dollar

英 [ˈdɒlə(r)]

美 [ˈdɑːlər]

n.  元(美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等国的货币单位); 一元(纸币或硬币); 美元(币值)

复数：dollars　

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习惯用语

n.

you can bet your life/your bottom dollar (on sth/(that)…)
• 肯定；毫无疑问
  used to say that you are certain that sth will happen
• You can bet your bottom dollar that he'll be late.
  他肯定会迟到。
look/feel like a million dollars/bucks
• 看上去 / 感觉好极了
  to look/feel extremely good

牛津词典

noun

• 元（美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等国的货币单位）
  the unit of money in the US, Canada, Australia and several other countries
  1. You will be paid in American dollars.
     你的报酬将以美元支付。
• 一元（纸币或硬币）
  a banknote or coin worth one dollar
  1. Do you have a dollar?
     你有一元钱吗？
  2. a dollar bill
     一元钞票
• 美元（币值）
  the value of the US dollar compared with the value of the money of other countries
  1. The dollar closed two cents down.
     收市时美元下降了二分。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 元(美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等国的货币单位)
  Thedollaris the unit of money used in the USA, Canada, Australia, and some other countries. It is represented by the symbol $. A dollar is divided into one hundred smaller units called cents.
  1. She gets paid seven dollars an hour...
     她的报酬是每小时 7元。
  2. The government is spending billions of dollars on new urban rail projects.
     政府正把数十亿元花在新城市铁路项目上。
  3. The dollaris also used to refer to the American currency system.
     
  4. In early trading in Tokyo, the dollar fell sharply against the yen.
     在东京市场早市开盘时，美元对日元的比价急剧下跌。
• PHRASE 花大价钱
  If you paytop dollarfor something, you pay a lot of money for it.
  1. Japanese investors once paid top dollar for the most glamorous hotels in the United States.
     日本投资者曾为投资美国高档酒店一掷千金。

英英释义

noun

• a symbol of commercialism or greed
  1. he worships the almighty dollar
  2. the dollar sign means little to him
  Synonym:dollar markdollar sign
• a United States coin worth one dollar
  1. the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States
• a piece of paper money worth one dollar
  Synonym:dollar billone dollar billbuckclam
• the basic monetary unit in many countries

双语例句

• The drop was caused partly by the pound's strength against the dollar.
  下降的部分原因在于英镑对美元的升值。
• The dollar's recent strength is crimping overseas sales and profits.
  美元最近的坚挺影响了国外的销量和利润。
• The US dollar continued to slide
  美元继续贬值。
• Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable.
  直到现在，美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。
• It has grown from a one-man business to a multi-million dollar business with close to$ 10 million in assets
  它已从一个人经营的生意发展成资产规模近千万、业务额达数百万美元的公司。
• The dollar fell to within a hair's breadth of its all-time low
  美元差一点跌到了最低点。
• The pound stayed firm against the dollar in London.
  在伦敦英镑对美元的汇价坚挺。
• She gets paid seven dollars an hour
  她的报酬是每小时7元。
• The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales.
  美元走强导致销售额下降。
• A canny investor would need to predict when the dollar will once more start tumbling
  精明的投资者需要预计到美元何时会再次大跌。