详细释义
- <英>便士（英国的小硬币和货币单位，1 英镑为 100 便士）
- 一便士硬币
- <美>一分
- 一分硬币
- 一小笔钱，小钱
- 一文钱
- 分
- 彭妮（音译名）
- 无价值的
n. (名词)
- [C]便士 (in Britain since 1971) a unit of money equal to one hundredth of a pound; (in Britain before 1971) a unit of money equal to one twelfth of a shilling
- [C](美国、加拿大的)一分钱 (in the US and Canada)(a coin worth) a cent
- [S]少量的钱 a small amount of money
n. (名词)
英英释义
Noun:
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a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
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a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
双语例句
- 1. The directors of this company feel he's worth every penny.
- 这家公司的主管们觉得他值得栽培。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.
- 无铅汽油每加仑涨了1分多。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.
- 政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Penny's only son was the apple of her eye.
- 彭妮的独子是她的心肝宝贝。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The operation cost £100,000 and it was worth every penny.
- 那次手术花了10万英镑，但是花得非常值。
来自柯林斯例句
- I only have a few pennies with me.
我身上只有几个便士。 - He said that he wouldn't lend me a penny.
他说过他一便士都不愿借给我。 - He felt in his pocket for a penny.
他在口袋里摸索着找一个便士。 - He keeps track of every penny he spend.
他记录他花掉的每一分钱。 - We should make every penny count.
我们每一分钱都要花在刀刃上。
用作名词 (n.)
- There are 100 pence in a pound.
一英镑等于100便士。 - The ticket cost 40 pence.
这张票花了40便士。 - I had but two pence in my pocket.
我口袋里只有两个便士。 - I have five shillings and a few pence.
我有五先令和几个便士。 - 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。 - The journey won't cost you a penny if you come in my car.
如果你坐我的车去,一分钱也不用花。 - To help his neighbor out, he emptied his purse to the last penny.
为了帮助邻居解决困难,他倾囊相助。
用作名词 (n.)
用法讲解
n. (名词)
- penny是英国的货币单位,意为“便士”,在1971年前是1先令的1/12,在1971年后指一英镑的1/100。penny在美国和加拿大,还可作“美分”“加拿大分”解,相当于cent,复数形式均为pennies。penny引申还可表示“少量的钱”,一般用于否定句。
- penny的复数有两种形式：pennies和pence。在指钱数多少即“面值”时用pence,在指一个一个硬币时用pennies。
- “六便士硬币”是six pence,“6个一便士的硬币”是six pennies,“总共六便士”是six pence。
- 在非正式文体中尤其是口语里, penny可用缩略式p,且其单复数同形。
n. (名词)
- 下面几个句子的意思不同:
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- There is six pennies on the table.
- 桌上有6枚一便士的硬币。
- There is six pence on the table.
- 桌上有六便士(钱)。
- There is a six pence on the table.
- 桌上有1枚六便士的硬币。
- penny，pence，pennies
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- 名词penny有两个复数形式。
- penny便士，为硬币，是英国及爱尔兰等国的货币单位，100便士等于一英磅。
- pence是penny的复数，指钱的总额。
- pennies也是penny的复数，指一个一个的硬币。
用作名词 (n.)
- a penny for one's thoughts
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说说(你)在想什么 (usually said to sb who has been silent for a while or appears deep in thought) tell me what you are thinking
- a pretty penny
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许多钱,相当多的钱 a lot of money
- be two〔ten〕 a penny
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廉价而易得,多得不值钱 be very cheap and easy to obtain, and therefore of little value
- pinch pennies
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极力节约 be careful about spending small amounts of money
- watch every penny
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精打细算 careful and strict calculation
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～
- earn honest penny 用正当的手段挣钱
- make honest penny 用正当手段挣钱
- pinch -nies 用钱精打细算
- turn honest penny 用正当的手段挣钱
- spend a penny 〈美〉上厕所
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