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the ECU
The ECU was introduced in 1979.
欧洲货币单位于1979年引入。
abbr. 欧洲货币单位(European Currency Unit)
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abbr. 欧洲货币单位(European Currency Unit)
The ECU was introduced in 1979.
欧洲货币单位于1979年引入。
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Before the euro, the ecu was used as an accounting unit in Europe.
在欧元出现之前，欧洲货币单位被用作欧洲的记账单位。
Many old contracts listed prices in ecus rather than national currencies.
许多旧合同以欧洲货币单位而非本国货币标价。
The company's debt was originally valued at five million ecus.
该公司的债务最初估值为五百万欧洲货币单位。
The ECU was introduced in 1979.
欧洲货币单位于1979年引入。
Bonds were issued in ECUs.
债券以欧洲货币单位发行。
One ECU was worth about 1.2 US dollars.
一欧洲货币单位约合1.2美元。
Not this
At that time, ecu was a unit of account.
Use this
At that time, the ecu was a unit of account.
ecu 是单数可数名词的缩写，作主语时不能裸用；需加 the 表示「当时那个欧洲货币单位」。汉语中“欧洲货币单位”前没有冠词，这是漏掉 the 的原因。
Not this
The basket was made up of several ecu.
Use this
The basket was made up of several ecus.
ecu 有规则复数 ecus；several 后必须用复数形式，不能说 several ecu。
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欧洲货币单位汇率
The ecu exchange rate was published daily by the European Commission.
欧洲委员会每天公布欧洲货币单位汇率。
以欧洲货币单位计价的债券
The bank issued ecu-denominated bonds in the 1980s.
该银行在20世纪80年代发行了以欧洲货币单位计价的债券。
欧洲货币单位货币篮子
The ecu basket was made up of the currencies of the member states.
欧洲货币单位货币篮子由各成员国的货币组成。
以欧洲货币单位标价
The contract was priced in ecus.
合同以欧洲货币单位标价。
Use ECU naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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ECU 正是 European Currency Unit 的首字母缩写：E（欧）C（洲）U（货币单位），想象一张欧洲货币券。
语域：formal 常见场景：金融与经济学文献、欧盟历史文件、正式财经报道 该缩写（通常写作 ECU）多见于正式或专业语境，如经济、金融和欧盟历史文件；日常口语中较少出现。
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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