| 单词 | change |
| 释义 | change change // verb, noun
■ verb [+ obj]
1 to exchange money into the money of another country: Where can I change my traveller's cheques? to change dollars into yen
2 to exchange money for the same amount in different coins or notes: Can you change a £20 note? to change a dollar bill for four quarters
3 (BrE) to exchange sth that you have bought for sth else, especially because there is sth wrong with it; to give a customer a new item because there is sth wrong with the one they have bought: This shirt I bought's too small-I'll have to change it for a bigger one. Of course we'll change it for a smaller size for you. See note at EXCHANGE
IDIOMS
change hands (also exchange hands) to pass to a different owner: The company has changed hands several times. The volume of trade was high today, with 1.98 billion shares changing hands.
■ noun
AGENT OF CHANGE, BUREAU DE CHANGE, CAREER CHANGE, CHAMPION OF CHANGE, LOOSE CHANGE, POCKET CHANGE, SHORT-CHANGE, STEP CHANGE
1 [C,U] the act or result of sth becoming different: important changes to the tax system a change in interest rates people who resist change Technology creates economic and social change.
❖ economic/social/structural/technological change
2 [C] the process of replacing sth with sth new or different; a thing that is used to replace sth: We must notify the bank of our change of address. The company has announced a number of management changes. The European Central bank has announced a change of policy.
3 [U] the money that you get back if you pay more than the amount sth costs: Don't forget your change! The ticket machine gives change.
4 coins rather than paper money: I need some change for the phone. a dollar in change (= coins that together are worth one dollar) ◆ Have you got change for a twenty-euro note (= coins or notes that are worth this amount)? |
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