【baht】 - A-level备考词汇

baht

UK:  ['bət]

US:  ['bət]

复数：bahts  

n.

1.铢〔泰国的货币名称〕

2.铢的硬币

1 . When Thailand's central bank ran out of foreign exchange and had to let the baht plunge, other currencies fell as investors lost confidence.
当泰国央行的外汇储备用謦而不得不令泰铢跳水时，投资者也对其它的货币失去了信心。

2 . Taxis are now metered in Bangkok. Local custom is to round the fare up to the nearest five baht.
如今曼谷的出租车：都打表计程，当地的惯例是把车费凑整到最近的五铢的倍数。

3 . She was told to repay it, as well as a monthly rent of 30, 000 baht , from her earnings of 100 baht per customer.
她每接一次客收入只有100泰铢，可是她除了偿债，还得付三万泰铢的房租。

4 . Fears of a violent confrontation have led to billions of baht being wiped off the stock exchange of Thailand in the past month.
过去一个月来，对暴力对峙的担心导致股市损失了数十亿泰国铢，曼谷SET指数下跌了百分之13以上。

5 . Thailand imposed measures to stop incoming money from pushing up the already artificially low value of the baht.
泰国制订措施中止货币流入以防推高已经人为低估的泰铢价值。