pennies
英 ['peniz]

n.

of penny；便士( penny的名词复数 )；（美国、加拿大的）一分钱；少量的钱

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [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
2. [C](美国、加拿大的)一分钱 (in the US and Canada)(a coin worth) a cent
3. [S]少量的钱 a small amount of money

英英释义

penny[ 'peniz ]

• n.
  • 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

    同义词：centcentime

词汇搭配

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

词组短语

not a penny不名一文，一分钱也没有

spend a penny上公共厕所（旧时英国公厕的自动门须投一便士硬币后方行开启）

pretty penny一大笔钱；大数目之金钱

a bad penny反复出现的讨厌的人；一再出现的不需要的人

two a penny [英国口语]多得很；不值钱，多而贱的；平凡的 , [口语]多的是；很便宜

like a bad penny不想看见时一再出现，要想忘记但忘不掉

have not a penny很穷，不名一文

penny pincher守财奴；小气鬼

penny stock便士股票，低价股

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双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. I only have a few pennies with me.
   我身上只有几个便士。
2. He said that he wouldn't lend me a penny.
   他说过他一便士都不愿借给我。
3. He felt in his pocket for a penny.
   他在口袋里摸索着找一个便士。
4. He keeps track of every penny he spend.
   他记录他花掉的每一分钱。
5. We should make every penny count.
   我们每一分钱都要花在刀刃上。

权威例句

Pennies-a-Day: The Effect of Temporal Reframing on Transaction Evaluation
Electrophoresis: The march of pennies, the march of dimes
Do pennies matter? Investor relations consequences of small negative earnings surprises
Sixteenths or pennies? Observations from a simulation of the Nasdaq stock market
No Pennies for These Thoughts: International Labor Mobility and Knowledge Flow Externalities
ABC inventory analysis shoots for dollars not pennies
Gastric retention of zinc-based pennies: radiographic appearance and hazards.
Zinc-induced hemolytic anemia caused by ingestion of pennies by a pup
Zinc intoxication in a dog from the ingestion of copper-clad zinc pennies.
An Experimental Study of Information and Mixed-Strategy Play in the Three-Person Matching-Pennies Game