penny
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent. 便士[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)] [非正式]
Unleaded petrol rose more than a penny a gallon. 無(wú)鉛汽油每加侖漲了一個(gè)多便士。
2. N-SING If you say, for example, that you do not have a penny, or that something does not cost a penny, you are emphasizing that you do not have any money at all, or that something did not cost you any money at all. 分文[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny. 從你到我家的那一天起，你就分文不需花了。
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penny /?p?n?/ (pence)
劍橋詞典
- B1 plural p, pence or pennies (abbreviation p)
- He has calculated the costs down to the last penny.
- Ten pence is donated to charity for every bottle sold .
- I keep pennies and other small coins in a jar .
- When we were first married we had to pinch pennies just to get by.
- The machine will only accept 10p coins .
the smallest unit of money in the UK, of which there are 100 in a pound , or a small coin worth this much. You use "pence" or, more informally, "p" when you are talking about the units of money and pennies when you are talking about the coins themselves.
（英國(guó)）便士（最小的貨幣單位，100便士為1英鎊，表示幣值時(shí)用 pence 或在非正式場(chǎng)合也可用 p，而表示硬幣本身時(shí)用 pennies）
Could you lend me 50 pence/50p please ? 你能借給我50便士嗎？
I found a ten/twenty/fifty pence piece (= a coin of this value ) on the floor . 我在地上撿到了一枚面值10／20／50便士的硬幣。
I keep pennies and other small coins in a jar . 我把便士和其他小硬幣放在一個(gè)罐子里。
plural pennies
in the US and Canada, a cent or a coin of this value
（美國(guó)和加拿大的）分（幣）
plural pence or pennies (also old penny); (abbreviation d)
in the UK before 1971, a large coin . There were twelve pennies in a shilling .
便士（英國(guó)在1971年以前使用的大硬幣，12便士等于1先令）
plural pence or pennies
used when talking about the smallest amount of money possible
一枚錢(qián)；一分一厘
Buy a TV now and it won't cost you a penny (= will cost nothing) for three months . 現(xiàn)在買(mǎi)一臺(tái)電視，三個(gè)月不用付一分錢(qián)。
It was an expensive meal but worth every penny. 這頓飯很貴，但每分錢(qián)都很值。
例句
習(xí)語(yǔ)
be penny-wise and pound-foolishbe two/ten a penny
in for a penny (in for a pound)
not have a penny to your name
the penny drops
(a) penny for your thoughts
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