PENNY
英音[ ˈpeni ] 美音[ ˈpeni ]

便士

常用释义

词性释义

n.

便士(英国货币单位,100便士等于1英镑);便士(英国1971年前使用的硬币,12便士等于1先令);分(美国和加拿大货币单位);一小笔钱(pennies);一分一毫(用于强调没钱)(a penny);迪纳里厄斯(古罗马的金币或银币)
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Not knowing the different prices, nor the names of the different sorts of bread, I told him to give me three-penny worth of any sort.
所以我就不计价钱便宜与否及面包的名称,我请他给我价值三便士的任何一种面包。
Begin saving as much money as you can. Cut down on all of your expenses (except debt repayment) and save every penny.
降低所有的开支(当然得先把欠债还清),省下每一便士。
She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week doesnt go far.
她花去好几个月的时间,用了最大的努力一分一分地攒积下来,才得了这样一个结果。
When he got home, he said to his father, "I have gotten the best price for your pillow. " And he held out the penny.
当他返家,告诉父亲:“我已经拿你的枕头,作了最好的交易。”然后他交出一分钱。
Atop the roof of a downtown building, Penny stared through a pair of high-powered binoculars.
闹市区的一幢大楼顶上,佩妮手持一副高能双筒望远镜,向前方眺望。
How much did you pay for the tickets? - I didn't pay a penny; I got them for free.
这些票你付了多少钱?-我一分未付;我是免费得到的。
Despite their plan's gaps, Mr Rudd and Penny Wong, his climate-change minister, seem to have got the politics right, for now.
尽管陆克文和他的气候变化部长PennyWong的计划之间存在差距,但是到现在他们在政治方向是对的。
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
Her mother used to keep track of every penny she spent.
她母亲从前把自己所花的每一分钱都记下来。
我需要一些清理我的网站所做的改变。这是一个一分钱拍卖网站,以便一些与此类型的网站将是非常有益的经验。
Assuredly, I say to you, you will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny.
我实在告诉你,若有一文钱没有还清,你断不能从那里出来。
Without a penny on him, he then undergoes an arduous but hilarious journey freeloading his way across America from Los Angeles to New York.
于是身无分文的杰克经历了一段充满艰辛却又逗趣十足的旅程,他靠着别人的帮助从洛杉矶到纽约横越了整个美国,返回家乡过圣诞节。
The ticket seller asked him for a penny . He gave his notebook to the fat man.
卖票的人跟他要一分钱,他就把他的笔记本给了这个胖子。
You know, with the national debt getting so big, maybe we ought to elect some penny-pinchers to the Congress next time.
(你知道,现在我们国家的预算赤字越来越大,也许我们应该下次选举那些花钱很紧的人去做议员)。
Angela: "I'm going to give you $20 but I want you to put it in the bank; a penny saved is a penny earned! "
安吉拉:我会给你20美元,但是我希望你存入银行。省钱就是赚钱!
这种方法一分钱都不用花,但多数管理人员还是对它如此排斥,其原因已经成为办公室生活的最大谜团之一。
I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong.
如有必要,我会用我最后一口气,用尽苹果银行里400亿美元的最后1美分,来纠正这件事。
Looking at him with a strange smile, she replied, "I'll give you a penny, for I can see that your pillow is hard compared to these stones. "
带着奇异的笑容看他,女孩回答:“我会给你一分钱,因为我看你的枕头还比不上这些石头。”
He said he wouldn't give him a single penny after Peter got married to Jenny.
他说过,彼得和珍尼结婚后一分钱也不给他。
Penny sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "What about me? Can I sign too? "
佩妮坐起身,揉着眼睛驱走睡意。“那我呢?我能签么?”
And for which, he might have added, he has paid not a penny piece, beyond his general tax bill.
而且他或许还应补充一句,除了正常纳税,他没有为此付过一分钱。
Leonard: Penny, you'll have to excuse Sheldon. He's a bit of a germaphobe.
Penny,你要原谅Sheldon,他有点病理恐惧。
But then she arranges that every penny of it should be given to a charity of her choice.
但是,她随后又规定,每个便士都要捐给她指定的慈善机构。
his family are always on at him about his affection for Marguerite: that makes two reasons why he'll not leave her a penny.
老公爵什么也不会留给玛格丽特的,这有两个原因:这些老头子个个都是自私的,再加他家里人一直反对他对玛格丽特的钟爱。
她也感到吃惊,他强烈的嫉妒和不平衡之间的紧张节俭和奢侈消费。
You probably know exactly how much you have in your bank account, Virgo, right down to the last penny.
你可以很准确地说出自己银行账户上的数额,甚至能精确到毫厘。
Tyrion had kept the truth of that from Penny but she needed to understand how things stood with their master.
提利昂一直对佩妮隐藏真相,但是她得知道他们的主人会如何映像事态发展。
"You can't drown in grass" the goat boy said. "If we were free" said Penny "we could find the queen. Or go search for her at least. "
“你在草里淹不死,”山羊男孩说。“若我们自由的话,”佩妮说,“我们就能找到女王。或者至少能去找到她。”
'How much did this cost? ' 'Not a penny! '
“花多少钱买的?”“一分钱没花!”
按那边的情形,奥兰斯基做得已经很慷慨了:他本来可以一个铜板都不给就把她撵走的。
常用短语
not a penny
not a penny - 不名一文,一分钱也没有
spend a penny
spend a penny - 上公共厕所(旧时英国公厕的自动门须投一便士硬币后方行开启)
pretty penny
pretty penny - 一大笔钱;大数目之金钱
a bad penny
a bad penny - 反复出现的讨厌的人;一再出现的不需要的人
two a penny
two a penny - [英国口语]多得很;不值钱,多而贱的;平凡的
like a bad penny
like a bad penny - 不想看见时一再出现,要想忘记但忘不掉
同义词
n.
(美)分;便士
同根词 (词根penny)
penniless adj 身无分文的;贫穷的
pennyworth n 少量;一便士的价钱