fund

noun

OPAL W

/fʌnd/

[countable] an amount of money that has been saved or has been made available for a particular purpose基金；专款
- a disaster relief fund赈灾专款
- the company’s pension fund公司的退休基金
- the International Monetary Fund国际货币基金组织
- in a fund There is currently over $200 000 in the fund.目前这项基金有 20 多万美元。
see also slush fund, social fund, trust fund
Wordfinder
- asset
- bond
- capital
- dividend
- equity
- fund
- interest
- invest
- portfolio
- share
- The fund was invested in a range of state bonds.该基金投资于一系列的国有债券。
- The newspaper launched an appeal fund for victims of the disaster.这家报纸为受灾民众设立了一个募款基金。
- They don't want to draw on the fund unless they have to.除非不得已，否则他们不想动用基金。
- They set up an investment fund to provide money for their retirement.他们设立了一个投资基金为退休生活提供资金。
- a benevolent fund for retired actors为退休演员设立的慈善基金
- She made a donation to the local cancer relief fund.她给当地的癌症救助基金会捐了一笔钱。
Topics Social issuesb2, Moneyb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- special
- appeal
- …
verb + fund
- create
- establish
- launch
- …
fund + noun
- holder
- investor
- manager
- …
preposition
- in a/the fund
- into a/the fund
funds
[plural] money that is available to be spent资金；现款
- government/federal funds政府/联邦基金
- The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine.这家医院正设法募集资金购买一台新的血液透析器。
- to provide/use funds for something为某事提供/使用资金
- More funds should be allocated to housing.应该给住房分配更多的资金。
- The project has been cancelled because of lack of funds.这个项目因缺乏资金已经撤销。
- I'm short of funds at the moment—can I pay you back next week?我目前缺钱，下周还你行吗？
Collocations Finance
Finance财务Income收入
- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱
- build up funds/savings积累资金／存款
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy得到／（给某人）留下遗产
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension领取养老金
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure开支；支出
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上
- invest/put your savings in…投资／把储蓄金用于…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上
- lose your money/inheritance/pension失去钱财／遗产／养老金
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings把储蓄用光
- pay (in) cash用现金支付
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit预付（某人）订金
Banks银行
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出
- deposit money/funds in your account往账户里存钱／存入资金
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal存款；取款
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser找到／去／使用自动提款机
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance个人理财
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)（给某人）提供贷款
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft商定／获得贷款／透支额
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt偿还钱／贷款／债务
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties财务困难
- get into debt/financial difficulties陷入债务／财务困难
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash缺钱
- run out of/owe money钱用光了；欠钱
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…面对／收到一张…英镑的账单
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent承担不起…的费用／款项／房租
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租
- incur/run up/accumulate debts带来／积欠／累积债务
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts处理／减少／付清债务
- Clients can withdraw funds without any notice.客户无需通知即可撤回资金。
- Funds from the event will support the work of the hospice.这次活动募集的款项将用来资助临终关怀医院的工作。
- Funds will be made available to ensure the provision of hospital services.将提供资金以确保医院服务正常。
- It will be a challenge to raise campaign funds for the election.为竞选筹措资金会很困难。
- Most of the funds are spent on software.大部份资金都用在软件上。
- The current account offers savers instant access to funds.活期账户使存款人可以随时取钱。
- The funds are earmarked for the health sector.这些资金是指拨给卫生部门的。
- The government is to channel more funds into local development schemes.政府将调拨更多资金用于地方发展规划。
- The school is appealing for funds to invest in new equipment.这所学校正在为购买新设备呼吁捐款。
- There are only limited funds available.可用的资金有限。
- They voted to withhold funds from any organization which didn't sign the agreement.他们投票赞成扣押未在协议上签字的所有组织的资金。
- We have insufficient funds to pay for the building work.我们没有足够的资金支付建筑工程。
- the flow of funds between various economic sectors各个经济部门间的资金流动
Topics Businessb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- adequate
- sufficient
- insufficient
- …
verb + funds
- have
- spend
- be short of
- …
preposition
- fund for
- fund from
phrases
- access to funds
- a flow of funds
- a lack of funds
- …
[countable] (finance金融) a company that manages money for people by investing it; the money managed by such a company基金：通过投资为人们管理资金的公司；由这样的公司管理的钱
- Any extra money that James saves should go into a money market fund.詹姆斯省下的任何额外的钱都应该存入货币市场基金。
- She is a fund manager for an Asian bank.她是一家亚洲银行的基金经理。
see also hedge fund, mutual fund
- Fund management companies are focusing on more specialized products. 基金管理公司专注于更专业化的产品。
- I would look to a good corporate bond fund as the economy rebounds.随着经济反弹，我会期待一只好的企业债券基金。
- A venture capitalist is a professional investor who manages a fund and is looking for suitable investments.风险资本家是管理基金并寻找合适投资的专业投资者。
- Over the past two decades, index funds have outperformed some 88% of managed funds. 在过去20年里，指数基金的表现超过了88%的托管基金。
[singular] fund of something an amount or a supply of something（相当）数量；储备
- a fund of knowledge丰富的知识

词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin fundus ‘bottom, piece of landed property’. The earliest sense was ‘the bottom or lowest part’, later ‘foundation or basis’; the association with money has perhaps arisen from the idea of landed property being a source of wealth.

fund

verb

OPAL W

/fʌnd/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they fund	/fʌnd/ /fʌnd/
he / she / it funds	/fʌndz/ /fʌndz/
past simple funded	/ˈfʌndɪd/ /ˈfʌndɪd/
past participle funded	/ˈfʌndɪd/ /ˈfʌndɪd/
-ing form funding	/ˈfʌndɪŋ/ /ˈfʌndɪŋ/

fund something to provide money for something, usually something official为…提供资金；拨款给
- Who is funding this research?谁在资助这项研究？
- to fund a project/study/scheme资助一个项目/研究/计划
- It's a government-funded programme for young offenders.这是一个由政府资助的针对青少年罪犯的项目。
- publicly funded healthcare公共资助的医疗保健
- a federally funded housing project联邦资助的住房项目
- The museum is privately funded.这家博物馆由私人提供资金。
- The festival is funded by a grant from the Arts Council.艺术节由艺术委员会拨款资助。
- It is important that these training placements are fully funded.重要的是，这些培训名额要有充足的资金。
- This money will help to fund administration costs.这笔钱将用于行政支出。
- She used the stolen money to fund her extravagant lifestyle.她大肆挥霍偷来的钱。
- Drug companies and the government will jointly fund the necessary medical research.制药公司和政府将联合资助必要的医学研究。
- Infrastructure projects are centrally funded.基础设施建设工程由中央拨款。
- The venture is funded entirely by its board of directors.这家企业的资金全部由董事会提供。
- a new, fully funded training scheme资金充足的培训新计划
- a plan jointly funded by central and local government由中央和地方政府共同出资的计划
Topics Businessb2, Social issuesb2, Moneyb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- largely
- mainly
- primarily
- …
verb + fund
- be used to
- help (to)
- agree to
- …
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin fundus ‘bottom, piece of landed property’. The earliest sense was ‘the bottom or lowest part’, later ‘foundation or basis’; the association with money has perhaps arisen from the idea of landed property being a source of wealth.