[fʌnd]

n.资金，专款，基金

Fund是个常用词，有基金之意。基金一般有两种，一种是投资基金，募集有钱人的钱进行风口投资；第二种是慈善基金，募捐有钱人的钱进行慈善活动。

我们来看两个例句：

“Two or three years ago, fund managers would not have called. Most were just looking to ride a bull market wave.” He said.

他说，要是在两三年前，基金经理不会打电话来的，大部分经理只会指望赶上牛市的大潮。

In much of the world, the International Monetary Fund is called in when a country gets into a financial mess.

在世界上的许多地方，一旦一个国家的金融市场发生紊乱，国际货币基金组织就会介入。