Penny
[ 'pɛni ]
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n. 便士;（美国、加拿大的）一分钱;少量的钱;
📝 例句
He cut his son off without a penny.
他完全剥夺了儿子的继承权。
He is a penny pincher because he grew up in a poor family.
他在穷人家长大,所以非常节
I paid a pretty penny for that picture.
我花了一大笔钱买那幅画。
I run out of money every month. I cannot save a single penny.
钱每个月都用光,一分钱都没办法存下来
He queued up to by his subway ticket of 20 penny.
他排队买了一张20便士的地铁车票。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ pen-钢笔,penny-便士:这种钢笔的价钱是五便士
※ pen-钢笔,ny-谐音“你”:你买钢笔,花了几便士
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
penny
n
(pl pence or pennies )
1 (abbr 缩写 p) (since decimal coinage was introduced in 1971) British bronze coin worth one hundredth of a pound 便士（英国黄铜硬币, 自1971年实行十进位制後, 其值为一英镑的百分之一）
Potatoes are 20 pence a pound. 土豆每磅20便士.
These pencils cost 40p each. 这些铅笔每枝40便士.
2 (abbr 缩写 d) former British bronze coin worth one twelfth of a shilling, in use until 1971 便士（为英国黄铜硬币, 1971年以前其值为一先令的十二分之一）.
3 (US infml 口) cent 分（钱币单位）.
4 (idm 习语) be two/ten a `penny
(a) be very cheap 非常便宜.
(b) be numerous and easy to obtain 多而易得. earn/turn an honest penny => honest. ,in for a `penny, ,in for a `pound (saying 谚) having started to do sth, it is worth spending as much time or money as is necessary to complete it 既已开始, 应该完成; 一不做, 二不休. the `penny drops (infml 口 esp Brit) sb now understands or realizes sth that he had not understood or realized before 原来如此; 恍然大悟
I had to explain the problem to her several times before the penny finally dropped. 那问题我给她解释了好几次, 最後她才明白. a ,penny for your `thoughts (catchphrase 警语) (used to ask sb what he is thinking about 用以问某人在想什麽). ,penny `wise (and) ,pound `foolish careful about spending small amounts of money but reckless about spending large sums of money 小处节约, 大处浪费. a pretty penny => pretty. spend a penny => spend. turn up like a bad `penny (infml 口) (habitually) appear when one is unwelcome or unwanted （不受欢迎的或讨厌的人）又来了.
🎯 考研助记
钢笔(pen)你(ny-ni)用 便士买
🔁 扩展释义
*['peni]n. 便士, 一分, 小钱, 点滴【经】 便士相关词组: in for a penny in for a pound penny wise and pound foolish spend a penny
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Do you really think so?
你真的这么想吗？
We have thirty minutes to kill.
我们有三十分钟空闲时间。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.
如果存在一个不公平的法律--而且在印度与南非的英国统治者已经通过了许多这样的法律--那么不遵守这一法律是每个人的责任，但不要使用暴力。