1.money的基本意思是“钱,货币”,包括纸币和硬币。money还可指某人所拥有的一切,即“财富,财产”。
2.money多用作不可数名词,指多种货币时也可用作可数名词,其复数形式为moneys,此时多用于指特种钱币或数额较大的钱,或用于法律用语。
3.在说“用钱买东西”时,常用介词with。

be in the money
富裕的,有钱的 have a lot of money to spend; be rich
To be able to buy a house of that size one has to be in the money.一个人买得起这么大的房子得有钱。

be made of money
很有钱,富有 very wealthy
I can't afford to buy you another car— do you think I'm made of money?我可没能力再为你买一辆车了,你以为我很有钱吗?

for sb's money
依某人看来 in sb's opinion
For my money, you were by far the best actor in the play.在我看来,你显然是该剧中的最佳演员。

get one's money's worth
花得上算 get the full value in goods or services for the money one has spent
We enjoyed the film so much that we felt we'd got our money's worth.我们很喜欢这部电影,觉得这钱花得值。

have money to burn
有的是钱 have so much money that is hard-earned and not to be wasted
I've never seen anyone spend so much in one evening; he must have money to burn!我从未见过一晚上就挥霍掉这么多钱的人,他一定有的是钱。

put one's money where one's month is
以实际行动支持某人的观点 support one's views with practical proof
You say you're on the side of the workers; why don't you put your money where your mouth is and support the strike?你说你站在工人一边,那你为什么不拿出实际行动来支持罢工呢?

Money makes the mare go.有钱能使鬼推磨。
Time is money.时间就是金钱。
How much money is there in my account?我的银行户头里有多少钱?
His father makes a lot of money as a pilot.他父亲当飞机驾驶员挣钱很多。
The repairs will cost a lot of money.进行修理要花不少钱。
If it doesn't work, the shop should give you your money back.如果那东西不好使,商店应该退钱给你。
We don't have much money left.我们没有多少钱了。
It must cost a lot of money to study abroad.到国外学习一定要花很多钱。
The teacher told us something about the moneys of Europe in the Middle Ages.老师给我们讲了一些有关中世纪欧洲货币的情况。
He made his money in property speculation.他靠房地产投机发了财。
His business collapsed, and he lost all his money.他的企业倒闭了,全部财产付诸东流了。

money, cash, coin, coinage, currency, specie
这组词的共同意思是“钱,货币”。其区别是:
1.money最早指金属制成的钱币,现在纸币也包含在内; cash指“现金,现款”。例如:
The shop doesn't accept cheques; it wants cash.这家商店不收支票,只收现金。
2.coin, coinage, specie均指“硬币”, coin主要指“金币,银币”。例如:
This is a kind of gold coin.这是一种金币。coinage主要指“货币制”。例如:
What sort of coinage do they use in Britain?在英国使用哪种货币制?
specie强调的是“硬币支付”。例如:
Payments were demanded in specie.通常要求用硬币支付。
3.currency指一国、一地区现时市场上流通的货币。例如:
Which currency is among the strongest in the world?世界上哪种货币最有价值?

1.身上不要带太多的钱。
［误］  Don't carry too many moneys on you.
［正］  Don't carry too much money on you.
［析］  money指具体的“钱”时是不可数名词,不能用many或其他只可以修饰可数名词的词来修饰它。
2.我不知道他们的钱是从哪儿来的。
［误］  I wonder where all their money come from.
［正］  I wonder where all their money comes from.
［析］  money用作主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式。

money还可表示“金额”,常用于指特种钱币或数额较大的钱,或用于法律术语,这时有两种复数形式即moneys和monies。例如:
He grafted moneys〔monies〕 in large amounts.他贪污了大量公款。

［同义词］   cash, currency, greenbacks
［词源］  ＜古法语moneie(钱,制币厂)