coin /kɔɪn/► SEE ALLcoin it (in)coin moneyto coin a phrasethe other side of the cointoss a cointoss for sthtwo sides of the same coin ●ˈcoin it (in)●coin ˈmoney (informal) (normally used in progressive tenses一般用于进行时) earn a lot of money暴富；赚大钱；发大财◆They must be really coining it at that cafe on the corner. You can hardly get a seat at any time of day. 街角的咖啡店一定赚了大钱，一天到晚几乎没有空位子。●to coin a ˈphraseused for introducing an expression that you have invented or to apologize for using a well-known idiom or phrase instead of an original one创造（或杜撰）一个词语；套用一句老话；用老话来说◆Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase. 噢，常言道，没有消息就是好消息。●the other side of the ˈcointhe other aspect of the situation; a different or opposite way of looking at a situation事情的另一面；看问题的不同（或相反）角度◆Third World countries receive a lot of money from developed countries, but the other side of the coin is that they have to spend this money on expensive imports.第三世界国家从发达国家那里得到了很多经济上的援助，可另一方面，他们不得不把这些钱花在昂贵的进口品上。●toss a ˈcoin●ˈtoss for sth (especially BrE) ( flip a ˈcoin, ˈflip for sthusually both NAmE) throw a coin in the air in order to decide sth掷硬币决定某事◆Right, who’s going to wash the dishes tonight? Shall we toss a coin?好吧，今天晚上谁洗碗？我们来掷硬币决定怎么样？NOTE Before the coin is thrown, one person chooses either ‘heads’ (= the side of the coin marked with a head) or ‘tails’ (= the other side). If the side chosen lands upwards this person wins the toss and the other person loses.掷硬币之前，双方说好谁要正面谁要反面，谁要的那一面朝上，谁就算赢。●two ˌsides of the same ˈcoinused to talk about two ways of looking at the same situation看待事物的两种角度；同一事物的两面◆According to some people, great opportunity and great danger are two sides of the same coin.在有些人看来，好机会也就意味着大风险，这不过是一枚硬币的两面罢了。