基本释义
- n.
- 便士; （美国、加拿大的）一分钱; 少量的钱
实用例句
He had a few pennies in his pocket.
他口袋里有几个便士的硬币。
牛津词典
That will be 45 pence, please.
一共是45便士。
牛津词典
They cost 20p each.
这些东西每个要20便士。
牛津词典
We collected £700 and every penny went to charity.
我们募集了700英镑，悉数捐给了慈善事业。
牛津词典
It didn't cost a penny.
那东西没花一分钱。
牛津词典
Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine will cost another eight pence a bottle.
苹果酒每品脱也涨了1便士，而汽酒则每瓶涨了8便士。
...a shiny newly minted penny.
新铸造的锃亮的1便士硬币
Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.
无铅汽油每加仑涨了1分多。
From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny...
从你到我家那天起，你就一个子儿也不用花。
The Brilliantons paid their rent on time and did not owe him a penny...
布里连顿夫妇按时交纳租金，一个子儿也不欠他的。
'Did he know who you are?' — 'I think so. I think the penny dropped.'
“他知道你是谁吗？”——“我想是的。我觉得他是突然想到的。”
Leggy blondes are two a penny in Hollywood.
在好莱坞，长腿金发美女遍地都是。
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。
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。
She was left without a penny.
她已到了贫困潦倒的地步.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
They've got to watch every penny to make ends meet.
他们得精打细算才能维持下去.
《简明英汉词典》
He paid all his debts to the last penny.
他还清了全部债务,分文不欠.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
I gave him some old clothes which he made a penny of.
我给了他一些旧衣服,让他拿去换钱.
《简明英汉词典》
Jim's uncle cut him off without a penny.
吉姆的叔叔没有留给他一文钱.
《简明英汉词典》
That house must have cost a pretty penny.
那座房子肯定花了许多钱.
《简明英汉词典》
Not a penny is left.
钱用得精光.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Every penny was hard earned, and every shilling was kept until I had to spend it.
每个便士都那么难挣, 对于每个先令,都是到万不得已时才花掉它.
《简明英汉词典》
He tossed a penny to the beggar.
他丢给乞丐一便士.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.
不正当得来的便士使正当得来的英镑也受到玷污.
《简明英汉词典》
He's never turned an honest penny in his life.
他一生中没有用正当手段赚过一点钱.
《简明英汉词典》
Although Bill has been in trouble with the police, he earns an honest penny these days by driving a van.
尽管比尔被警察监禁过, 但他现在驾驶运货车,用正当的手段挣钱.
《简明英汉词典》
真题例句
Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文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年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读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年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 原文In my husband's hand was my wallet, with not a penny missing.
2019年高考英语天津卷 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年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读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年考研阅读原文英英释义
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