mint
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mint1 /mɪnt/ ●●○ noun 1 
[uncountable]HBPDFC a small plant with green leaves that have a fresh smell and taste and are used in cooking 薄荷 new potatoes sprinkled with chopped mint 撒上薄荷屑的嫩马铃薯 roast lamb with mint sauce 配薄荷调味汁的烤羔羊肉 Decorate with a sprig of mint. 用小薄荷枝装饰。2 [countable]DF a sweet that tastes of peppermint (=a type of mint with a strong fresh taste) 薄荷糖 We sat in the back row, sucking mints. 我们坐在后排，嘴里吮着薄荷糖。 Would you like a mint? 你想吃颗薄荷糖吗？3 a mint informalMONEY a large amount of money 一大笔钱 She made a mint on the stock exchange last year. 她去年做股票赚了一大笔钱。4 [countable]PEC a place where coins are officially made 铸币厂 coins issued by the Royal Mint 皇家铸币局发行的硬币
[uncountable]HBPDFC a small plant with green leaves that have a fresh smell and taste and are used in cooking 薄荷 new potatoes sprinkled with chopped mint 撒上薄荷屑的嫩马铃薯 roast lamb with mint sauce 配薄荷调味汁的烤羔羊肉 Decorate with a sprig of mint. 用小薄荷枝装饰。2 [countable]DF a sweet that tastes of peppermint (=a type of mint with a strong fresh taste) 薄荷糖 We sat in the back row, sucking mints. 我们坐在后排，嘴里吮着薄荷糖。 Would you like a mint? 你想吃颗薄荷糖吗？3 a mint informalMONEY a large amount of money 一大笔钱 She made a mint on the stock exchange last year. 她去年做股票赚了一大笔钱。4 [countable]PEC a place where coins are officially made 铸币厂 coins issued by the Royal Mint 皇家铸币局发行的硬币Examples from the Corpus
mint• Well, pop a mint, our friends, head for the hills, and pick your teeth with a mesquite twig.• He helps himself to a mint from a fancy glass bowl on the coffee table.• But he has finally won a mint.• Pennyroyal, a type of mint, is effective against fleas so attach a few dried pennyroyal leaves to your pet's collar.• Eat smaller meals and try soda mints or indigestion tablets.• Children will have the opportunity to create money for the Storyopolis mint.sprig of mint• Chill and serve with ice-cubes and a sprig of mint.• Decorate with a slice of kiwi and a sprig of mint.• To serve, spoon the sorbet into the reserved mango skins or in individual glasses and decorate with sprigs of mint.mint2 verb [transitive] PECto make a coin 铸造〔硬币〕 Only 2,000 of the special commemorative coins are being minted. 这种特别纪念币只有2,000枚在铸造中。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
mint• A more perfect ski day had not yet been minted.• He minted coins and his patronage of continental missionary activity is a noticeable feature of his reign.• a newly minted engineering graduate• He minted his own silver pieces, and enjoyed music, thinking, inventing, sailing and restoring old houses.• This indicates that the two denominations were minted in the same part of his reign.• But sometimes unscrupulous leaders added coins to the money supply by minting new coins that contained less gold and silver.mint3 adjective 1 in mint condition looking new and in perfect condition 崭新的，完好无损的 A copy in mint condition would fetch about £2,000. 完好无损的一册可卖2,000英镑左右。2. British English informal very good 非常好的，很棒的From Longman Business Dictionarymintmint1 /mɪnt/ noun [countable]1FINANCEthe Royal Mint2a mint informal a very large amount of moneyWhen she eventually sold the business she made a mint.As the major shareholder he must be worth a mint.mintmint2 verb [transitive] MANUFACTURINGto manufacture coinsthe right of a country to mint its own coins→ See Verb tableOrigin mint1 1. Old English minte, from Latin mentha; → MENTHOL2. Old English mynet “coin, money”, from Latin moneta; → MONEY small have that with green plant leaves Business Corpus a
mint
mint1 /mɪnt/ 
noun
1. [uncountable] a small plant with green leaves that have a fresh smell and taste and are used in cooking:
new potatoes sprinkled with chopped mint
roast lamb with mint sauce
Decorate with a sprig of mint.
2. [countable] a sweet that tastes of peppermint (=a type of mint with a strong fresh taste):
We sat in the back row, sucking mints.
Would you like a mint?
3. a mint informal a large amount of money:
She made a mint on the stock exchange last year.
4. [countable] a place where coins are officially made:
coins issued by the Royal Mint
mint2 verb [transitive]
to make a coin:
Only 2,000 of the special commemorative coins are being minted.
mint3 adjective
1. in mint condition looking new and in perfect condition:
A copy in mint condition would fetch about £2,000.
2. British English informal very good
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noun1. [uncountable] a small plant with green leaves that have a fresh smell and taste and are used in cooking:
2. [countable] a sweet that tastes of peppermint (=a type of mint with a strong fresh taste):
3. a mint informal a large amount of money:
4. [countable] a place where coins are officially made:
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verb [transitive]to make a coin:
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adjective1. in mint condition looking new and in perfect condition:
2. British English informal very good
