- [countable]
an amount of money that has been saved or has been made available for a particular purpose 基金;专款 a disaster relief fund 赈灾专款 the company’s pension fund 公司的退休基金 the International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织 - in a fund
There is currently over $200 000 in the fund. 目前这项基金有 20 多万美元。
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2, Moneyb2The fund was invested in a range of state bonds. 该基金投资于一系列的国有债券。 The newspaper launched an appeal fund for victims of the disaster. 这家报纸为受灾民众设立了一个募款基金。 They don't want to draw on the fund unless they have to. 除非不得已,否则他们不想动用基金。 They set up an investment fund to provide money for their retirement. 他们设立了一个投资基金为退休生活提供资金。 a benevolent fund for retired actors 为退休演员设立的慈善基金 She made a donation to the local cancer relief fund. 她给当地的癌症救助基金会捐了一笔钱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- special
- appeal
- …
- create
- establish
- launch
- …
- holder
- investor
- manager
- …
- in a/the fund
- into a/the fund
- funds[plural]
money that is available to be spent 资金;现款 government/federal funds 政府/联邦基金 The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine. 这家医院正设法募集资金购买一台新的血液透析器。 to provide/use funds for something 为某事提供/使用资金 More funds should be allocated to housing. 应该给住房分配更多的资金。 The project has been cancelled because of lack of funds. 这个项目因缺乏资金已经撤销。 I'm short of funds at the moment—can I pay you back next week? 我目前缺钱,下周还你行吗?
CollocationsFinance Finance 财务 Income 收入 - earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
在股市上赚钱/赚一大笔钱/发大财 - acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
获得/继承/积累财富/一大笔钱 - build up funds/savings
积累资金/存款 - get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
得到/(给某人)留下遗产 - live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
靠低微的工资/固定收入/养老金过活 - get/receive/draw/collect a pension
领取养老金 - depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
靠福利金/社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支;支出 - spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
把钱/存款/一大笔钱花在…上 - invest/put your savings in…
投资/把储蓄金用于… - throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
把钱浪费/花费巨资在…上 - lose your money/inheritance/pension
失去钱财/遗产/养老金 - use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
把储蓄用光 - pay (in) cash
用现金支付 - use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
用支票支付;开支票;给某人开支票;接受支票 - change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
预付(某人)订金
Banks 银行 - have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
持有/开立/注销/冻结银行账户 - credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
记入账户的贷方/借方;把钱存入账户/从账户中取出 - deposit money/funds in your account
往账户里存钱/存入资金 - withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
从自动提款机等取钱/现金/30 英镑 - (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
存款;取款 - find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
找到/去/使用自动提款机 - be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
账面有钱/亏空;有盈余;透支 - use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance 个人理财 - manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
管理/处理/计划/经营管理/整顿财务问题 - plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
计划/管理/制订/严格执行预算 - offer/extend credit (to somebody)
(给某人)提供贷款 - arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
商定/获得贷款/透支额 - pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
偿还钱/贷款/债务 - pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难 - get into debt/financial difficulties
陷入债务/财务困难 - be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
缺钱 - run out of/owe money
钱用光了;欠钱 - face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
面对/收到一张…英镑的账单 - can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
承担不起…的费用/款项/房租 - fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
拖欠按揭贷款/分期偿还款项/房租 - incur/run up/accumulate debts
带来/积欠/累积债务 - tackle/reduce/settle your debts
处理/减少/付清债务
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2Clients can withdraw funds without any notice. 客户无需通知即可撤回资金。 Funds from the event will support the work of the hospice. 这次活动募集的款项将用来资助临终关怀医院的工作。 Funds will be made available to ensure the provision of hospital services. 将提供资金以确保医院服务正常。 It will be a challenge to raise campaign funds for the election. 为竞选筹措资金会很困难。 Most of the funds are spent on software. 大部份资金都用在软件上。 The current account offers savers instant access to funds. 活期账户使存款人可以随时取钱。 The funds are earmarked for the health sector. 这些资金是指拨给卫生部门的。 The government is to channel more funds into local development schemes. 政府将调拨更多资金用于地方发展规划。 The school is appealing for funds to invest in new equipment. 这所学校正在为购买新设备呼吁捐款。 There are only limited funds available. 可用的资金有限。 They voted to withhold funds from any organization which didn't sign the agreement. 他们投票赞成扣押未在协议上签字的所有组织的资金。 We have insufficient funds to pay for the building work. 我们没有足够的资金支付建筑工程。 the flow of funds between various economic sectors 各个经济部门间的资金流动
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- adequate
- sufficient
- insufficient
- …
- have
- spend
- be short of
- …
- fund for
- fund from
- access to funds
- a flow of funds
- a lack of funds
- …
- [countable] (
finance )金融 a company that manages money for people by investing it; the money managed by such a company 基金: 通过投资为人们管理资金的公司;由这样的公司管理的钱Any extra money that James saves should go into a money market fund. 詹姆斯省下的任何额外的钱都应该存入货币市场基金。 She is a fund manager for an Asian bank. 她是一家亚洲银行的基金经理。
Extra ExamplesFund management companies are focusing on more specialized products. 基金管理公司专注于更专业化的产品。 I would look to a good corporate bond fund as the economy rebounds. 随着经济反弹,我会期待一只好的企业债券基金。 A venture capitalist is a professional investor who manages a fund and is looking for suitable investments. 风险资本家是管理基金并寻找合适投资的专业投资者。 Over the past two decades, index funds have outperformed some 88% of managed funds. 在过去20年里,指数基金的表现超过了88%的托管基金。
- [singular] fund of something
an amount or a supply of something (相当)数量;储备 a fund of knowledge 丰富的知识
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin fundus ‘bottom, piece of landed property’. The earliest sense was ‘the bottom or lowest part’, later ‘foundation or basis’; the association with money has perhaps arisen from the idea of landed property being a source of wealth.