pennyn. coin worth thetwelfth part of a shilling;(fig.) a trifle便士,值十二分之一先令的钱币;(比喻)一点点,少量。 △L.L.L.3.1.30(27):“By my penny of ob-servation.”据我那一点点的观察。 penny cord: i.e.hangman's rope一根不值钱的绳子,(指)绞刑吏的绳子。 △H.V.3.6.49 (47): “And let notBardolph’s vital thread be cut / With edge of pennycord and vile reproach.”不要让巴道夫的生命之线被破绳子和臭名声给切断了。 Elizabethan silver penny penny[ˈpeni]n.便士,分 ◇in for a penny,in for a pound一不做,二不休 make every penny count 厉行节约 penny wise and pound foolish小事精明,大事糊涂 the penny dropped目的达到 ‖ penny drop挂膝回环下 penny pincher吝啬鬼 penny stock面值在美金一元以下的股票,低价股票 penny-wise adj.精明的,节约的 penniless[ˈpenilis]adj.赤贫的,贫穷的 |