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| big money n | figurative, informal (finance: large sums) | SCSimplified Chinese 大笔资金 |
| | There's big money in real estate. |
| blood money n | (payment to a hired killer) | SCSimplified Chinese 雇佣杀手的钱 gù yōng shā shǒu de qián |
| | The assassin never told his wife that the money he gave her was blood money; he lied about it. |
| blood money n | (payment to murder victim's kin) | SCSimplified Chinese 抚恤金, 补偿金 |
| blood money n | figurative (earned by sacrificing others) | SCSimplified Chinese 血腥钱，沾满了他人鲜血的钱 xiě xīng qián / xuè xīng qián，zhān mǎn le tā rén xiān xiě de qián / zhān mǎn le tā rén xiān xuè de qián |
| | Judas received blood money when he betrayed Jesus. |
| | She considered money earned at the cost of so many people's lives 'blood money' and refused to accept it. |
| | 犹大背叛耶稣时收了血腥钱。 |
| | 她认为以牺牲那么多人的生命换来的钱是‘血腥钱’并且拒绝接受。 |
| cash money | (money in cash) | SCSimplified Chinese 现金 xiàn jīn
TCTraditional Chinese 現金 |
| come from money v expr | figurative, uncountable (belong to a wealthy family) | SCSimplified Chinese 出身富裕 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 来自富裕家庭 |
| | It's obvious from the way Geraldine talks and dresses that she comes from money. |
| conscience money n | (payment made out of guilt) | SCSimplified Chinese 良心钱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 心安钱 |
| cost money v expr | (be expensive) | SCSimplified Chinese 耗费金钱 hào fèi jīn qián
TCTraditional Chinese 耗費金錢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 费钱 hào fèi jīn qián，fèi qián |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 代价昂贵 |
| | If you want the product delivered tomorrow, it'll cost money. |
| counterfeit money n | (fake money) | SCSimplified Chinese 假币 jiǎ bì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 伪钞 jiǎ bì，wěi chāo |
| | The cashier wouldn't accept the payment because it was made with counterfeit money. |
| danger money n | (payment for dangerous job) | SCSimplified Chinese 危险工作津贴 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 补贴危险工作的额外工资 |
| deposit money n | (banking) | SCSimplified Chinese 存款货币 |
| dirty money n | figurative (money obtained by immoral means) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 脏钱，黑钱，不法渠道取得的收入 zāng qián，hēi qián，bù fǎ qú dào qǔ dé de shōu rù |
| | The gangsters used various dummy businesses to launder their dirty money. |
| easy money n | informal (earned with little effort) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 不费力得来的钱，容易得来的钱 bú fèi lì dé lái de qián，róng yì dé lái de qián |
| | The job offer which promised easy money turned out to be fake. |
| extort money from [sb] v expr | (by blackmail, coercion) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…勒索钱财 xiàng lè suǒ qián cái |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 敲诈...的钱 |
| fiat money n | (paper currency) | SCSimplified Chinese 法定货币 fǎ dìng huò bì
TCTraditional Chinese 法定貨幣 |
| for money adv | (in exchange for money) | SCSimplified Chinese 为了钱 wèi le qián
TCTraditional Chinese 為了錢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以金钱为代价 wèi le qián，yǐ jīn qián wéi dài jià |
| | I'm in this business for money, not because I like it. |
| for my money expr | figurative, informal (in my opinion) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 依我看来 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 要我说 |
| foreign money n | (currency of another country) | SCSimplified Chinese 外国货币 wài guó huò bì
TCTraditional Chinese 外國貨幣 |
| | I'm sorry, we don't accept foreign money in this shop. |
| funny money n | informal (counterfeit currency) | SCSimplified Chinese 假币 jiǎ bì |
| funny money n | informal, humorous (foreign currency) | SCSimplified Chinese 外币 wài bì |
| get your money's worth v expr | (get good value) | SCSimplified Chinese 投资等获得相当的收益 tóu zī děng huò dé xiāng dāng de shōu yì |
| | (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 付出得到回报 tóu zī děng huò dé xiāng dāng de shōu yì，fù chū dé dào huí bào |
| | When buying a computer, you need to do your research if you want to get your money's worth. |
| have money v expr | (not be penniless) | SCSimplified Chinese 有钱 yǒu qián
TCTraditional Chinese 有錢 |
| | It's wise to have money in the bank. |
| have money v expr | (be wealthy) | SCSimplified Chinese 很富有 hěn fù yǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有的是钱 hěn fù yǒu，yǒu de shì qián |
| have money to burn v expr | figurative (have more money than you need) | SCSimplified Chinese 有花不完的钱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 够挥霍的钱 |
hemorrhage money (US),
haemorrhage money (UK) v expr | figurative (lose money) | SCSimplified Chinese 大出血 dà chū xuè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 金钱损失惨重 |
| | The company is just hemorrhaging money at this point; it's only a matter of time before it closes. |
| hoard money v expr | (accumulate money) | SCSimplified Chinese 攒钱 zǎn qián |
| | Some people hoard money all their lives and die rich. |
hush money,
hush-money n | slang (money paid to keep a secret) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 封口钱，封口费 fēng kǒu qián，fēng kǒu fèi |
| | I had to give my sister hush money to stop her telling my mother where I'd been. |
| in the money adj | slang (rich, prosperous) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 富裕的，有钱的 fù yù de ，yǒu qián de
TCTraditional Chinese 有錢的 |
| | He won the lottery last week so he's in the money now. |
a load of money,
loads of money n | informal (large sum) | SCSimplified Chinese 很多钱 hěn duō qián
TCTraditional Chinese 很多錢 |
| | He won a load of money playing cards. |
| be made of money v expr | figurative, informal (rich) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 富得流油 fù de liú yóu |
| | My daughter's Christmas list is four pages long; she must think we're made of money! |
| make money v expr | (make a profit) | SCSimplified Chinese 赚钱 zhuàn qián |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 盈利 zhuàn qián，yíng lì
TCTraditional Chinese 盈利 |
| | With each ticket we sell, we make money. |
| | 每卖出一张票，我就能盈利一点。 |
| make money v expr | (earn a living) | SCSimplified Chinese 挣钱 zhèng qián |
| | She couldn't get a job in the theatre and was forced to make money doing TV commercials. |
| | 她没能在剧院找到工作，被迫只能靠做电视广告来挣钱。 |
| misuse of money n | (misappropriation of funds) | SCSimplified Chinese 资金滥用 |
MO,
M.O.,
mo,
m.o. n | initialism (money order) | SCSimplified Chinese 汇票 huì piào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 汇款单 |
| money belt n | (pouch worn round the waist) | SCSimplified Chinese 系在腰间的钱袋 jì zài yāo jiān de qián dài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 带腰带的钱包 jì zài yāo jiān de qián dài，dài yāo dài de qián bāo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 腰包 jì zài yāo jiān de qián dài，yāo bāo |
| | Whenever he travelled he wore a money belt hidden beneath his trousers. |
money changer,
moneychanger,
money-changer n | (currency trader) | SCSimplified Chinese 货币兑换商 huò bì duì huàn shāng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 兑汇商 |
| | Money changers will greet you as soon as you cross the border. |
| money clip n | (clip for keeping money folded, tidy) | SCSimplified Chinese 钱夹 qián jiā |
| Money doesn't grow on trees. expr | (Do not spend wastefully.) | SCSimplified Chinese 钱不是树上长的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 钱不是大风刮来的 |
| | No, you can't have a bicycle, money doesn't grow on trees! |
| money down n | (down payment) | SCSimplified Chinese 首付款 |
| money laundering n | figurative (illegal finances) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 洗钱，洗黑钱 xǐ qián |
| | That bank's notorious for its money laundering activities. |
| money management n | (skill or activity of budgeting) | SCSimplified Chinese 资金管理，理财 |
| money market n | (global financial market) | SCSimplified Chinese 金融市场 jīn róng shì chǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 金融市場 |
| | Financial instruments with short-term maturities are traded on the money market. |
| money matters npl | (finances) | SCSimplified Chinese 金钱方面的问题 jīn qián fāng miàn de wèn tí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 金钱问题 jīn qián fāng miàn de wèn tí，jīn qián wèn tí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 财务问题 |
| | He lets his wife handle all the money matters, like paying the mortgage and the bills. |
| money order n | US (finance: check) | SCSimplified Chinese 汇票 huì piào |
| | Please send your payment by check or money order. |
| | Many companies sell money orders, but only the postal service sells postal orders. |
| money pit n | figurative, informal ([sth] continually costing money) (比喻义) | SCSimplified Chinese 金钱陷阱，资金无底洞 |
| | He bought a cheap house which ended up being a money pit. |
| money supply | (economics) | SCSimplified Chinese 货币供应 |
| money to burn n | figurative (more money than you need) | SCSimplified Chinese 有花不完的钱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 烧得起的钱 |
| | Expensive kitchen gadgets are fine for those with money to burn. |
| money-spinner n | mainly UK, figurative ([sth] that earns money) | SCSimplified Chinese 摇钱树，赚钱的事情
TCTraditional Chinese 搖錢樹 |
money box,
moneybox n | UK (piggy bank: container for coins) | SCSimplified Chinese 存钱罐 cún qián guàn
TCTraditional Chinese 存錢罐 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 储钱盒 cún qián guàn，chǔ qián hé |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 储蓄罐 cún qián guàn，chǔ xù guàn |
moneygrubber,
money-grubber,
money grubber,
moneygrabber,
money-grabber,
money grabber n | ([sb] greedy, mercenary) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 财迷，守财奴 cái mí，shǒu cái nú
TCTraditional Chinese 守財奴 |
moneygrubbing,
money-grubbing,
money grubbing,
moneygrabbing,
money-grabbing,
money grabbing adj | (greedy, mercenary) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱财如命的 ài cái rú mìng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 守财奴的 ài cái rú mìng de，shǒu cái nú de |
moneymaking,
also UK: money-making n | (business, earning) | SCSimplified Chinese 赚钱 zhuàn qián |
moneymaking,
also UK: money-making adj | (lucrative, profitable) | SCSimplified Chinese 赚钱的 zhuàn qián de
TCTraditional Chinese 賺錢的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 盈利的 zhuàn qián de ，yíng lì de |
| not for love or money adv | (impossible to obtain by any means) | SCSimplified Chinese 无论如何都不 wú lùn rú hé dōu bù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 怎么样也不 wú lùn rú hé dōu bù，zěn me yàng yě bú / zěn me yàng yě bù |
| | You can't get a table in that restaurant for love or money. |
| old money n | (family that has inherited wealth) | SCSimplified Chinese 贵族世家 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 家财万贯 |
| | The Farquhars are old money; the family have been wealthy since the time of Henry VIII. |
| old money n | (inherited wealth) | SCSimplified Chinese 继承的财富 |
| | The crumbling manor house and classic car were clear signs of old money. |
| old-money n as adj | (relating to inherited wealth) | SCSimplified Chinese 继承财富的 |
| | The Rockefellers are a famous example of an old-money family. |
| old money n | UK (pre-decimal currency) | SCSimplified Chinese 古钱 |
| on the money adj | slang (correct, accurate) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常准确 fēi cháng zhǔn què
TCTraditional Chinese 非常準確 |
| | Her predictions are usually right on the money. |
| | Wow, you called that one, right on the money. |
| out of money adj | (short of cash) | SCSimplified Chinese 缺钱的，贫穷的 quē qián de ，pín qióng de
TCTraditional Chinese 貧窮的 |
| | I can't go out this weekend because I'm out of money. |
| paper money n | (bank notes, bills) | SCSimplified Chinese 纸币 zhǐ bì
TCTraditional Chinese 紙幣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 纸钞 zhǐ bì，zhǐ chāo |
| | When travelling abroad, I always prefer to use a credit card instead of paper money. |
| pay good money for [sth] v expr | informal (pay a considerable sum for [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 花大价钱购买 |
| | I paid good money for this, but now I find it's a worthless piece of junk. |
| pin money n | (small sum set aside) | SCSimplified Chinese 零花钱，零用钱 líng huā qián，líng yòng qián
TCTraditional Chinese 零花錢，零用錢 |
| plastic money n | (credit cards) | SCSimplified Chinese 信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ |
| pocket money n | (child's allowance) (给小孩子的) | SCSimplified Chinese 零花钱 líng huā qián
TCTraditional Chinese 零花錢 |
| | When I was a child I got ten cents a week in pocket money, which I usually spent on candy. |
| | 小时候我每周都有10美分的零花钱，我基本都用来买糖果了。 |
| pocket money n | (small amount of spending money) (日常的) | SCSimplified Chinese 零用钱 líng yòng qián
TCTraditional Chinese 零用錢 |
| | Laura had worked for what amounted to pocket money. |
| | 劳拉为赚取零用钱而工作。 |
| prize money n | (money received as prize) | SCSimplified Chinese 奖金 jiǎng jīn
TCTraditional Chinese 奬金 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 奖励资金 |
| | If I win the competition, I'll spend the prize money on a new car. |
| provide money for [sth/sb] v expr | (support financially) | SCSimplified Chinese 为…提供资金 wèi … tí gōng zī jīn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 给…提供经济上的支持 wèi … tí gōng zī jīn，gěi tí gōng jīng jì shàng de zhī chí |
| | My parents provided money for my studies abroad. |
| put money in v expr | (deposit a sum: in a bank) | SCSimplified Chinese 将钱存入 jiāng qián cún rù
TCTraditional Chinese 將錢存入 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 存钱 jiāng qián cún rù，cún qián |
| | Make sure you put money in before the end of the month. |
| put money in [sth] v expr | (make a financial contribution) | SCSimplified Chinese 把钱投入 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 投资 tóu zī
TCTraditional Chinese 投資 |
| | I put some money in my friend's new business, but I've yet to see any return on my investment. |
| put up the money v expr | informal (make a financial offer) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 提供资金，拨款，出钱 tí gōng zī jīn，bō kuǎn，chū qián
TCTraditional Chinese 撥款 |
| | I was ready to put up the money, but the seller withdrew at the last minute. |
| Put your money where your mouth is. expr | (prove [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 说到做到，付诸行动 shuō dào zuò dào |
| | You think you can run faster than Tim? Put your money where your mouth is! |
| raise money v expr | (generate funds: for a cause) | SCSimplified Chinese 筹款 chóu kuǎn |
| | We're raising money for the earthquake relief effort. |
| ransom money n | (payment demanded for hostage) | SCSimplified Chinese 赎金 shú jīn |
ready cash,
ready money n | (available money) | SCSimplified Chinese 现款 xiàn kuǎn |
| rent money n | (sum paid by a tenant) | SCSimplified Chinese 租金 zū jīn |
| | Our landlord put the rent money up this month. |
| | I did not get paid on time, so I have no idea where I'm going to get rent money this month. |
| rolling in money adj | figurative, informal (rich) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常富有 fēi cháng fù yǒu |
| | After she won the lottery, she was rolling in money. |
| save money vtr + n | (economize, make savings) | SCSimplified Chinese 省钱 shěng qián |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 存钱 shěng qián，cún qián |
| | Budgeting, among other methods, is an effective way to save money. |
| seed money n | (to start a business) | SCSimplified Chinese 本金，原始资本 běn jīn |
| | Paul managed to obtain the seed money to set up a business. |
smart money,
the smart money n | figurative (sums invested by experienced investors) | SCSimplified Chinese 妥善投资 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 明智投资 |
smart money,
the smart money n | figurative (experienced investors) | SCSimplified Chinese 经验丰富的投资者 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 投资老手 |
| soft money n | figurative (politics: indirect contribution) (政治捐款) | SCSimplified Chinese 软钱 |
| 备注: 政治捐款的一种，只能用于政党建设，不能直接用于竞选活动，因此不受联邦竞选委员会监管。 |
| | Because this is soft money, we can't use it directly for the candidate. |
| spend money vtr + n | (use money, buy things) | SCSimplified Chinese 消费 xiāo fèi
TCTraditional Chinese 消費 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 购物 xiāo fèi，gòu wù |
| | Walks in the countryside are one activity you can do without needing to spend money. |
spend money on [sth],
spend your money on [sth] v expr | (use money to buy) | SCSimplified Chinese 在...上花钱，为...花钱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 花钱给，花钱买 |
| | As a university student, Lisa spends her money on books and food. |
| spending money n | (cash for everyday expenses) | SCSimplified Chinese 零花钱 líng huā qián
TCTraditional Chinese 零花錢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 零用钱 líng huā qián，líng yòng qián
TCTraditional Chinese 零用錢 |
| | Ian always has to ask his father for spending money. |
| spending money n | (cash to spend on luxuries) | SCSimplified Chinese 够买（奢侈品）的钱 |
| | I saved up so I'd have spending money for a diamond ring. |
| sum of money n | (amount of money) | SCSimplified Chinese 一笔钱 yì bǐ qián
TCTraditional Chinese 一筆錢 |
| | Three trillion dollars is an enormous sum of money, even for the government. |
| tax money n | (money paid in taxes) | SCSimplified Chinese 税款 shuì kuǎn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 纳税钱 |
| time is money interj | (don't waste time) | SCSimplified Chinese 时间就是金钱 shí jiān jiù shì jīn qián |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一寸光阴一寸金 shí jiān jiù shì jīn qián，yí cùn guāng yīn yí cùn jīn |
| | Wake up, you guys! Time is money! |
| use money v expr | (manage one's finances) | SCSimplified Chinese 使用金钱 shǐ yòng jīn qián
TCTraditional Chinese 使用金錢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 管理资金 shǐ yòng jīn qián，guǎn lǐ zī jīn |
| | Use money wisely. |
| use money v expr | (acquire by paying for) | SCSimplified Chinese 花钱 huā qián |
| | If you want to buy this, you'll need to use money; they don't accept credit cards. |
| value for money expr | (worth the price) | SCSimplified Chinese 物有所值 wù yǒu suǒ zhí |
| value for money expr | (high quality at cheap price) | SCSimplified Chinese 合算，划算 hé suàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 物美价廉 |
| | This holiday represents great value for money. |
| | 这次假期很划算。 |
waste of money,
a waste of money n | (spending money uselessly) | SCSimplified Chinese 浪费金钱 |
| wire money v expr | (send a money order) | SCSimplified Chinese 电汇款项 diàn huì kuǎn xiàng
TCTraditional Chinese 電匯款項 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 电汇 diàn huì kuǎn xiàng，diàn huì |
| | Many of the foreign workers wire money home to their families. |
| worth the money adj | (good enough to merit its cost) | SCSimplified Chinese 值这些钱的 zhí zhè xiē qián de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 物有所值的 zhí zhè xiē qián de，wù yǒu suǒ zhí de |
| | Flying may be more expensive, but it's worth the money if you want to avoid traffic. |