单词 | penny |
释义 | penny/′peni/ n [pence /pens/ or pennies/′peniz/] (1)(英国)一便士硬币 1) (1971年以后等于百分之一镑) (coin with the value of 100th of a pound in Great Britain after 1971) [C] (缩写p): 100~ies weigh a lot. 100枚一便士硬币很重。Tomatoes are 30 pence a pound. 西红柿30便士一磅。The oranges only cost 7p each. 这些橘子每个只要七便士。2) (1971年以前等于十二分之一先令) (coin with the value of 12th of a shilling in Great Britain before 1971) [C](缩写d): Chocolate bars, 6p each. 巧克力,六便士一块。Can you give me six~ies for a six pence? 你能给我把一个六便士的硬币换成六个一便士的硬币吗? (2)(美国,加拿大)一分硬币(coin worth one cent in the US and Canada) [C] (infml): It isn't worth a~. 它不值一分钱。 be two/ten a penny 很便宜的;数量大且易于弄到的:Small houses in the country are two a~in Ireland. 乡间的小屋在爱尔兰很便宜。 in for a penny, in for a pound 一旦开始就要干到底;一不做,二不休; the penny drops (某人突然把话)听明白了(infml)(尤 BrE): I had to explain the problem to him several times before the~finally dropped. 我把问题向他解释了好几遍,他才终于听懂了。 a penny for your thoughts 说说你在想什么 (常用于向某个长时间默不作声陷入沉思的人发问):“A~for your thoughts!” he exclaimed. “说说你在想什么呢!”他大声说道。 penny wise (and) pound foolish 小处精明,大处糊涂:Asking the workers not to make private telephone calls from the office is not really likely to reduce the firm's losses — it's just being~wise and pound foolish. 让工作人员不在办公室打私人电话不大可能真正减少公司的损失,正所谓捡了芝麻,丢了西瓜。 turn up like a bad penny (不受欢迎的人)经常出现 (infml): The man who had been rude to us on the train kept turning up like a bad~wherever we went. 无论我们走到哪里,那个曾在火车上对我们无礼的人也总是出现。 →′penny-pincher n 小气的人,吝啬鬼;′penny-pinching adj 小气的,吝啬的;n 小气,吝啬;′pennyweight n 本尼威特(重量单位,合1.555克);′pennyworth (或 penn'orth) n 一便士能够买到的东西; 【说明】在英国、美国和加拿大,当指硬币本身而不是指钱数多少时用复数形式pennies, 如: I think there are nine pounds left, besides some pennies. (我想除了一些硬币外,还剩下九镑钱。) 在英国,当指钱数多少时,复数形式用pence或p, 如: It costs seven and a half pence. (它的价格是7.5便士。) 特别在与一个数词连用表达大于一便士的钱数时,要用pence, 如: 6 pence (6便士)。1p 在口语中读作 a penny。在说到旧时的钱或用于词组时,总是用penny, 如: It cost a pretty penny. (这花了好多钱。) |
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