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 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。
• In Paris and Milan, the dollar opened almost unchanged.
  在巴黎和米兰，美元开市时几乎没有变化。
• We think lower German interest rates in due course will allow European currencies to depreciate against the dollar bloc.
  我们认为较低的德国利率到时候将容许欧洲货币相对于美元集团货币发生贬值。
• Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and receding prospects for economic recovery.
  交易者对美元走软和经济复苏前景渐趋暗淡渐渐担忧起来。
• 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。
• On the money markets the dollar was weaker against European currencies.
  在货币市场上，美元不如欧洲货币坚挺。
• He threw a folded dollar on the counter.
  他将折起的1美元钞票扔到柜台上。
• The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
  美元的衰落给总是担惊受怕的投资者们带来了信心。
• The US dollar is down against most foreign currencies today.
  今天美元对大多数外汇的比价都有所下降。
• The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today.
  东京今天美元收高。