penny

释义

n.便士; （美国、加拿大的）一分钱; 少量的钱

大小写变形: Penny

词态变化

复数 :   pence ;   pennies ;

实用场景例句

Cider also increases by a penny per pint, while sparkling wine rises by another eight pence per bottle.

苹果酒每品脱也增加了1便士，而汽酒则每瓶上涨了8便士。

金山词霸

A shiny newly minted penny glints in the light.

一枚在光线下闪烁的崭新铸造的便士。

金山词霸

The price of unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny per gallon.

无铅汽油每加仑价格上涨超过一便士。

金山词霸

Entering my house requires not a single penny from you...

踏入我家不需要你花一分钱...

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The Brilliantons always paid their rent on time, never owing him even a single penny.

布里连顿夫妇总是按时支付房租，从未欠他一分钱。

金山词霸

Did it finally click in his mind who you were?" — "Yes, the penny dropped when he recognized me.

“他终于明白你是谁了吗？”——“是的，当他认出我时，他恍然大悟。”

金山词霸

Hollywood is teeming with blondes who are as slim as pennies are plentiful.

好莱坞到处都是金发女郎，她们苗条得就像便士一样随处可见。

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The operation demanded a payment of £100,000, but not a single penny was wasted.

这次手术需要支付10万英镑，但没有一分钱被浪费。

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The directors of this company wouldn't spend a penny if they didn't see him as a worthwhile asset.

这家公司的董事们若非视他为有价值的资产，一分钱也不会投入。

金山词霸

He saved 500 pennies and each penny was donated to the shelter.

他攒了500便士，每一便士都捐给了收容所。

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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.

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That house must have cost a pretty penny.

那座房子肯定花了许多钱.

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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》

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

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