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gourdes

/ɡʊrdz/ /ɡɔːrdz/

Meanings
noun

古德, 海地币

The currency of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes.

Examples :

"The tourist exchanged her US dollars for gourdes before shopping at the market in Haiti. "
那位游客在海地的集市购物前，把美元换成了古德（海地币）。
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Illustration currency

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

货币，流通货币

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

北美洲原住民曾使用贝壳珠作为流通货币。

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centimes noun

/ˈsɑːntiːmz/ /ˈsɛntiːmz/

生丁

"The old woman counted out her remaining centimes to see if she had enough to buy a baguette. "

那位老妇人清点着她剩下的生丁，看看够不够买一根法棍面包。

Illustration exchanged

exchanged verb

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒd/

交换，互换

"At the school fair, Maria exchanged her drawing for a bag of cookies. "

在学校的义卖会上，玛丽亚用她的画换了一袋饼干。

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tourist noun

/ˈtʊəɹɪst/ /ˈtɔɹ.ɪst/

游客，观光客

"The family went on a trip to the coast, and many tourists were also visiting the beach. "

这家人去海边旅行了，很多游客也在那里游览沙滩。

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dollars noun

/ˈdɒləz/ /ˈdɑlɚz/

美元，块 (kuài)。

"The new bicycle costs 200 dollars. "

这辆新自行车要 200 美元 (kuài)。

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shopping verb

/ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/

购物，买东西

"He’s shopping for clothes."

他正在逛街买衣服。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

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into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

进入，到...里面

"Mary danced into the house."

玛丽跳着舞进入了房子。

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divided verb

/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/ /dəˈvaɪdɪd/

分开，分割

"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

一堵墙把两栋房子分隔开；一条小溪把两个镇子分割开。

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market noun

/ˈmɑːkɪt/ /ˈmɑɹkɪt/

市场，集市

"The privilege to hold a weekly market was invaluable for any feudal era burgh."

对于任何封建时代的自治市镇来说，拥有举办每周集市的特权都无比珍贵。

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before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

她，女性。

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."

我觉得这只鸟像是只公的，但也可能是只母的。