pennies

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◎ 单词释义

n.便士;【美】分

名词复数: pennies/pence

n.(名词)

    便士(英国的小硬币和货币单位,1 英镑为 100 便士)

    一便士硬币

    一分

    一分硬币

    一小笔钱,小钱

    一文钱

    彭妮(音译名)

    adj.(形容词)

      无价值的

      n.(名词)

        [C]便士 (in Britain since 1971) a unit of money equal to one hundredth of a pound; (in Britain before 1971) a unit of money equal to one twelfth of a shilling

        [C](美国、加拿大的)一分钱 (in the US and Canada)(a coin worth) a cent

        [S]少量的钱 a small amount of money

        Noun:

          a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

          a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

          n.(名词)

          penny是英国的货币单位,意为“便士”,在1971年前是1先令的1/12,在1971年后指一英镑的1/100。penny在美国和加拿大,还可作“美分”“加拿大分”解,相当于cent,复数形式均为pennies。penny引申还可表示“少量的钱”,一般用于否定句。

          penny的复数有两种形式:pennies和pence。在指钱数多少即“面值”时用pence,在指一个一个硬币时用pennies。

          “六便士硬币”是six pence,“6个一便士的硬币”是six pennies,“总共六便士”是six pence。

          在非正式文体中尤其是口语里, penny可用缩略式p,且其单复数同形。

          n.(名词)

          下面几个句子的意思不同:

          There is six pennies on the table.

          桌上有6枚一便士的硬币。

          There is six pence on the table.

          桌上有六便士(钱)。

          There is a six pence on the table.

          桌上有1枚六便士的硬币。

          n.(名词)我借给你的那五便士在哪里?

          Where are that five pence I lent you?

          Where is that five pence I lent you?

          以钱的数额作主语时,谓语动词要用单数形式。

          意想不到的收获

          penny from heaven

          pennies from heaven

          pence from heaven

          当表示“不费力而意外得到的东西”时,要用复数形式pence或pennies。

          两便士的黄油足够了。

          Two penny butter are enough.

          Two penny butter is enough.

          “1以上的基数词+penny+sth ”作主语时, penny和谓语动词均用单数形式。

          ☆ 直接源自古英语的pening;最初源自诺森伯兰语的penning。

          以上就是本站详细整理的词语pennies是什么意思的翻译解释,供大家参考一下。

pennies的用法及例句:

用作名词(n.)

说说(你)在想什么 (usually said to sb who has been silent for a while or appears deep in thought) tell me what you are thinking

用作名词(n.)

There are 100 pence in a pound.
一英镑等于100便士。The ticket cost 40 pence.
这张票花了40便士。I had but two pence in my pocket.
我口袋里只有两个便士。I have five shillings and a few pence.
我有五先令和几个便士。He's never turned an honest penny in his life.
他一生中没有用正当手段赚过一分钱。The journey won't cost you a penny if you come in my car.
如果你坐我的车去,一分钱也不用花。To help his neighbor out, he emptied his purse to the last penny.
为了帮助邻居解决困难,他倾囊相助。

用作名词 (n.)

动词+~

earn honest penny用正当的手段挣钱make honest penny用正当手段挣钱pinch -nies用钱精打细算turn honest penny用正当的手段挣钱spend a penny〈美〉上厕所

Small..marbles made of clay which cost a penny.