penny的意思

基本释义

• n （美）分；便士

  a British unit of money or coin used until 1971. There were 12 pennies in one shilling

例句

1. Unleaded petrol rose more than a penny a gallon.

   无铅汽油每加仑涨了一个多便士。

2. There are 100 pence in a pound.

   一英镑等于100便士。

3. The ticket cost 40 pence.

   这张票花了40便士。

4. I had but two pence in my pocket.

   我口袋里只有两个便士。

5. I have five shillings and a few pence.

   我有五先令和几个便士。

6. He's never turned an honest penny in his life.

   他一生中没有用正当手段赚过一分钱。

短语

• not a penny 不名一文，一分钱也没有
• spend a penny 上公共厕所（旧时英国公厕的自动门须投一便士硬币后方行开启）
• pretty penny 一大笔钱；大数目之金钱
• a bad penny 反复出现的讨厌的人；一再出现的不需要的人
• two a penny [英国口语]多得很；不值钱，多而贱的；平凡的

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英英释义

noun 1. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit Synonym: centcentime 2. a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom equal to one hundredth of a pound

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