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twopence

英['tʌpəns] 美['tʌpəns]
  • n. 两便士;两便士银币
tuppence

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies

双语例句

1. He that pays for Work before it's done, has but a pennyworth for twopence.
工作未完就付钱,两分钱只值一分钱。

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2. You could once get a glass of beer for twopence; but that was donkeys' years ago.
曾经花两个便士就可以买一杯啤酒的,不过那是很久很久以前的事了。

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3. Gabriel recognized the girl of the yellow cart and the mirror, the girl who owed him twopence.
盖伯瑞尔认出这个姑娘就是坐在黄色马车上照镜子的姑娘,那个欠他两便士的姑娘。

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4. Gabriel thought that twopence did not seem worth bothering about, so he stepped forward. 'Here,' he said, handing the COINS to the gatekeeper, 'let the young woman pass.
盖伯瑞尔觉得不值得为两便士如此劳神,所以他走向前。“给,”他说,把硬币递给了守卡人,“让这个姑娘过去。”

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5. Gabriel thought that twopence did not seem worth bothering about, so he stepped forward. 'Here,' he said, handing the COINS to the gatekeeper, 'let the young woman pass.
盖伯瑞尔觉得不值得为两便士如此劳神,所以他走向前。“给,”他说,把硬币递给了守卡人,“让这个姑娘过去。”

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. It's not worth twopence.
      这个分文不值。
    2. They sell oranges, twopence each.
      他们的橘子每个卖两便士.
    3. There was something in the tone of twopence remarakbly insignificant.
      说起来,两个便士显然是不足挂齿的。

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