penny
noun
ˈpeni
noun
1
pence p pennies
a.
plural
abbreviation
b.
plural
penniesa
coin
worth
one
penny
一便士硬币
The
bus
fare
is
80
pence.
公共汽车费是 80 便士。
a
50p
piece
(=coin)
一枚 50 便士的硬币
A
loaf
of
bread
costs
70p.
一条面包 70 便士。
I’ve
only
got
a
few
pennies
left.
我只剩了几个一便士硬币。
2
pennies
plural
a
coin
that
is
worth
one
CENT
in
the
US
or
Canada.
One
hundred
pennies
are
equal
to
$1.
〔美国或加拿大的〕一分钱硬币
3
pennies pence d
plural
or
written
abbreviation
书面缩写为 da British unit of money or coin used until 1971. There were 12 pennies in one SHILLING 便士〔英国 1971 年前使用的货币单位或硬币，1 先令为 12 便士〕
twopence/threepence
etc
a
book
costing
only
sixpence
只卖 6 便士的书
fourpenny/sixpenny
etc
a
fourpenny
cigar
4 便士的雪茄
a
threepenny
bit
(=coin)
一枚 3 便士硬币
4
not a penny
used
to
emphasize
that
someone
has
no
money
or
that
something
did
not
cost
any
money
一个便士也没有，一文不名; 〔某物〕不花一分钱
I
haven’t
got
a
penny
on
me.
我一分钱也没带。
It
didn’t
cost
me
a
penny
.
那东西没花我一分钱。
He
died
without
a
penny
to
his
name
.
他死时一文不名。
5
every penny
all
of
an
amount
of
money
一笔钱的全部，全部的钱
The
hotel
was
expensive
but
it
was
worth
every
penny
.
那家宾馆很贵，但每分钱都花得很值。
[+
of
]
He
was
determined
to
go
to
Australia
even
if
it
took
every
penny
of
his
savings.
他下定了决心，即使是花掉所有的积蓄也要去澳大利亚。
6
every penny counts
used
to
say
that
money
is
needed
and
even
a
small
amount
is
important
每一分钱都有用
Every
penny
counts
in
the
battle
to
save
the
rainforests.
在拯救热带雨林的战斗中，每一分钱都很重要。
7
the/your last penny
the
only
money
that
is
left
仅剩的钱
She’s
down
to
her
last
penny
.
她的钱已经所剩无几了。
8
a penny for your thoughts/a penny for them
used
to
ask
someone
who
is
silent
what
they
are
thinking
about
[口] 你在想什么〔用于对沉默不语的人说〕
spoken
9
in for a penny, in for a pound
used
to
say
that
because
you
are
already
involved
in
something,
you
will
complete
it
whatever
time,
money,
or
effort
is
needed
一不做，二不休; 有始有终
spoken
Oh
well,
it’s
done
now.
In
for
a
penny,
in
for
a
pound.
哎呀，现在干完了，有始有终嘛。
10
the penny (has) dropped
10.
used
to
say
that
someone
has
finally
understood
something
that
they
had
not
understood
before
[英，非正式] 终于明白了
BrE informal
11
be two/ten a penny
11.
to
be
very
common
and
easy
to
get,
or
cheap
–
used
to
show
disapproval
[英] 廉价而易得; 不值钱〔含贬义〕
BrE
Rings
like
these
are
ten
a
penny.
这样的戒指根本不值钱。
12
turn up like a bad penny
12.
if
someone
you
dislike
turns
up
like
a
bad
penny,
they
appear
when
they
are
not
wanted
[英] 〔不喜欢的人〕又来了
BrE