penny 的英语意思
pennypenny /ˈpeni/ noun [countable] 
查看全部语言翻译1 a) (plural pence) (abbreviation p) a small unit of money in Britain. There are 100 pence in one pound英国的小额货币单位。100便士等于1英镑。: 
The bus fare is 80 pence.公交车费是80便士。 a 50p piece (=coin)50便士硬币 A loaf of bread costs 70p.一条面包要70便士。 b) (plural pennies) a coin worth one penny面值一便士的硬币: I’ve only got a few pennies left.我只剩几个便士了。2 (plural pennies) a coin that is worth one cent in the US or Canada. One hundred pennies are equal to $1.美国或加拿大价值一美分的硬币。100枚等于1美元。3 (plural pennies or pence) (written abbreviation d) a British unit of money or coin used until 1971. There were 12 pennies in one shilling1971年前使用的英国货币单位或硬币。12便士等于1先令。twopence/threepence etc a book costing only sixpence只需六便士的书fourpenny/sixpenny etc a fourpenny cigar四便士的雪茄 a threepenny bit (=coin)三便士硬币4not a penny used to emphasize that someone has no money or that something did not cost any money用于强调某人身无分文，或某物分文未花: I haven’t got a penny on me.我身上一分钱都没有。 It didn’t cost me a penny.这没花我一分钱。 He died without a penny to his name.他死时身无分文。5every penny all of an amount of money某笔钱的全部金额: The hotel was expensive but it was worth every penny.那家酒店很贵，但物有所值。penny of He was determined to go to Australia even if it took every penny of his savings.他下定决心要去澳大利亚，哪怕花光所有积蓄也在所不惜。6every penny counts used to say that money is needed and even a small amount is important用于说明钱是必要的，哪怕一小笔也很重要: Every penny counts in the battle to save the rain forests.在拯救热带雨林的斗争中，每一分钱都至关重要。7the/your last penny the only money that is left仅剩的钱: She’s down to her last penny.她已经只剩最后一分钱了。8a penny for your thoughts/a penny for them spoken口语 used to ask someone who is silent what they are thinking about用于询问沉默不语的人在想什么9in for a penny, in for a pound spoken口语 used to say that because you are already involved in something, you will complete it whatever time, money, or effort is needed用于表示既然已投身某事，无论需要付出多少时间、金钱或精力都会将其完成: Oh well, it’s done now. In for a penny, in for a pound.唉，已经这样了。既然开始了，就做到底吧。10the penny (has) dropped British English informal非正式 used to say that someone has finally understood something that they had not understood before用于表示某人终于明白了此前未曾理解的事情11be two/ten a penny British English to be very common and easy to get, or cheap – used to show disapproval极为普遍，随处可得，或价格低廉；含贬义: Rings like these are ten a penny.这样的戒指比比皆是。12turn up like a bad penny British English if someone you dislike turns up like a bad penny, they appear when they are not wanted若某个你讨厌的人像坏便士一样出现，意指他们在不受欢迎时总会冒出来 → halfpenny, → spend a penny at spend1(5), → cost a pretty penny at pretty2(6)
查看全部语言翻译1 a) (plural pence) (abbreviation p) a small unit of money in Britain. There are 100 pence in one pound英国的小额货币单位。100便士等于1英镑。: The bus fare is 80 pence.公交车费是80便士。 a 50p piece (=coin)50便士硬币 A loaf of bread costs 70p.一条面包要70便士。 b) (plural pennies) a coin worth one penny面值一便士的硬币: I’ve only got a few pennies left.我只剩几个便士了。2 (plural pennies) a coin that is worth one cent in the US or Canada. One hundred pennies are equal to $1.美国或加拿大价值一美分的硬币。100枚等于1美元。3 (plural pennies or pence) (written abbreviation d) a British unit of money or coin used until 1971. There were 12 pennies in one shilling1971年前使用的英国货币单位或硬币。12便士等于1先令。twopence/threepence etc a book costing only sixpence只需六便士的书fourpenny/sixpenny etc a fourpenny cigar四便士的雪茄 a threepenny bit (=coin)三便士硬币4not a penny used to emphasize that someone has no money or that something did not cost any money用于强调某人身无分文，或某物分文未花: I haven’t got a penny on me.我身上一分钱都没有。 It didn’t cost me a penny.这没花我一分钱。 He died without a penny to his name.他死时身无分文。5every penny all of an amount of money某笔钱的全部金额: The hotel was expensive but it was worth every penny.那家酒店很贵，但物有所值。penny of He was determined to go to Australia even if it took every penny of his savings.他下定决心要去澳大利亚，哪怕花光所有积蓄也在所不惜。6every penny counts used to say that money is needed and even a small amount is important用于说明钱是必要的，哪怕一小笔也很重要: Every penny counts in the battle to save the rain forests.在拯救热带雨林的斗争中，每一分钱都至关重要。7the/your last penny the only money that is left仅剩的钱: She’s down to her last penny.她已经只剩最后一分钱了。8a penny for your thoughts/a penny for them spoken口语 used to ask someone who is silent what they are thinking about用于询问沉默不语的人在想什么9in for a penny, in for a pound spoken口语 used to say that because you are already involved in something, you will complete it whatever time, money, or effort is needed用于表示既然已投身某事，无论需要付出多少时间、金钱或精力都会将其完成: Oh well, it’s done now. In for a penny, in for a pound.唉，已经这样了。既然开始了，就做到底吧。10the penny (has) dropped British English informal非正式 used to say that someone has finally understood something that they had not understood before用于表示某人终于明白了此前未曾理解的事情11be two/ten a penny British English to be very common and easy to get, or cheap – used to show disapproval极为普遍，随处可得，或价格低廉；含贬义: Rings like these are ten a penny.这样的戒指比比皆是。12turn up like a bad penny British English if someone you dislike turns up like a bad penny, they appear when they are not wanted若某个你讨厌的人像坏便士一样出现，意指他们在不受欢迎时总会冒出来 → halfpenny, → spend a penny at spend1(5), → cost a pretty penny at pretty2(6)