1. | ~ sth 创造(新词语)to invent a new word or phrase that other people then begin to use |
The term ‘cardboard city’ was coined to describe communities of homeless people living in cardboard boxes. 人们创造了 cardboard city 一词,用来指居住在纸板棚里的无家可归者所聚集的地区。 |
2. | ~ sth 铸(币);造(硬币)to make coins out of metal |
Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase. 噢,常言道,没有消息就是好消息。 |
Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase. 噢,常言道,没有消息就是好消息。 |