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基本释义
  • n. 便士,一分,小钱
词形变化
  • 复　数：pen·nies
常用短语
    1. new penny
      新便士
    2. bright as a new penny
      光泽鉴人 非常整洁
    3. penny pincher
      n. <口>吝啬鬼
    4. penny stock
      面值在美金一元以下的股票 无投资价值的投机股票
    5. spend a penny
      上厕所 旧时英国公厕的自动门须投一便士硬币后方行开启
参考例句
    1. This machine only takes 5-pence coins.
      这部机器仅能够放进5便士的硬币。
    2. He's doing odd jobs to turn an honest penny.
      他打零工老老实实挣钱。
    3. We spent every last penny we had on the house.
      我们的钱全部用在房子上了。
    4. At the moment he doesn't have a penny to his name.
      他现在身无分文。
    5. This machine only takes five - pence coins.
      这台机器只接收五便士的硬币。
英英解释

  • 　2个名词解释

    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
      [同] cent, centime, penny