penny 英 [ˈpeni] 　 美 [ˈpɛni]

penny

penny　 英 [ˈpeni] 美 [ˈpɛni]

n. （美）分；便士　

名词复数:pennies　

He had a few pennies in his pocket.　他口袋里有几个便士的硬币。
That will be 45 pence, please.　一共是 45 便士。

  • It takes a hundred pennies to make a dollar. Even though it doesn't have a heck of a lot of value, a penny may bring you luck if you pick it up (as the saying goes).
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  • n. （美）分；便士

  • 1. He had a few pennies in his pocket.

    他口袋里有几个便士的硬币。

  • 2. That will be 45 pence, please.

    一共是 45 便士。

  • 3. They cost 20 pennies each.

    这些东西每个要 20 便士。

  • 4. We collected £700 and every penny went to charity.

    我们募集了 700 英镑，悉数捐给了慈善机构。

  • 5. It didn't cost a penny.

    那东西没花一分钱。

  • penny (n.) Old English pening, penig, Northumbrian penning "penny," from Proto-Germanic *panninggaz (source also of Old Norse penningr, Swedish pänning, Danish penge, Old Frisian panning, Old Saxon pending, Middle Dutch pennic, Dutch penning, Old High German pfenning, German Pfennig, not recorded in Gothic, where skatts is used instead), of unknown origin.
penny ★ / ˈpeni ; NAmE ˈpeni / noun ( plural pen·nies or pence ) HELP  In senses 1 and 2, penniesis used to refer to the coins, and penceto refer to an amount of money. In sense 3, the plural is pennies. 在第 1 及第 2 义中，pennies 指硬币，pence 指款额。在第 3 义中，复数形式为 pennies。 1 ★ ( abbr.p ) a small British coin and unit of money. There are 100 pence in one pound (£1). 便士（英国的小硬币和货币单位，1 英镑为 100 便士） ◆ He had a few pennies in his pocket. 他口袋里有几个便士的硬币。 ◆ That will be 45 pence, please. 一共是 45 便士。 ◆ They cost 20p each. 这些东西每个要 20 便士。 2 ( abbr.d ) a British coin in use until 1971. There were twelve pennies in one shilling. 便士（英国 1971 年前使用的硬币，十二便士为一先令） 3 ★ ( NAmE) a cent 分 IDIOMS ˌevery ˈpenny all of the money 所有的钱；每一分钱 ◆ We collected £700 and every penny went to charity. 我们募集了 700 英镑，悉数捐给了慈善机构。 ˌin for a ˈpenny, ˌin for a ˈpound ( BrE) ( saying) used to say that since you have started to do sth, it is worth spending as much time or money as you need to in order to complete it 一不做，二不休；有始有终 not a ˈpenny no money at all 分文没有；根本不用钱 ◆ It didn't cost a penny. 那东西没花一分钱。 the ˈpenny drops ( informal) ( especially BrE) used to say that sb has finally understood or realized sth that they had not understood or realized before 恍然大悟；终于明白；茅塞顿开 a ˌpenny for your ˈthoughts | a penny for them ( saying) used to ask sb what they are thinking about （用于询问别人想什么）你在呆呆地寻思什么呢 turn up like a bad ˈpenny ( informal) (of a person 人 ) to appear when they are not welcome or not wanted, especially when this happens regularly （不愿碰上的）却总出现；冤家路窄 ˌtwo/ˌten a ˈpenny ( BrE) ( NAmE a ˌdime a ˈdozen ) very common and therefore not valuable 普通得不值钱；（因常见而）价值低 ☞more at pinch   v. , pretty   adj. , spend   v. penny pennies pence penny / ˈpeni ; NAmE ˈpeni /
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