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yen

美音:[jen ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[jen ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.日圆(日本的币制单位),<美口> 瘾 vi.渴望

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yen为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:yenned 过去分词:yenned 现在分词:yenning 第三人称单数:yens 名词复数:yen

yen


/jen; jɛn/
n (pl unchanged 复数不变) unit of money in Japan 圆(日本的货币单位).

/jen; jɛn/
n (usu sing 通常作单数) ~ (for sth/to do sth) (infml 口) longing or yearning 渴望; 热望
*I've always had a yen to visit Australia. 我总想去澳大利亚观光.

yen


npluralyen
[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1800-1900; Language: Japanese;Origin: en, from Chinese yuan; YUAN]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1900-2000; Language: Chinese;Origin: yan]
[C]
the standard unit of money in Japan: symbol ¥
the yen
the value of Japanese money in relation to the money of other countries
 The dollar fell by 24 percent against the yen (=decreased in value in relation to the yen) between 1970 and 1973.
[singular]
a strong desire
yen for
 a yen for foreign travel
yen to do sth
 She'd always had a yen to write a book.