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the yen
The yen is strong against the dollar.
日元对美元汇率很强。
日元
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
日元
the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
The yen is strong against the dollar.
日元对美元汇率很强。
自1871年以来的日本货币单位(符号:¥),分为100分
The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.
强烈的欲望或渴望
A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
价值一日元的硬币或纸币。
A coin or note worth one yen.
I need to exchange my dollars for yen before the trip to Japan.
去日本旅行之前，我需要把美元换成日元。
The price was written in yen, not in dollars.
价格是用日元标出的，不是用美元。
She saved five thousand yen for a new bicycle.
她存了五千日元想买一辆新自行车。
The yen is strong against the dollar.
日元对美元汇率很强。
She has a yen for adventure.
她渴望冒险。
Not this
I have yen for pizza.
Use this
I have a yen for pizza.
渴望做某事的“yen”是可数名词单数，前面缺少不定冠词“a”，加上后句子才完整自然。
Not this
I yen ice cream.
Use this
I yen for ice cream.
动词“yen”是不及物动词，后接宾语时必须使用介词“for”，不能直接跟名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
日元
The Japanese yen strengthened against the dollar.
日元兑美元走强。
日元纸币
He pulled out a 10,000 yen note from his wallet.
他从钱包里抽出一张一万日元纸币。
渴望；嗜好
She has a yen for adventure and travel.
她渴望冒险和旅行。
日元走强
A strong yen hurts Japanese exports.
日元走强损害日本出口。
渴望，非常想要
She has a yen for adventure.
她渴望冒险。
做某事的强烈愿望
He had a yen to travel the world.
他渴望环游世界。
满足某人的渴望
This delicious meal satisfies my yen for Italian food.
这顿美餐满足了我对意大利美食的渴望。
Use yen naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
yen 音近'瘾'，有瘾就有强烈的渴望。
语域：mixed 常见场景：金融/货币、日常口语（渴望） 通常做名词，有两个主要含义：日元为正式金融用语；渴望则多用于非正式口语（如 have a yen for），属于较文雅的表达。
All listed words share the /ɛn/ ending and rhyme with 'yen' (IPA /jɛn/). No common lookalikes that sound different are included.
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