cash
cash — 名詞
1. physical money such as paper bills and metal coins that people use for daily pur
現金
紙鈔和硬幣形式的錢
physical money such as paper bills and metal coins that people use for daily purchases, as opposed to funds held in a bank or spent by card.
The old bakery only accepts cash, not cards or phone payments.
那家老麵包店只收現金，不接受刷卡或手機付款。
cash as payment method contrasted with card
Ravi keeps a small amount of cash in his wallet for emergencies.
Ravi 在皮夾裡放少量現金以備不時之需。
uncountable: a small amount of cash
Whenever we travel abroad, we change some money into local cash at the airport.
每次出國旅遊，我們都會在機場把一些錢換成當地現金。
The thief grabbed all the cash from the register and ran out of the shop.
小偷從收銀機裡搶走所有現金，然後衝出商店。
Do you have enough cash on you to pay for the train tickets?
你身上有足夠的現金付火車票嗎？
- money
broader term that includes bank-account funds and digital currency; cash is a subset of money
- currency
more formal; refers to the official money system of a country rather than physical notes and coins
- notes and coins
a descriptive phrase rather than a single word; more explicit about the physical form
- credit
payment method where money is borrowed from a bank and paid later
- card payment
digital payment using a debit or credit card
文法句型
cash + noun (cash payment, cash register)
用法筆記
Uncountable — never 'a cash' or 'cashes'. To count individual units, use 'a note' or 'a coin'.
常見錯誤
cash — 動詞
1. to turn a cheque, money order, voucher, or other financial document into physica
兌現
將支票等換成現金
to turn a cheque, money order, voucher, or other financial document into physical notes and coins by taking it to a bank or other authorised place.
Leila went to the bank to cash her birthday cheque from her grandmother.
Leila 去銀行兌現奶奶給她的生日支票。
cash + direct object (cheque)
You can cash traveller's cheques at most exchange offices abroad.
你可以在國外大多數兌換處兌現旅行支票。
passive: can be cashed at [location]
The shop cashed his winning lottery ticket without asking for ID.
那家商店沒要求看證件就直接兌現了他中獎的彩券。
Before you cash that bond, check whether there is a penalty fee.
在你兌現那張債券之前，先確認是否有罰款。
- exchange
more general; you can exchange currency or goods, not just convert documents to cash
- convert to cash
a phrasal equivalent; slightly more formal than 'cash'
- liquidate
formal and much broader — converting any asset (stocks, property) into money, not just documents
文法句型
cash + object (a cheque, a bond, a ticket)
cash + object + at + place
用法筆記
The object is always a financial instrument (cheque, money order, bond, voucher, traveller's cheque). For receiving physical cash from an ATM, use 'withdraw cash' or 'get cash out', not 'cash'.