1 [U] the money you need to start or support a business, etc 资金;资本:
How will you raise the finance to start the project?你到哪里去筹钱展开这项计划?
2 [U] the activity of managing money 理财;财政;财务:
Who is the new Minister of Finance?谁是新任的财政部长?an expert in finance财务专家
3finances [pl] the money a person, company, country, etc has to spend (个人、公司、国家等的)财力,资金:
What are our finances like at the moment? (= how much money have we got?)我们现在的财务状况怎么样?
finance²
/ˈfaɪnæns;fəˈnæns ||; ˈfaɪnæns; fəˈnæns/verb
[T] to provide the money to pay for sth 提供资金;资助:
Your trip will be financed by the company.你的旅费由公司负担。
finance/fəˋnæns; ˈfaInæns/n 1 [U] the control of how money should be spent, especially in a company or government 财政﹔金融: the finance department 财务部2 [U] money provided by a bank to help you to pay for something 资金: How will you get the finance to start your business? 你如何去获得创业的资金?3 finances [plural 复数] the money that a person or organization has 财力﹐财源: The school's finances are limited. 学校财力有限。 —finance v [T] How will the new service be financed? 这项新的服务从哪里得到资金?
financefinancefinances1noun1(no plural) money, or the activity of managing money: an expert in financethe French Minister of Finance2finances (plural) the money that you have and that you can spend: You need to sort out your finances.financefinancefinancesfinancedfinancing2verb (finances, financing, financed)to give the money that is needed to pay for something: The building was financed by the government.