quid

IPA/kwɪd/
KK[kwˈɪd]IPA/kwɪd/

quid — 名詞

  • quidsingular
  • quidsplural

1. an informal British word for a pound (£) in money, used in everyday conversation

1.名詞B1
釋義

一鎊

英鎊的口語說法

an informal British word for a pound (£) in money, used in everyday conversation to talk about prices, costs, and amounts of cash a person has or needs.

例句

Yan paid thirty quid for that vintage jacket at the weekend market.

Yan 在週末市集花了三十鎊買那件復古外套。

pay + [amount] + quid + for + something

Andrei asked if Sade could lend him a few quid until payday.

Andrei 問 Sade 能不能借他幾鎊錢撐到發薪日。

lend + someone + a few quid

常見搭配
  • ten quid
  • a few quid
  • fifty quid
  • a couple of quid
  • quid each
  • quid a go
  • pay [amount] quid
  • cost [amount] quid
同義詞
  • pound

    the standard, neutral term; quid is the informal equivalent

  • pound sterling

    full formal name of the currency, rarely used in speech

文法句型

[number] + quid

a few / a couple of + quid

quid + per / for + something

用法筆記

The plural form is identical to the singular: write 'ten quid', never 'ten quids'. The verb stays singular too ('Ten quid is enough'). This word is very common in spoken British English but should be replaced with 'pound(s)' in formal or written contexts.

常見錯誤

I paid twenty quids for this scarf.
I paid twenty quid for this scarf.
quid does not take an -s in the plural.
The train ticket costs five quid, sir.
The train ticket costs five pounds, sir.
use 'pounds' in formal or customer-service situations.

2. a small, firm lump of a substance made to be kept in the mouth and chewed on wit

2.名詞C1
釋義

嚼塊

可咀嚼的塊狀物

a small, firm lump of a substance made to be kept in the mouth and chewed on without being swallowed — most often chewing tobacco, associated with an older or rural habit of chewing rather than smoking it.

例句

The old cowboy took a large quid of tobacco and began to chew it slowly.

那位老牛仔取出一大塊嚼煙，開始慢慢咀嚼。

a quid of + tobacco

Kian watched his grandfather pack a fresh quid into his cheek before heading out to the fields.

Kian 看著祖父把一塊新鮮嚼煙塞進臉頰裡，準備出門去田地。

pack a quid into one’s cheek

常見搭配
  • quid of tobacco
  • chew a quid
  • spit out a quid
  • pack a quid
  • fresh quid
同義詞
  • wad

    a more general term for any lump of soft material, not limited to tobacco

  • plug

    a pressed block of chewing tobacco, sold as a commercial product

文法句型

a quid of + [chewable substance]

用法筆記

This sense is much less common than the money sense and is mainly found in older texts, historical descriptions, or stories set in rural American or maritime settings. In modern everyday speech, 'quid' almost exclusively refers to British money.

常見錯誤

He put a quid of gum in his mouth.
He put a wad of gum in his mouth.
'quid' is not used for modern chewing gum; use 'wad' or 'piece' instead.
慣用語

not the full quid

idiom

Not very intelligent or mentally sharp.

不太聰明

Maya thought the new intern was not the full quid.

Is Brian not the full quid, or just lazy?

quids in

idiom

In a position of having made a profit, especially a good one.

賺到了

After selling his old car, Tom was quids in.

If you invest wisely, you could be quids in.

同根字

  • quid pro quo
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • a couple of quid
  • a few quid
  • twenty quid
  • pay [amount] quid
  • cost [amount] quid
  • worth [amount] quid
  • quid pro quo

介系詞搭配

  • for [amount] quid
  • [amount] quid for [something]
  • [amount] quid on [something]
  • [amount] quid in my pocket