[] an amount of money that is saved or collected for a particular purpose, especially for investing in companies, projects, etc.; an organization that controls this money (尤指投资於公司、项目等的)基金,专款;基金管理机构◆We set up a fund for technological research. 我们为科研工作设立了一个基金。◆a $7.5 billion investment fund 75 亿元的投资基金◆The fund went down in value by 13% this year. 今年的基金价值下跌了 13%。◆the International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织◆a fund company/group (= that manages investments) (管理投资的)基金公司/集团➡fund manager at fund management ⨁to create / establish / set up / start a fund 创建/建立/设置/启动基金⨁to invest in / manage / run a fund 投资於/管理/经营基金
funds [] money that sb/sth has available to spend 资金;现款◆We have limited funds available for research. 我们为研究而提供的资金有限。◆The company will need to raise fresh funds from its shareholders. 这家公司需要从股东手里筹集新资金。◆They ran out of funds before they could finish the building work. 他们在建筑工程完工之前用完了资金。◆We decided to allocate more funds to advertising. 我们决定拨出更多的款项用於广告。➡fund-raising ⨁to borrow / obtain / raise / secure funds 借/获得/筹募/取得资金⨁to have / use funds 有/使用资金⨁to be short of / run out of funds 缺少/用完资金⨁to allocate / provide funds 分配/提供资金⨁insufficient / limited / sufficient funds 不足的/有限的/足够的资金⨁private / public funds 私人/公共资金
balanced fund bond fund cohesion fund contingency fund depreciation fund equity fund Federal funds flow of funds fund of funds growth fund guarantee fund hedge fund income fund index fund institutional fund life fund load fund managed fund money fund money market fund mutual fund pension fund provident fund reserve fund shareholder funds sinking fund slush fund tracker fund trust fund