penny

[美]/ˈpeni/
[英]/ˈpeni/
词频: 极高

释义

n. 便士;(美)分
词形变化
复数pennies

短语搭配

not a penny

不名一文,一分钱也没有

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

一大笔钱;大数目之金钱

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

[英国口语]多得很;不值钱,多而贱的;平凡的;[口语]多的是;很便宜;

penny pincher

守财奴;小气鬼

penny stock

便士股票,低价股

例句

a penny arcade; penny candy.

一便士游乐场;一便士糖果

not bate a penny of it

一分钱也不能减(让)

a penny-ante scandal of little substance.

几乎没有实质内容的可鄙丑闻。

Penny put in a tremendous amount of time.

彭尼投入了大量时间。

I paid a pretty penny for that ring.

我花了一大笔钱买了那个戒指

begrudged every penny spent.

吝惜花出的每一分钱

Give me a penny for 2 halfs.

给我两枚半便士的硬币。

make a penny profit on each orange

要每只橘子盈利一便士

Brilliant students are ten a penny at that college.

出色的学生在那所大学里有的是。

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。

A penny soul never came to twopence.

燕雀之志,成不了大志。

nobody begrudges a single penny spent on health.

为健康花钱,谁也不会吝惜一个子儿。

Gabrielle's family cut her off without a penny .

加布丽埃勒的家族不让她继承一分钱。

he was gambling every penny he had on the spin of a wheel.

他把所有的钱都变成了轮盘上的赌注。

We spent every last penny we had on the house.

我们把所有的钱都花在房子上了。

Do you want to spend a penny before we leave?

我们离开前你要方便一下吗?

Please give me ten pennies for this tenpence piece.

请替我把这十便士换成十个一便士硬币。

Please give me six pennies for this sixpence.

请给我把这个六便士的硬币换成六个一便士的硬币。

原声例句

The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue.

Stratford 的当地乡绅们都质疑剧院有没有为当地的税收收入做一点贡献。

来源: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

One a penny, two a penny. Hot cross buns.

一分钱,两分钱。热腾腾的十字面包。

来源: Classic children's song animation Super Simple Songs

And she came out like a shiny new penny.

出来后变了一个人。

来源: Pretty Little Liars Season 3

Ron was fascinated by the fifty pence.

罗恩被那枚硬币迷住了。

来源: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

You probably inherited every penny you got!

说不定你的每一份钱都是继承的遗产!

来源: Tiger and Leopard: The Little Overlord (Original Soundtrack)

As Benjamin Franklin said, 'A penny saved is a penny earned.'

正如本杰明·富兰克林所说,“省一文则赚一文。”

来源: Oxford Shanghai Edition High School English Grade 10 Second Semester

There's not a penny left in loans.

一分钱房贷都不剩。

来源: A man named Ove decides to die.

And is it worth us spending those extra pennies?

我们花这些额外的钱值得吗?

来源: Gourmet Base

You give away pennies on Halloween, don't you?

你万圣节是不是只给钱 对不对?

来源: S03

Where did you get the pennies?

那些硬币是哪来的?

来源: The original soundtrack of "The Little Prince" animated movie.

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