coin COIN =counterinsurgency. n. 1.硬币;〔俚语〕金钱。 2.〔古语〕= coign. a base coin 劣币。 a false coin 伪币;赝品。 a silver coin银币。 a small coin小钱。 a subsidiary coin辅币。 pay (sb.) (back) in his own coin 以其人之道还治其人之身。 ring a coin 敲响硬币检查真假。 vt.,vi. 铸造(货币);制造,新创(新语等);靠…赚钱。 coin money 〔俚语〕大发其财,发横财;情况好。 coin one's brains 动脑筋挣钱。
five n. 1.五岁;五点钟;(牌的)五点;【板球】得五分;5镑钞票;〔pl.〕5号大小的手套[鞋袜、衣服等]。 2.〔俚语〕〔pl.〕五厘公债(等);〔美国〕五人篮球队;五个一组的东西。 five and twenty = twenty-five 二十五。 a bunch of fives 手,拳头。 five senses 五官。
For instance , she threw one , two and five cent coins respectively on to the floor , and asked me to guess the sizes by feeling 还把一分二分五分硬币分别丢到地上,问我是几分的。