Penny
[ 'p?ni ]
第2級
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n. 便士;（美國、加拿大的）一分錢;少量的錢;
?? 例句
He cut his son off without a penny.
他完全剝奪了兒子的繼承權。
He is a penny pincher because he grew up in a poor family.
他在窮人家長大,所以非常節
I paid a pretty penny for that picture.
我花了一大筆錢買那幅畫。
I run out of money every month. I cannot save a single penny.
錢每個月都用光,一分錢都沒辦法存下來
He queued up to by his subway ticket of 20 penny.
他排隊買了一張20便士的地鐵車票。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ pen-鋼筆,penny-便士:這種鋼筆的價錢是五便士
※ pen-鋼筆,ny-諧音“你”:你買鋼筆,花了幾便士
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
penny
n
(pl pence or pennies )
1 (abbr 縮寫 p) (since decimal coinage was introduced in 1971) British bronze coin worth one hundredth of a pound 便士（英國黃銅硬幣, 自1971年實行十進位制後, 其值為一英鎊的百分之一）
Potatoes are 20 pence a pound. 土豆每磅20便士.
These pencils cost 40p each. 這些鉛筆每枝40便士.
2 (abbr 縮寫 d) former British bronze coin worth one twelfth of a shilling, in use until 1971 便士（為英國黃銅硬幣, 1971年以前其值為一先令的十二分之一）.
3 (US infml 口) cent 分（錢幣單位）.
4 (idm 習語) 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 諺) having started to do sth, it is worth spending as much time or money as is necessary to complete it 既已開始, 應該完成; 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 原來如此; 恍然大悟
I had to explain the problem to her several times before the penny finally dropped. 那問題我給她解釋了好幾次, 最後她才明白. a ,penny for your `thoughts (catchphrase 警語) (used to ask sb what he is thinking about 用以問某人在想什麼). ,penny `wise (and) ,pound `foolish careful about spending small amounts of money but reckless about spending large sums of money 小處節約, 大處浪費. a pretty penny => pretty. spend a penny => spend. turn up like a bad `penny (infml 口) (habitually) appear when one is unwelcome or unwanted （不受歡迎的或討厭的人）又來了.
?? 考研助記
鋼筆(pen)你(ny-ni)用 便士買
?? 擴展釋義
*['peni]n. 便士, 一分, 小錢, 點滴【經】 便士相關詞組: in for a penny in for a pound penny wise and pound foolish spend a penny
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I'm in the school choir.
我是校合唱隊的成員。
Man's best possession is a loving wife.
男人最可貴的是有一個賢淑的妻子。
I don't understand! What do you mean? asked Mrs Brown.
“我不懂！你說的是什么意思？”布朗夫人問道。