| 词组 | money |
| 释义 | money /ˈmʌni/ noun what you use to buy things, in the form of notes or coinsverbs + moneyhave ... money I didn’t have enough money to pay for it.make/earn money Beth wanted to get a job and earn some money.spend money (on sth) He spent all his money on computer equipment.cost money/cost a lot of money Good food doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.save money (=use less money) Companies fired workers to save money.make money (=make a profit) The farm was beginning to make money at last.lose money (=not make a profit, so that you then have less money) The movie didn’t attract audiences and lost money for the studio.pay money (for sth) Has he paid the money he owes you?lend sb money My dad lent me money to buy a car.borrow money They arranged to borrow money from the bank to buy a house.owe sb money He owes the bank a lot of money.waste money (on sth) Don’t waste your money on a computer that doesn’t have enough memory.raise money (=do something to get money for a charity, school etc) The Christmas fair raises money for the school.save up money She had saved up enough money to buy a car.refund sb’s money/give sb their money back (=give money back to a customer) We regret that we are unable to refund money on tickets. Don’t say gain money. Say make money.money + verbsmoney goes on sth (=is spent on something) All the money went on doctor’s bills.money comes from sth Their money came from drugs.money comes in (=you get money, usually from working) My husband lost his job, so we had less money coming in.adjectives/nouns + moneyprize money They won a million dollars in prize money.pocket money BrE (=a small amount of money that parents regularly give their children) How much pocket money do you get?government/taxpayers’/public money More government money should be spent on improving the railways.spending money We had £500 spending money saved for our holiday.good money (=a lot of money) Preston earns good money as a lawyer.easy money (=money that you earn easily) For many, selling drugs seems like easy money.big money informal (=a very large amount of money) Basketball players make big money.money + nounsmoney problems/worries She had a good job and no money worries.money laundering (=the crime of putting money that someone has got illegally into banks and businesses in order to hide where it came from) Dawson was arrested for money laundering.phrasesa sum of money also an amount of money £10,000 seemed a huge sum of money to me.be a waste of money Fancy clothes for a baby are a waste of money.be value for money BrE (=used when saying that something is worth the amount of money you pay for it) The holiday was excellent value for money.prepositionsmoney for sth They were so poor that they didn’t have much money for food.THESAURUS: money cash money in the form of coins and notes: I usually pay in cash. | He didn’t have any cash on him (=he didn't have any cash with him). | We accept cash or credit cards. currency the money used in a particular country: The dollar gained in value against other currencies. | The country may be forced to leave the single European currency. change money in the form of coins of low value: Do you have any small change? note BrE bill AmE a piece of paper money: She paid with a £20 note. | I handed him a $5 bill. coin a flat round piece of metal used as money: She put some coins into the parking meter. | He took a coin out of his pocket. a ten-pence/50-cent etc piece a coin worth a particular amount: Do you have any more 20-pence pieces? |
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