coin
noun
verb
kɔɪn
noun
1
a
piece
of
metal,
usually
flat
and
round,
that
is
used
as
money
硬币;
C
2
toss/flip a coin
to
choose
or
decide
something
by
throwing
a
coin
into
the
air
and
guessing
which
side
of
it
will
show
when
it
falls
抛硬币作选择 （决定 ）
Toss
a
coin
to
see
who
goes
first.
抛硬币来决定谁先来。
3
the other/opposite side of the coin
a
different
or
opposite
way
of
thinking
about
something
事情的另一面
Making
the
rules
is
only
part
of
it.
How
the
rules
are
carried
out
is
the
other
side
of
the
coin.
制定出规定仅仅是事情的一方面，这些规定怎么执行则是另一回事了。
4
two sides of the same coin
two
problems
or
situations
that
are
so
closely
connected
that
they
are
really
just
two
parts
of
the
same
thing
同一事情密切相关的两个方面
Great
opportunity
and
great
danger
are
two
sides
of
the
same
coin.
好机会和高风险是密切相关的。
5
money
in
the
form
of
metal
coins
硬币，钱币
U
verb
6
to
invent
a
new
word
or
expression,
especially
one
that
many
people
start
to
use
创造，杜撰〔新词等〕
The
word
‘aromatherapy’
was
coined
in
the
1920s.
aromatherapy
（芳香疗法）这个词是 20 世纪 20 年代创造出来的。
7
to coin a phrase
said
in
a
joking
way
when
you
use
a
very
common
expression,
to
show
that
you
know
it
is
used
a
lot
[口] 套句老话说，常言说得好
spoken
He’d
thought
the
flight
would
never
–
to
coin
a
phrase
–
get
off
the
ground.
他以为这趟航班是永远也不会 — 套句老话说 — 离地起飞了。
8
coin money/coin it (in)
to
earn
a
lot
of
money
very
quickly
[英，非正式] 大发其财，暴富
BrE informal
BT
at
its
profitable
peak
was
coining
it
at
the
rate
of
£90
a
second.
英国电信公司在盈利高峰时以每秒 90 英镑的速度在赚钱。
9
to
make
pieces
of
money
from
metal
铸〔币〕