| 词汇 | penny |
| 释义 | penny noun [ C ] uk/ˈpen.i/ us/ˈpen.i/ pence, p or pennies B1 plural p, pence or pennies (abbreviation p)（英国）便士（最小的货币单位，100便士为1英镑，表示币值时用 pence 或在非正式场合也可用 p，而表示硬币本身时用 pennies） the smallest unit of money in the UK, of which there are 100 in a pound, or a small coin worth this much. You use "pence" or, more informally, "p" when you are talking about the units of money and pennies when you are talking about the coins themselves. Could you lend me 50 pence/50p please? 你能借给我50便士吗？ I found a ten/twenty/fifty pence piece (= a coin of this value) on the floor. 我在地上捡到了一枚面值10／20／50便士的硬币。 I keep pennies and other small coins in a jar. 我把便士和其他小硬币放在一个罐子里。 plural pennies（美国和加拿大的）分（币） in the US and Canada, a cent or a coin of this value plural pence or pennies (also old penny); (abbreviation d)便士（英国在1971年以前使用的大硬币，12便士等于1先令） in the UK before 1971, a large coin. There were twelve pennies in a shilling. plural pence or pennies一枚钱；一分一厘 used when talking about the smallest amount of money possible Buy a TV now and it won't cost you a penny (= will cost nothing) for three months. 现在买一台电视，三个月不用付一分钱。 It was an expensive meal but worth every penny. 这顿饭很贵，但每分钱都很值。
Idioms be penny-wise and pound-foolishidiom old-fashioned 小钱仔细，大钱挥霍;大处不算小处算 to be extremely careful about small amounts of money and not careful enough about larger amounts of money be two/ten a pennyidiom UK (US be a dime a dozen) 很普通；不值钱 to be very common Antique toy cars are ten a penny nowadays. 现在古董汽车玩具很不值钱。 in for a penny (in for a pound)idiom mainly UK saying 一不做，二不休；要干就该干到底 something you say that means that since you have started something or are involved in it, you should complete the work although it has become more difficult or complicated than you had expected not have a penny to your nameidiom (also not have two pennies to rub together) 穷得叮当响，不名一文 to be very poor the penny dropsidiom UK informal 恍然大悟，豁然开朗 If the penny drops, you suddenly understand something. She looked confused for a moment, then suddenly the penny dropped. 她一开始看起来有些不解，后来恍然大悟。 (a) penny for your thoughtsidiom 你在琢磨什么呢 said when you want to know what another person is thinking, usually because they have been quiet for a while a penny saved is a penny earnedidiom saying 小事精明;省一文赚一文 something you say that means it is wise to save money I'd advise anyone to put aside a proportion of their earnings - a penny saved is a penny earned. 我建议人们把收入的一部分存起来——储蓄一文赚一文。 -penny suffix UK uk/ -pen.i/ us/ -pen.i/ （旧时的用法）值…便士的 used in the past with numbers to show how many pence something cost a fourpenny ice-cream 一份4便士的冰激凌 |
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