mints

英 [mɪnts]

美 [mɪnts]

n.  薄荷; 薄荷糖; 铸币厂
v.  铸(币); 铸造(硬币)
mint的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 薄荷
  Mintis a herb with fresh-tasting leaves.
  1. Garnish with mint sprigs.
     用薄荷枝装点。
• 薄荷糖
  Amintis a sweet with a peppermint flavour. Some people suck mints in order to make their breath smell fresher.
• N-COUNT 铸币厂
  The mintis the place where the official coins of a country are made.
  1. In 1965 the mint stopped putting silver in dimes.
     1965年，铸币厂停止向10分硬币中加入银的成分。
• VERB 铸造(硬币、奖章)
  Tomintcoins or medals means to make them in a mint.
  1. ...the right to mint coins.
     铸币权
  2. ...its collection of locally minted Saxon coins.
     对当地铸造的撒克逊时期硬币的收藏
• N-SING 巨额钱财
  If you say that someone makesa mint, you mean that they make a very large amount of money.
  1. Everybody thinks I'm making a mint...
     人人都认为我要发大财了。
  2. They were worth a mint.
     它们价值不菲。
• 完美;完好无缺
  If you say that something isin mint condition, you mean that it is in perfect condition.

双语例句

• In1914, in order to make preparations for Russia's annexation of Tannu uriankhai, a Russian official Mints Rolf went to the district to make reconnaissance.
  1914年，俄国官员明茨洛夫前往唐努乌梁海进行侦察活动，为沙俄吞并唐努乌梁海作准备。
• The other half brushed normally twice daily with fluoride toothpaste and took plain sugarless mints.
  另一半儿童在一天中用氟化物牙膏普通刷牙两次并且吃单纯的无糖薄荷糖。
• Then the following week I chewed gum and sucked on mints, candy, and pipe stems.
  在接着的第三个星期里，我试着嚼口香糖和薄荷糖，当然还有烟斗杆。
• Test-marketing of the mints began last year in Columbus and two other cities.
  从去年开始，在哥伦布和另外两个城市试销这些含薄荷的烟草产品。
• He recommends brushing your teeth, carrying breath mints, and keeping mouthwash in your desk or breath strips in your pocket.
  他推荐面试之前刷牙、随身携带口香糖、并且在桌上摆放漱口水或在口袋里带爽口片。
• Include a tin of mints and avoid gum in case you forget to throw it away beforehand.
  准备一罐薄荷糖，别吃口香糖，以防你在面试前忘记把它吐掉。
• The little boy, Johnnie, had been up with a packet of mints, and said he wouldn't go out to play until the post had come.
  而那个小男孩，约翰尼，送上来一包薄荷糖，并且告诉她说，邮递员来过之后他才会出去玩。
• Some people avoid offensive foods and drinks, chew gum, use mouth rinses, or eat mints to mask unpleasant odor.
  有些人避免有异味的食物与饮料，嚼口香糖，使用漱口液，或者食用薄荷来掩盖那些令人不快的气味。
• Have one of these mints!
  吃一块这种薄荷糖！
• What if we adopted the conventions of a totally different category: selling insurance policies like breath mints, for example?
  如果我们采用一个完全不同品类的习惯，结果会怎样：比如象卖薄荷糖那样去卖保险？