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exchange

英[ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ;eks-] 美[ɪks'tʃendʒ]
  • n. 交换;交流;交易所;兑换
  • vt. 交换;交易;兑换
  • vi. 交换;交易;兑换

英英释意


1. chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
2. a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one);
"they had a bitter exchange"
3. the act of changing one thing for another thing;
"Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"
"there was an exchange of prisoners"
4. the act of giving something in return for something received;
"deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"
5. a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
6. a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
7. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes;
"after a short rally Connors won the point"
8. reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries;
"he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
9. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
10. (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop;
"black lost the exchange"
11. (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value;
"the endgame began after the exchange of queens"