ex‧change 1 S2 W1 / ɪkstʃeɪndʒ / 名词
1 giving/receiving [可数和不可数名词] the act of giving someone something and receiving something else from them
exchange of
an exchange of political prisoners
in exchange for something
I’ve offered to paint the kitchen in exchange for a week’s accommodation.
Four of my cassettes for your Madonna CD is a fair exchange . → part exchange
2 argument/discussion [可数名词] a short conversation, usually between two people who are angry with each other :
a quiet exchange between the judge and the clerk
The DJ was fired after a heated exchange (= a very angry conversation ) on air with a call-in listener.
3 exchange of ideas/information etc when people discuss or share ideas, information etc :
The organization is dedicated to the free exchange of information.
4 something you buy [可数名词] the act of giving something you have bought back to the store where you bought it, for example because it does not work, fit etc, and taking something else instead :
The store’s policy is not to allow returns or exchanges.
5 money [不可数名词] a process in which you change money from one currency to another :
Most capital cities have extensive exchange facilities.
6 students/teachers [可数名词] an arrangement in which a student, teacher etc visits another school or university to work or study
on an exchange (with somebody)
I’m here for one term, on an exchange with Dr. Fisher.
7 jobs/homes etc [可数名词] an arrangement in which you stay in someone’s home, do someone’s job etc for a short time while that person stays in your home, does your job etc :
Kate’s in New York on an employee exchange so she can get some more training.
8 fight [可数名词] an event during a war or fight when two people, armies etc shoot or fire missile s at each other
exchange of fire/gunfire
9 building corn/wool/cotton etc exchange a large building in a town that was used in the past for buying and selling corn, wool etc → labour exchange , stock exchange
COLLOCATIONS
形容词
a brief exchange (= a short conversation ) There followed a brief exchange between Mitti and Helga in German.
an angry exchange His angry exchange with the referee earned him a yellow card.
a heated exchange (= a very angry conversation ) I overheard a heated exchange between John and his wife.
an acrimonious exchange formal (= in which people show their anger and criticize each other ) The newspaper article led to a series of acrimonious exchanges between leading scientists.
a sharp exchange (= one that shows someone disapproves of something or is annoyed ) The proposed bill provoked some sharp exchanges in the House of Commons.
a bitter exchange (= one in which people criticize each other with strong feelings of hate and anger ) There were bitter exchanges between them outside the court room.
a 动词 al exchange (= spoken rather than written ) The two boxers recently became involved in a heated 动词 al exchange.
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + exchange
currency exchange We have seen wide fluctuations in rates of currency exchange this year.
foreign exchange (= money in the currency of a foreign country, that a country gets by selling goods abroad ) Timber is a vital source of foreign exchange earnings for the country.
exchange + NOUN
the exchange rate What’s the current exchange rate between the dollar and the euro?
an exchange market (= a financial market where different currencies are bought and sold ) The pound rose against the dollar on the world foreign currency exchange markets.
exchange controls (= limits on the amount of a currency people are allowed to exchange ) The government is going to impose stricter exchange controls.
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + exchange
a student exchange Our college arranged student exchanges with four colleges in France.
a staff exchange The staff exchange programme allows the company to share personnel with partner institutions abroad.
a cultural/scientific/academic exchange The mayors of Tokyo and New York signed an agreement to encourage cultural exchanges between the cities.