shekel
/ˈʃekl; `ʃɛkl/ n
1 [C]
(a) ancient silver coin used by the Jews 谢克尔（古时犹太人用的银币）.
(b) unit of money in Israel 新谢克尔（以色列的货币单位）.
2 shekels [pl]
(infml joc 口, 谑) money 钱
She's raking in the shekels (ie earning a lot of money) in her new job. 她做这份新工作可捞著钱了.