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n.便士¹⁰⁰;【美】分原型penny的复数名词复数pennies/pence
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 Canadaa coin worth a cent S少量的钱a small amount of money
Noun:
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pounda coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
n.名词
我借给你的那五便士在哪里?❌ Where are that five pence I lent you? ✔️ Where is that five pence I lent you? 析 以钱的数额作主语时,谓语动词要用单数形式。 意想不到的收获❌ penny from heaven ✔️ pennies from heaven ✔️ pence from heaven 析 当表示“不费力而意外得到的东西”时,要用复数形式pence或pennies。 两便士的黄油足够了。❌ Two penny butter are enough. ✔️ Two penny butter is enough. 析 “1以上的基数词+penny+sth ”作主语时, penny和谓语动词均用单数形式。
n.名词
下面几个句子的意思不同: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。 直接源自古英语的pening；最初源自诺森伯兰语的penning。
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
用作名词n.a penny for one's thoughts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许多钱,相当多的钱 a lot of money be two〔ten〕 a penny廉价而易得,多得不值钱 be very cheap and easy to obtain, and therefore of little value pinch pennies极力节约 be careful about spending small amounts of money watch every penny精打细算 careful and strict calculation 近义词 cent分copper铜pence便士centime生丁一种货币单位…
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。
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。
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用作名词I only have a fewpennieswith me.我身上只有几个便士。
He said that he wouldn't lend me apenny.他说过他一便士都不愿借给我。
He felt in his pocket for apenny.他在口袋里摸索着找一个便士。
He keeps track of everypennyhe spend.他记录他花掉的每一分钱。
We should make everypennycount.我们每一分钱都要花在刀刃上。as in.change
同义词 coins,copper,dimes,nickels,quarters,silverchicken feed,pin money,pocket money,spending money
反义词 bill,dollar
changenoun smaller currency in exchange for larger
chicken feed,coins,copper,dimes,nickels,pin money,pocket money,quarters,silver,spending money
changesnoun smaller currency in exchange for larger
about-faces,additions,adjustments,advances,breaks,compressions,contractions,conversions,corrections,developments,differences,distortions,diversification,diversities,innovations,metamorphoses,modifications,modulations,mutations,novelties,permutations,reconstructions,refinements,remodelings,reversals,revisions,revolutions,shifts,surrogates,switches,temperings,transformations,transitions,transmutations,turnovers,turns,variances,variations,varieties,vicissitudes And a piece of steak was such a little thing, a few pennies at best; yet it meant thirty quid to him.
区区一块牛排，最多不过值几个便士，然而对他来说，却等于三十金镑。 putclub
I’d found pennies and nickels before, but never a dollar!
我以前发现过便士和镍币，从没有一美元。 yeeyan
The mint is coining pennies.
造币厂正在铸造每枚价值一便士的硬币。《21世纪大英汉词典》
The standard example is this: Imagine you have a jar of pennies.
标准的例子是这样的：设想一下，假如你有一罐硬币。 yeeyan
“ There is an old note attached to the book which says there is a fine of10 pennies a week for late returns, ” she added.
她说：“那本书里附有一张旧标签，上面写着逾期归还一周要罚款10便士。” ebigear
ARM earns pennies or fractions of a penny off each chip through its licensing deals.
ARM通过授权交易，每片芯片只挣几便士甚至更少。 yeeyan
As we walked away from the store, Mr. Kirby tossed the three pennies in change over his shoulder; I heard them clink on the hot asphalt parking lot.
在我们从商店里走出来的时候，科比先生将找他的三便士扔在他身后，我听到了硬币落在柏油马路上的声音。 yeeyan
But not so with the Mute Singer. Into his cup, they dropped their pennies gently.
但对沉默的歌手不是这样，他们总是轻轻地将钱放进去。 ebigear
Five no-name toothbrushes in a package may seem like a steal at a handful of pennies each, but consider the risks.
五支包裹里的杂牌牙刷就好像是一个个偷来的便士，但你要考虑下这样是否值得。 yeeyan
I allowed the two pennies to fall against the sixpence in my pocket.
我把口袋里的两个便士跟六便士撞在一块。 yeeyan
I found several lucky pennies over those years. But no luck ever seemed to come my way.
在过去的几年里，我发现好几枚硬币，然而幸运好像从没有眷顾过我。 yeeyan
I know my overall trip budgetand what that works out to per day, so my daily tracking lets me know when I need to pinch pennies and when I can cut loose a little.
我知道我的整体预算之旅钱花到什么上，所以我每天跟踪让我知道需要并精打细算，而且还可以节约一些钱。 yeeyan
I only have a few pennies with me.
我身上只有几个便士。 ebigear
I will always remember; she saved her pennies in a glass jar.
我永远都会记得；她把零钱存放在一个玻璃罐中。 www.chinadaily.com.cn
If I asked you to count out 8.7 million pennies, that would take you a while, even if you had a whole lot of people doing it.
如果我让你去数870万便士的话，那将耗掉你好一会儿的时间——即使是一大帮子人在数。 yeeyan
In the West, the elderly pinch pennies, but Japan's seniors pay extra.
在西方，老年人精打细算，但日本老年人不介意多花钱。 ecocn
It doesn't matter how many pennies I give you, you won't be rich. Okay is that a good argument?
我给你多少便士都没用，你都不能富裕，这是一个好论点吗？163
Lenders say that their returns would amount to pennies on the dollar if interest rates were capped.
放贷者称如果利率被封顶，那么他们能获得的回报就十分有限了。 ecocn
Most shopkeepers don't like half pennies and would even prefer to round their prices down if they can't round them up to the next penny.
大多数店主不喜欢价格上出现半便士，如果不能将价格升到上一整数，他们就宁愿把价格降到下一整数。 iciba
ScienceDaily June3,2010 — Scientists are reporting development of the first “ dipstick” test for instantly determining a person's blood type at a cost of just a few pennies.
每日科学杂志2010年6月3日—科学家宣告首张快速检测人类血型试纸的研究有了进展，这种测试只需花费几便士。 yeeyan
To remind me of that, I carry a stuffed toy, a small spotted dog that five-year-old Amber Mary brought me, along with a plastic bag holding a few pennies, at the end of a talk I gave in Florida.
为了让我记住这一点，我随身携带了一个填充绒毛玩具，是在佛罗里达一次演讲结束时五岁的安波•玛丽带给我的一只斑点狗，同时还有一个装有几枚硬币的塑料袋。 yeeyan |