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mint

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Related topics: Plants, Cooking, Food, Currencies
mint1 /mɪnt/ ●●○ noun  
1  mint.jpg [uncountableU]HBPDFC a small plant with green leaves that have a fresh smell and taste and are used in cooking 薄荷
 new potatoes sprinkled with chopped mint
撒上薄荷屑的嫩马铃薯
 roast lamb with mint sauce
配薄荷调味汁的烤羔羊肉
 Decorate with a sprig of mint.
用小薄荷枝装饰。
2  [countableC]DF a sweet that tastes of peppermint (=a type of mint with a strong fresh taste) 薄荷糖
 We sat in the back row, sucking mints.
我们坐在后排，嘴里吮着薄荷糖。
 Would you like a mint?
你想吃颗薄荷糖吗？
3  a mint informalMONEY a large amount of money 一大笔钱
 She made a mint on the stock exchange last year.
她去年做股票赚了一大笔钱。
Examples from the Corpus
made a mint• NatWest also made a mint from the upheaval in the money markets last year.• And made a mint out of it.• Must have made a mint out of the wars.
4  [countableC]PEC a place where coins are officially made 铸币厂
 coins issued by the Royal Mint
皇家铸币局发行的硬币
Examples from the Corpus
mint• Well, pop a mint, our friends, head for the hills, and pick your teeth with a mesquite twig.• He helps himself to a mint from a fancy glass bowl on the coffee table.• But he has finally won a mint.• Pennyroyal, a type of mint, is effective against fleas so attach a few dried pennyroyal leaves to your pet's collar.• Eat smaller meals and try soda mints or indigestion tablets.• Children will have the opportunity to create money for the Storyopolis mint.
sprig of mint• Chill and serve with ice-cubes and a sprig of mint.• Decorate with a slice of kiwi and a sprig of mint.• To serve, spoon the sorbet into the reserved mango skins or in individual glasses and decorate with sprigs of mint.
Related topics: Currencies
mint2 verb [transitiveT]  
PECto make a coin 铸造〔硬币〕
 Only 2,000 of the special commemorative coins are being minted.
这种特别纪念币只有2,000枚在铸造中。
Examples from the Corpus
mint• A more perfect ski day had not yet been minted.• He minted coins and his patronage of continental missionary activity is a noticeable feature of his reign.• a newly minted engineering graduate• He minted his own silver pieces, and enjoyed music, thinking, inventing, sailing and restoring old houses.• This indicates that the two denominations were minted in the same part of his reign.• But sometimes unscrupulous leaders added coins to the money supply by minting new coins that contained less gold and silver.
mint3 adjectiveadj  
1  in mint condition looking new and in perfect condition 崭新的，完好无损的
 A copy in mint condition would fetch about £2,000.
完好无损的一册可卖2,000英镑左右。
2. British EnglishBrE informal very good 非常好的，很棒的
From Longman Business Dictionary
mintmint1 /mɪnt/ noun [countableC]
1FINANCE
the Royal Mint
2a mint informal a very large amount of money
When she eventually sold the business she made a mint.
As the major shareholder he must be worth a mint.
mintmint2 verb [transitiveT]
MANUFACTURINGto manufacture coins
the right of a country to mint its own coins
Origin mint1
1. Old English minte, from Latin mentha; → MENTHOL
2. Old English mynet “coin, money”, from Latin moneta; → MONEY
mint1 nounmint2 verbmint3 adjectiveadj
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8850 COCA: 8674
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8850 COCA: 8674
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8850 COCA: 8674

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