penny

高中CET4CET6

英[?peni]
美[?peni]

基本釋義

n.
便士; (美國、加拿大的)一分錢; 少量的錢

詞性變化

實用例句

He had a few pennies in his pocket.

他口袋里有幾個便士的硬幣。

牛津詞典

That will be 45 pence, please.

一共是45便士。

牛津詞典

They cost 20p each.

這些東西每個要20便士。

牛津詞典

We collected £700 and every penny went to charity.

我們募集了700英鎊,悉數(shù)捐給了慈善事業(yè)。

牛津詞典

It didn't cost a penny.

那東西沒花一分錢。

牛津詞典

Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine will cost another eight pence a bottle.

蘋果酒每品脫也漲了1便士,而汽酒則每瓶漲了8便士。

...a shiny newly minted penny.

新鑄造的锃亮的1便士硬幣

Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.

無鉛汽油每加侖漲了1分多。

From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny...

從你到我家那天起,你就一個子兒也不用花。

The Brilliantons paid their rent on time and did not owe him a penny...

布里連頓夫婦按時交納租金,一個子兒也不欠他的。

'Did he know who you are?' — 'I think so. I think the penny dropped.'

“他知道你是誰嗎?”——“我想是的。我覺得他是突然想到的?!?/p>

Leggy blondes are two a penny in Hollywood.

在好萊塢,長腿金發(fā)美女遍地都是。

The operation cost £100,000 and it was worth every penny...

那次手術(shù)花了10萬英鎊,但是花得非常值。

The directors of this company feel he's worth every penny.

這家公司的主管們覺得他值得栽培。

She was left without a penny.

她已到了貧困潦倒的地步.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

They've got to watch every penny to make ends meet.

他們得精打細算才能維持下去.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He paid all his debts to the last penny.

他還清了全部債務(wù),分文不欠.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

I gave him some old clothes which he made a penny of.

我給了他一些舊衣服,讓他拿去換錢.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Jim's uncle cut him off without a penny.

吉姆的叔叔沒有留給他一文錢.

《簡明英漢詞典》

That house must have cost a pretty penny.

那座房子肯定花了許多錢.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Not a penny is left.

錢用得精光.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

Every penny was hard earned, and every shilling was kept until I had to spend it.

每個便士都那么難掙, 對于每個先令,都是到萬不得已時才花掉它.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He tossed a penny to the beggar.

他丟給乞丐一便士.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.

不正當?shù)脕淼谋闶渴拐數(shù)脕淼挠㈡^也受到玷污.

《簡明英漢詞典》

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

他一生中沒有用正當手段賺過一點錢.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Although Bill has been in trouble with the police, he earns an honest penny these days by driving a van.

盡管比爾被警察監(jiān)禁過, 但他現(xiàn)在駕駛運貨車,用正當?shù)氖侄螔赍X.

《簡明英漢詞典》

真題例句

Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

At first the price of single copies was seldom a penny-usually two or three cents was charged-and some of the older well-known papers charged five or six cents.

2019年高考英語全國卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

But the phrase "penny paper" caught the public's fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.

2019年高考英語全國卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

In my husband's hand was my wallet, with not a penny missing.

2019年高考英語天津卷 完形填空 原文

The trend, then, was toward the "penny paper"--a term referring to papers made widely available to the public.

2019年高考英語全國卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

Most of the money would come from a penny-per-letter permanent rate increase and from shifting postal retirees into Medicare.

出自-2018年考研閱讀原文

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

  • 2. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

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