exchange
[iks'tʃeindʒ]
n. , (话)局, , 汇兑, 易

vt. , 易, 兑

vi. , 易, 兑

[] ; 话局

[] 易

1. A soldier was wounded in the exchange.
   士兵火受伤。
2. He gave me an apple in exchange of an orange.
   苹，橙。
3. We exchanged our opinions about the event at the meeting.
   ，意见。

exchange
[ noun ]

1. chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

<noun.phenomenon>

2. a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)

<noun.communication>
they had a bitter exchange

3. the act of changing one thing for another thing

<noun.act>
Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience
there was an interchange of prisoners

4. the act of giving something in return for something received

<noun.act>
deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable

5. a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

<noun.artifact>

6. a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

<noun.artifact>

7. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

<noun.act>
after a short rally Connors won the point

8. reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)

<noun.act>
he earns his living from the interchange of currency

9. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

<noun.act>
he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help

10. (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop

<noun.act>
black lost the exchange

11. (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value

<noun.act>
the endgame began after the exchange of queens

[ verb ]

1. give to, and receive from, one another

<verb.possession> change interchange
Would you change places with me?
We have been exchanging letters for a year

2. exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

<verb.change> change commute convert
Could you convert my dollars into pounds?
He changed his name
convert centimeters into inches
convert holdings into shares

3. change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

<verb.change> switch switch over

4. hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

<verb.social>
exchange prisoners
exchange employees between branches of the company

5. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

<verb.possession> interchange replace substitute
the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
substitute regular milk with fat-free milk
synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning

6. exchange a penalty for a less severe one

<verb.change> commute convert

Exchange \Ex*change"\, v. i.
To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in
exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes.


Exchange \Ex*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exchanged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Exchanging}.] [Cf.OF. eschangier, F. ['e]changer. See
{Exchange}, n.]
1. To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration
of something received as an equivalent; -- usually
followed by for before the thing received.

Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a
sparking pebble or a diamond. --Locke.

2. To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or
resign (something being received in place of the thing
parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell.

And death for life exchanged foolishly. --Spenser.

To shift his being
Is to exchange one misery with another. --Shak.

3. To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same
kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a
neighbor; to exchange houses or hats.

Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. --Shak.

Syn: To barter; change; commute; interchange; bargain; truck;
swap; traffic.


exchange \ex*change"\ ([e^]ks*ch[=a]nj"), n. [OE. eschange,
eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. ['e]changer, to
exchange; pref. ex- out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf.
{Excamb}.]
1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for
another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an
exchange of cattle for grain.

2. The act of substituting one thing in the place of another;
as, an exchange of grief for joy, or of a scepter for a
sword, and the like; also, the act of giving and receiving
reciprocally; as, an exchange of civilities or views.

3. The thing given or received in return; esp., a publication
exchanged for another. --Shak.

4. (Com.) The process of setting accounts or debts between
parties residing at a distance from each other, without
the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts,
called bills of exchange. These may be drawn in one
country and payable in another, in which case they are
called foreign bills; or they may be drawn and made
payable in the same country, in which case they are called
inland bills. The term bill of exchange is often
abbreviated into exchange; as, to buy or sell exchange.

Note: A in London is creditor to B in New York, and C in
London owes D in New York a like sum. A in London draws
a bill of exchange on B in New York; C in London
purchases the bill, by which A receives his debt due
from B in New York. C transmits the bill to D in New
York, who receives the amount from B.

5. (Law) A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in
consideration of the other. Estates exchanged must be
equal in quantity, as fee simple for fee simple.
--Blackstone.

6. The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a
city meet at certain hours, to transact business; also,
the institution which sets regulations and maintains the
physical facilities of such a place; as, the New York
Stock Exchange; a commodity exchange. In this sense the
word was at one time often contracted to {'change}
[1913 Webster +PJC]

{Arbitration of exchange}. See under {Arbitration}.

{Bill of exchange}. See under {Bill}.

{Exchange broker}. See under {Broker}.

{Par of exchange}, the established value of the coin or
standard of value of one country when expressed in the
coin or standard of another, as the value of the pound
sterling in the currency of France or the United States.
The par of exchange rarely varies, and serves as a measure
for the rise and fall of exchange that is affected by the
demand and supply. Exchange is at par when, for example, a
bill in New York, for the payment of one hundred pounds
sterling in London, can be purchased for the sum. Exchange
is in favor of a place when it can be purchased there at
or above par.

{Telephone exchange}, a central office in which the wires of
any two telephones or telephone stations may be connected
to permit conversation.

Syn: Barter; dealing; trade; traffic; interchange.