sterling

US [ˈstɜrlɪŋ]
UK [ˈstɜː(r)lɪŋ]
  • adj.优秀的；杰出的
  • n.英镑（英国货币）
  • Web斯特林；斯特灵；英镑银

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sterling
n.
1.
[u]
英镑（英国货币）the money system of Britain, based on the pound
the value of sterling
英镑的价值
You can be paid in pounds sterling or American dollars.
可以付你英镑，也可以付你美元。
adj.
1.
[ubn]
优秀的；杰出的of excellent quality
He has done sterling work on the finance committee.
他在财务委员会工作优异。

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1.
The Republic can now stay with the euro if it wishes despite my personal view that it would be better off going back to sterling.
爱尔兰如果愿意的话，目前可以留在欧元区内，尽管我个人认为，该国恢复使用英镑会更好一些。
ài ěr lán rú guǒ yuàn yì de huà , mù qián kě yǐ liú zài ōu yuán qū nèi , jǐn guǎn wǒ gè rén rèn wéi , gāi guó huī fù shǐ yòng yīng bàng huì gèng hǎo yì xiē 。
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2.
Today could be a bit of a non-event for sterling, with much more event risk expected next week.
今天对英镑来说或是无风险事件，更大的风险预计来自下周。
jīn tiān duì yīng bàng lái shuō huò shì wú fēng xiǎn shì jiàn , gèng dà de fēng xiǎn yù jì lái zì xià zhōu 。
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3.
But when all is said and done, my mother was a most remarkable woman, with a strong and sterling character.
衡量而论，我的母亲是一位非常杰出的女人，性格坚定而优秀。
héng liáng ér lùn , wǒ de mǔ qīn shì yī wèi fēi cháng jié chū de nǚ rén , xìng gé jiān dìng ér yōu xiù 。
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4.
The depreciation of sterling had helped, he said, making the cost of coming to the capital more appealing to overseas investors.
他表示，英镑贬值也有所帮助，这让到英国首都创业的成本对海外投资者更具吸引力。
tā biǎo shì , yīng bàng biǎn zhí yě yǒu suǒ bāng zhù , zhè ràng dào yīng guó shǒu dū chuàng yè de chéng běn duì hǎi wài tóu zī zhě gèng jù xī yǐn lì 。
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5.
But Moore did not; the Sterling case, on which he had been lead detective, had never strayed far from his mind.
事实上，摩尔根本无法忘记这个始终萦绕在他脑海深处的案子。也正是因为这桩案件，他才被提拔为探长。
shì shí shàng , mó ěr gēn běn wú fǎ wàng jì zhè ge shǐ zhōng yíng rào zài tā nǎo hǎi shēn chù de àn zi 。 yě zhèng shì yīn wèi zhè zhuāng àn jiàn , tā cái bèi tí bá wéi tàn zhǎng 。
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6.
What did the two men try to do when Mrs. Sterling was having a picnic with her children at the edge of a forest?
当斯特林夫人和她的孩子在森林的边上野餐的时候，有两个男人想做什么？
dāng sī tè lín fū rén hé tā de hái zi zài sēn lín de biān shàng yě cān de shí hou , yǒu liǎng gè nán rén xiǎng zuò shén me ?
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7.
In peripheral Europe, currency depreciations would have been at least as big as, if not bigger than, sterling's.
在欧洲外围地区，货币贬值幅度至少不会低于英镑的水平。
zài ōu zhōu wài wéi dì qū , huò bì biǎn zhí fú dù zhì shǎo bú huì dī yú yīng bàng de shuǐ píng 。
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8.
When sterling finally went off the gold standard in 1931, Bank of England notes ceased to be convertible into any other medium.
当英镑最后在1931年放弃金本位时，英格兰银行钞券停止兑换成任何其它媒介。
dāng yīng bàng zuì hòu zài yī jiǔ sān yī nián fàng qì jīn běn wèi shí , yīng gé lán yín háng chāo quàn tíng zhǐ duì huàn chéng rèn hé qí tā méi jiè 。
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9.
sterling is beginning to lose a bit of its competitive edge against the euro as Europe's troubles pile up.
英镑开始对欧元失去了些许的竞争优势，因为欧洲的麻烦也应接不暇了。
yīng bàng kāi shǐ duì ōu yuán shī qù le xiē xǔ de jìng zhēng yōu shì , yīn wèi ōu zhōu de má fan yě yìng jiē bù xiá le 。
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10.
There was one notable exception: Supposedly Mani the Parakeet had a sterling record before the final, when he picked the Netherlands.
只有一个值得注意的例外：假设鹦鹉“曼尼”预测荷兰会获胜，而它在世界杯决赛前有着绝佳的纪录。
zhǐ yǒu yī gè zhí děi zhù yì de lì wài : jiǎ shè yīng wǔ " màn ní " yù cè hé lán huì huò shèng , ér tā zài shì jiè bēi jué sài qián yǒu zhe jué jiā de jì lù 。
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