coin

noun

1. （一枚）硬币；金属货币
   a small flat piece of metal used as money
   1. a euro coin
      欧元硬币
2. （统称）硬币
   money made of metal
   1. notes and coin
      纸币和硬币

verb

1. 创造（新词语）
   to invent a new word or phrase that other people then begin to use
   1. The term ‘cardboard city’ was coined to describe communities of homeless people living in cardboard boxes.
      人们创造了cardboard city一词，用来指居住在纸板棚屋里无家可归者的居住区。
2. （用金属）铸（币），造（硬币）
   to make coins out of metal

1. N-COUNT 硬币
   A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money.
   1. ...50 pence coins.
      50便士的硬币
   2. ...Frederick's gold coin collection.
      弗雷德里克收藏的金币
2. VERB 新造，杜撰(单词、短语)
   If you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it.
   1. Jaron Lanier coined the term 'virtual reality' and pioneered its early development...
      杰伦·拉尼尔创造了“虚拟现实”这个词，并成为推动其早期发展的先驱人物。
   2. The word 'lunatic' was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon.
      lunatic是个生造词，用来形容月圆时发疯的人。
3. VERB 暴富;很快地赚(钱)
   If you say that someone is coining it or is coining money, you are emphasizing that they are making a lot of money very quickly, often without really earning it.
   1. Many private colleges are coining it...
      很多私立大学正在大发其财。
   2. One wine shop is coining money selling Wembley-label champagne.
      一家葡萄酒商店正在靠出售威丽牌子的香槟大把大把赚钱。
   3. Coining in means the same as coining .
      coining in 同 coining
   4. She's coining it in with a $10 million contract with Revlon.
      她靠与露华浓签订的一笔1,000万美元的合同发了大财。
4. PHRASE 用个双关语;套用句老话
   You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché
   1. Fifty local musicians have, to coin a phrase, banded together to form the Jazz Umbrella.
      50名当地的音乐家，用个双关词，“联合起来”（band亦有“乐队”之意）组成了“爵士乐大联盟”。
5. PHRASE 情况的另一面
   You use the other side of the coin to mention a different aspect of a situation.
   1. These findings are a reminder that low pay is the other side of the coin of falling unemployment.
      这些研究结果提醒人们，失业率下降的另一面是低薪。
6. PHRASE 一个问题的两方面
   If you say that two things are two sides of the same coin, you mean that they are different ways of looking at or dealing with the same situation.
   1. The minister reportedly stressed that economic and political reforms were two sides of the same coin.
      据报道，部长强调经济改革和政治改革是一个问题的两个方面。

1. Jaron Lanier coined the term 'virtual reality' and pioneered its early development
   杰伦·拉尼尔创造了“虚拟现实”这个词，并成为推动其早期发展的先驱人物。
2. The word 'lunatic' was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon.
   lunatic是个生造词，用来形容月圆时发疯的人。
3. Many private colleges are coining it
   很多私立大学正在大发其财。
4. One wine shop is coining money selling Wembley-label champagne.
   一家葡萄酒商店正在靠出售威丽牌子的香槟大把大把赚钱。
5. These findings are a reminder that low pay is the other side of the coin of falling unemployment.
   这些研究结果提醒人们，失业率下降的另一面是低薪。
6. The minister reportedly stressed that economic and political reforms were two sides of the same coin.
   据报道，部长强调经济改革和政治改革是一个问题的两个方面。
7. I pulled a coin from my pocket and flipped it
   我从口袋里掏出一个硬币，把它弹向空中。
8. I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever
   我把硬币投入机器，拉动控制杆。
9. The golden rule is never to clean a valuable coin.
   重要的原则是决不清除贵重硬币上的污垢。
10. He found a coin in his pocket and slipped it into her collecting tin
    他摸到口袋里有一枚硬币，便匆匆丢进她的讨钱罐。
11. He dropped a coin into the slot and dialed.
    他往投币孔里投了一枚硬币，然后拨了电话。
12. We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the buns.
    我们掷硬币决定谁出去买小圆面包。
13. Thirteen per cent of Christie's coin and banknote auction went unsold.
    佳士得13%的硬币和纸币拍卖流拍。
14. The two boys agreed to decide the matter by tossing a coin.
    这两个孩子同意用掷硬币的方法来决定这件事。
15. The coin bears the figure of the first president of the country.
    硬币上刻有该国第一任总统的肖像。
16. The magician palmed the coin.
    魔术师将钱币藏于掌中。
17. He fished for a coin in his pocket.
    他在口袋里摸着找一枚硬币。
18. This coin rings true.
    这枚硬币听声音是真的。
19. Banks and shadow banks turn out to be two sides of the same coin.
    银行和影子银行最终变成了一枚硬币的正反两面。
20. I open my pocket find no coin;
    我掏开我的口袋，发现没有硬币；
21. Guess which hand I have a coin in.
    你猜我哪只手有钱币。
22. We wanted this to be a twenty shilling coin but now in the market it's trading at twenty-one.
    我们希望它是一个值二十先令的硬币，但现在它在市场上以二十一个先令的价值来交换。
23. The sovereign's head appear on coin and stamp.
    君主的头像出现在硬币和邮票上。
24. And you found that coin.
    还有你找到一个硬币？
25. He tosses you some coin and some farmland.
    他给了你钱和土地。
26. I found the right coin in the dark by touch.
    在黑暗中我靠触感找到了这枚硬币。
27. But if you would like to sell this coin to me.
    但如果你愿意把这枚钱币卖给我。
28. You found a Spanish coin.
    你找到一个西班牙的硬币。
29. When I hand you a coin, I hand you both good and evil.
    我交给你一枚硬币的时候，也就同时把善与恶都交给了你。

  cash change coin note【导航词义：钱币】

  cash n. 现金

〔辨析〕指随时可以支付的钱币，而非支票、信用卡等。

  change n. 找头；零钱

〔辨析〕指买东西找回的钱，或小面值零钱。

  coin n. 硬币

〔辨析〕指用各种金属制成的钱币，如金币、银币、铜币等。

  note n. 钞票

〔辨析〕指纸币，相当于 bank note。

n.

the other side of the coin

• 事情的另一面
  the aspect of a situation that is the opposite of or contrasts with the one you have been talking about

two sides of the same coin

• 同一事物的两个方面
  used to talk about two ways of looking at the same situation

v.

be coining it (in)

be coining money

• 暴富；赚大钱；发大财
  to earn a lot of money quickly or easily

to coin a phrase

• 套用一句老话；用老话来说
  used to show that you are aware that you are using an expression that is not new
  1. Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase.
     噢，常言道，没有消息就是好消息。
• （引出为逗趣而稍加改动的名言）
  used to introduce a well-known expression that you have changed slightly in order to be funny

noun

1. a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

verb

1. form by stamping, punching, or printing
   1. strike coins
   2. strike a medal

   Synonym:    mintstrike

2. make up
   1. coin phrases or words