硬币)。
〈英,非正式〉 迅速而轻松地发财
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the company was coining it at the rate of £90 a second .这个公司正以每秒钟90英镑的速度赢利。
invent or devise (a new word or phrase)
创造(新词,短语),杜撰
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he coined the term ‘desktop publishing’ .他创造了“桌面出版”这个术语。
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the other side of the coin the opposite or contrasting aspect of a matter 事情的反面 -
pay someone back in their own coin retaliate by similar behaviour 以其人之道,还治其人之身 -
to coin a phrase said ironically when introducing a banal remark or cliché 套用一种说法I had to find out the hard way — to coin a phrase . 套句老话说,我是费了九牛二虎之力才搞清楚的 -
said when introducing a new expression or a variation on a familiar one [用于引出新的表达方式或旧词的另一种说法]
"Middle English: from Old French