money /ˈmʌni/► SEE ALLbe in the moneybe made of moneyfor my moneyget/have your money’s worthgood moneyhave money to burnhave more money than sensemake/lose money hand over fistmoney burns a hole in your pocketmoney doesn’t grow on treesmoney down the drainmoney for old ropemoney talkson the moneyput money into sthput (your) money on sb/sthput your money where your mouth isa (good) run for your moneythrow good money after badthrow your money about/aroundthrow money at sthcoin it (in)coin moneysee the colour of sb’s moneyeasy moneya fool and his money are soon parteda licence to print moneynot for love or/nor moneymarry moneyyou pays your money and you takes your choicepin money(be) rolling in it/moneythe smart money is on sb/sthtime is money ●be in the ˈmoney (informal) have a lot of money to spend有钱；发财◆I’ll be in the money if I get this job. 我要是得到这份工作，就不缺钱了。●be ˈmade of money (informal) be rich; have a lot of money钱多得用不完；极其富有◆I can’t afford that! I’m not made of money, you know! 那个我可买不起！你知道，我不是有钱人！◆Why do people always think that lawyers are made of money? 为什么人们总是认为律师都很有钱？●for ˈmy money (informal) in my opinion依我看；我觉得◆For my money, he’s one of the greatest pianists of all time. 依我看，他是有史以来最伟大的钢琴家之一。●get/have your ˈmoney’s worthget good value for the money you have spent钱花得值◆What an exciting final it was! The crowd certainly had its money’s worth. 这场决赛真精彩！观众这钱花得值！◆The movie was only an hour long, so we felt that we didn’t really get our money’s worth. 这部电影只有一个小时，让我们觉得钱花得不合算。●good ˈmoneya lot of money; money that you earn with hard work大笔的钱；辛苦赚来的钱◆Thousands of people paid good money to watch the band perform. 数千人花很多钱去观看这支乐队的演出。◆Don’t waste good money on that! 别把辛苦挣来的钱浪费在那上头！●have ˌmoney to ˈburnhave so much money that you can spend as much as you like钱多得花不完；有用不完的钱◆I was staying at the Ritz — I had money to burn in those days! 我住在里兹大饭店，那时我有的是钱！◆He’s got money to burn. He’s just spent $4 000 on a picture of Mickey Mouse. 他钱多得烧包，刚刚花了 4 000 美元买了一张米老鼠的画。●have more ˌmoney than ˈsensehave a lot of money, and waste it by spending it in a foolish way钱很多但乱花◆Collectors with more money than sense pay thousands of pounds for these spoons. 有钱没脑子的收藏家们才会花上几千英镑买这些勺子。●make/lose money ˌhand over ˈfist (informal) make/lose money very fast and in large quantities（迅速）赚大钱，破大财◆Some of these tennis players are making money hand over fist. 这些网球选手当中有一些很快就赚了大钱。●money burns a ˈhole in your pocket (informal) sb spends or wants to spend money very quickly and carelessly花钱如流水；钱烧口袋漏，一有就不留◆She can’t wait to spend her prize money — it’s burning a hole in her pocket. 她迫不及待地想把奖金花了，这些钱她根本留不住。◆He gets paid on Friday and by Monday he’s spent it all. Money just burns a hole in his pocket. 他周五领工资，周一就花光了，好像钱会烧手一样。●money doesn’t grow on ˈtrees (saying) used to say that you should be careful about how much money you spend because the amount you have is limited（用于告诫某人花钱应谨慎）钱不是树上长的，钱来之不易◆I can’t give you any more pocket money, Alice. Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know. 艾丽斯，我不能再给你零花钱了。你要知道，钱不是树上长出来的。●ˌmoney down the ˈdrain (informal) a waste of money浪费金钱；把钱扔进下水道◆Her father feels that all her expensive education will just be money down the drain if she gets a job in a cafe. 她父亲认为，如果她去咖啡馆工作，那么以前昂贵的教育投资就全部打了水漂。●money for old ˈrope ( money for ˈjam) (both BrE, informal) money that is earned very easily and with very little effort很容易赚的钱◆All I have to do in my job is answer the phone occasionally — it’s money for old rope. 我的全部工作只是偶尔接个电话，这钱赚得容易极了。●money ˈtalks (saying) if you have a lot of money you can get special treatment, have more power, persuade people to do things, etc.金钱万能；金钱最有发言权；有钱能使鬼推磨◆Of course he’ll get what he wants. Money talks, doesn’t it? 他当然会如愿以偿，钱能通神，不是吗？●on the ˈmoney (NAmE) correct; accurate正确；准确◆His prediction was right on the money. 他的预测准确无误。OPPoff beam●put ˈmoney into sthinvest money in sth投资于◆She put the money into stocks and shares. 她把钱投在了证券上。◆The Government should put more money into the film industry. 政府应该在电影业投入更多资金。●put (your) ˈmoney on sb/sth1.bet that a horse, dog, etc. will win a race在马（狗等）上下赌注◆He put his money on Second Wind for the 3.30. 他把赌注押在 3 点半出场的马“二号风”上。2. (informal) be certain that sb will do sth, or that sth will happen确信（某人会做某事或某事会发生）；打包票◆I’d put money on him passing that exam. 我相信他一定能通过考试。◆I wouldn’t put any money on that car lasting much longer. 我不相信这车还能用很久。●put your money where your ˈmouth is (informal) show that you really mean what you say, by actually doing sth, giving money, etc. rather than just talking about it说话兑现；用行动证明自己的话◆The government talks about helping disabled people, but doesn’t put its money where its mouth is. 政府说要救助残疾人，但却没有实际行动。◆You think she’ll win? Come on, then, put your money where your mouth is (= have a bet with me). 你认为她会赢？那咱们打个赌吧。●a (good) run for your ˈmoney (informal) 1.a lot of satisfaction or pleasure from sth; good value for sth从…得到的满足；…的价值（或收益）◆I’ve had a good run for my money as director of this company, but now I think it’s time someone younger took over. 担任公司经理期间我获益匪浅，但是我认为现在是时候让年轻点的人来接手了。2.strong and satisfying competition, opposition, etc.顽强对抗；激烈竞争◆They may not beat your team but they’ll certainly give you a good run for your money. 他们不一定能打败你们队，但是肯定不会让你们轻松获胜。●throw ˌgood money after ˈbad (disapproving) spend more money in an attempt to get back the money which has been lost, although this is unlikely to be successful投入更多的钱想挽回损失；把钱投入无底洞◆The Government was throwing good money after bad by investing money in industries that would never make a profit. 政府在根本不可能盈利的产业上继续投资，简直就是往无底洞里扔钱。●throw your ˈmoney about/around (informal) spend money in a careless and obvious way大手大脚地花钱；大肆挥霍◆He’s always throwing his money around to try to impress people. 他总是出手阔绰，四处炫耀。OPPtighten your belt●throw ˈmoney at sth (disapproving) spend a lot of money trying to do sth which will probably not succeed把大量的钱投在（不一定成功的事情上）；往…上白扔钱◆They threw money at the business, but it failed in its first year. 他们在这个企业投了大笔的钱，可是第一年就倒闭了。◆The government throws money at social problems but it doesn’t do much good. 政府为了解决社会问题投入了大量资金，可是收效甚微。●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。●see the ˌcolour of sb’s ˈmoney (BrE) (NAmEsee the ˌcolor of sb’s ˈmoney) (informal) make sure that sb has enough money to pay you, especially if you think they might not have it弄清某人是否有足够的支付能力◆I want to see the colour of his money before I start doing such a dangerous job for him.我想先搞清他究竟有没有足够的钱付给我，再去给他干这么危险的差事。●ˌeasy ˈmoneymoney earned for very little work or effort, often by doing sth dishonest来得容易的钱（尤指非法所得）；不义之财◆There’s a lot of easy money to be made in this business.干这一行钱来得容易。●a ˌfool and his ˌmoney are soon ˈparted (saying) a foolish person usually spends money too quickly or carelessly, or is cheated by others蠢人易失财；蠢人不积财●a licence to print ˈmoney (disapproving) used to describe a business which makes a lot of money with little effort不费劲挣大钱；一本万利；摇钱树◆Many people think that the national lottery is nothing more than a licence to print money.很多人认为国家彩票只是一棵摇钱树而已。●not for love or/nor ˈmoney (informal) used to say that it is impossible to do sth or get sth决不；无论怎样也不◆The show is sold out. You can’t get a ticket for love nor money.演出的门票已经销售一空，你无论如何也搞不到票了。●marry ˈmoneymarry a rich person和富人结婚；傍大款◆His sister married money — she lives in Bermuda now.他妹妹嫁了个有钱人，现在住在百慕大群岛。●you ˌpays your ˌmoney and you ˌtakes your ˈchoice (saying) used to say that there is not much difference between two or more alternatives, so you should choose whichever you prefer碰运气；（各种选择之间）没有多大区别（只凭喜好来选择）◆It’s hard to say which explanation is more likely; it’s more a matter of you pays your money and you takes your choice.很难说哪种解释更合理，它们之间没有多大区别。NOTE The unusual grammar in this idiom copies the speech of showmen at a fairground.这个习语中不规范的语法模仿了露天游乐场中节目主持人的说话方式。●ˈpin money (informal) a small amount of money that you earn, especially when this is used to buy things that you want rather than things that you need零花钱；外快◆She teaches a little French now and then, just for pin money.她偶尔教点法语，只是为了挣点零花钱。ORIGINThis was originally the money given to a woman by her husband to pay for her clothes and other personal items.这个习语原指丈夫给妻子购置衣服或其他个人用品的一笔钱。●(be) ˈrolling in it/money (informal) (be) very rich非常富有；财源滚滚◆She’s been the managing director of the company for 10 years, so she must be rolling in it by now.她在这家公司当了 10 年的总经理，现在肯定富得流油。●the ˈsmart money is on sb/sthif the smart money is on sb or sth, people with intelligence or knowledge think sb will succeed or sth will happen知情者（或老手）看好…会赢；内行认为…会发生◆This year, the smart money is on Roe to win the tournament.今年，行家看好罗会赢得锦标赛的冠军。●time is ˈmoney (saying) time is valuable, and should not be wasted时间就是金钱ORIGINThis saying was first used by the American politician Benjamin Franklin in 1748.这句格言是由美国政治家本杰明 ∙ 富兰克林在 1748 年首次使用。