He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more,
但他摸了半天也没找到那50便士硬币，
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 什么地方;任何地方;无论何处;〈口〉（用于否定句〕根本(不）;
💡 any任何+where哪里 → 无论何处
"I can't see it anywhere."
我哪儿也见不到它。
近义：anyplace, wherever, whithersoever, everywhere, wheresoever
反义：noplace
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉;
n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义：learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot
反义：ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass
n. 块，片，段;部分，部件;文章，音乐作品;
vt. 修补;连接，接上;
"a piece of laboratory apparatus"
一件实验室仪器
近义：reassemble, mend, patch, hunk, length, lump
n. 五十个人;五十岁;五十年代;编号为五十的东西;
num. 五十;五十个;
adj. 五十的;五十个的;许多的;
"Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses."
费用由政府和当地企业均摊。