currency

英 [ˈkʌrənsi]

美 [ˈkɜːrənsi]

n.  通货; 货币; 通用; 流行; 流传

复数：currencies　

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牛津词典

noun

• 通货；货币
  the system of money that a country uses
  1. trading in foreign currencies
     买卖外汇
  2. a single European currency
     统一的欧洲货币
  3. You'll need some cash in local currency but you can also use your credit card.
     你将需要一些当地的货币现金，但也可使用信用卡。
• 通用；流行；流传
  the fact that sth is used or accepted by a lot of people
  1. The term ‘post-industrial’ now has wide currency .
     “后工业化”这个术语现已广为使用。
  2. The qualification has gained currency all over the world.
     这种资格在全世界都得到了普遍认可。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 通货;货币
  The money used in a particular country is referred to as itscurrency.
  1. Tourism is the country's top earner of foreign currency...
     旅游业是该国外汇创收最多的行业。
  2. More people favour a single European currency than oppose it.
     赞成单一欧洲货币的人占多数。
  3. ...Western currencies.
     西方货币
• N-UNCOUNT 通用;流行;流传
  If a custom, idea, or word hascurrency, it is used and accepted by a lot of people at a particular time.
  1. His theory of the social contract had wide currency in America...
     他的社会契约论在美国广为认可。
  2. 'Loop' is one of those computer words that has gained currency in society.
     有一些计算机术语成了社会上的通用词汇,“循环”就是其中一个。
• See also:common currency

英英释义

noun

• general acceptance or use
  1. the currency of ideas
• the property of belonging to the present time
  1. the currency of a slang term
  Synonym:currentnessup-to-dateness
• the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

双语例句

• How much foreign currency do you take when you go abroad?
  你出国时带多少外币？
• This currency exchanges at par.
  这些货币平价兑换。
• The government's first duty is to defend the currency by stamping on inflation.
  政府的首要职责就是通过抑制通货膨胀来保持货币稳定。
• The ripples of Europe's currency crisis continue to be felt in most of the member states
  欧洲货币危机引起的连锁反应仍在影响着大多数的成员国。
• The story that she was trapped in a loveless marriage became common currency.
  她陷入了一场没有爱情的婚姻，这是众所周知的了。
• 'Loop' is one of those computer words that has gained currency in society.
  有一些计算机术语成了社会上的通用词汇，“循环”就是其中一个。
• Foreign currency depreciation is a result of economic depression in the country concerned.
  外汇贬值是有关国家经济不景气的结果。
• Surging imports will add to the demand for hard currency.
  进口激增将增加对硬通货的需求。
• You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent
  你得有硬通货才能买到还算不错的东西。
• His theory of the social contract had wide currency in America
  他的社会契约论在美国广为认可。