penny
noun /ˈpeni/
/ˈpeni/
(plural pennies, pence
In senses 1 and 2, pennies is used to refer to the coins, and pence to refer to an amount of money. In sense 3, the plural is pennies.Idioms /pens/
/pens/
)- (abbreviation p)a small British coin and unit of money. There are 100 pence in one pound (£1).
便士(英国的小硬币和货币单位,1 英镑为 100 便士) - He had a few pennies in his pocket.
他口袋里有几个便士的硬币。 - That will be 45 pence, please.
一共是 45 便士。 - They cost 20p each.
这些东西每个要 20 便士。
- He had a few pennies in his pocket.
- (abbreviation d)a British coin in use until 1971. There were twelve pennies in one shilling and twenty shillings in a pound.
便士(英国 1971 年前使用的硬币,十二便士为一先令) 分 - The fee ranges from a few pennies to $30 or more.
费用从几便士到30美元或更多不等。
- The fee ranges from a few pennies to $30 or more.
词源Old English penig, penning of Germanic origin; related to Dutch penning, German Pfennig, perhaps also to the verb pawn and (with reference to shape) pan.
Idioms
every penny
- all of the money
所有的钱;每一分钱 - We collected £700 and every penny went to charity.
我们募集了 700 英镑,悉数捐给了慈善机构。 - She’s on a high salary but I’m sure she deserves every penny.
她工资很高,但我相信她值得每一分钱。
- We collected £700 and every penny went to charity.
in for a penny, in for a pound
- (saying) used to say that since you have started to do something, it is worth spending as much time or money as you need to in order to complete it
一不做,二不休;有始有终
not a penny
- no money at all
分文没有;根本不用钱 - It didn't cost a penny.
那东西没花一分钱。 - He has never paid me a penny.
他从未付给我一分钱。 - She hasn’t got a penny to her name.
她身无分文。
- It didn't cost a penny.
the penny drops
- (informal, especially British English) used to say that somebody has finally understood or realized something that they had not understood or realized before
恍然大悟;终于明白;茅塞顿开 - I had to explain the joke to her a couple of times before the penny dropped.
我不得不把这个笑话给她解释了几次,然后就没了。
- I had to explain the joke to her a couple of times before the penny dropped.
a penny for your thoughts | a penny for them
- (saying) used to ask somebody what they are thinking about
(用于询问别人想什么)你在呆呆地寻思什么呢
pinch pennies
- (informal) to try to spend as little money as possible
一毛不拔;吝啬
a pretty penny
- (old-fashioned) a lot of money
很多钱;一大笔钱 - I bet that cost you a pretty penny.
我打赌那花了你一大笔钱。
- I bet that cost you a pretty penny.
spend a penny
- (old-fashioned, British English) people say ‘spend a penny’ to avoid saying ‘use the toilet’
(委婉说法,与 use the toilet 同义)解手,方便
turn up like a bad penny
- (informal) (of a person
) to appear when they are not welcome or not wanted, especially when this happens regularly人 (不愿碰上的)却总出现;冤家路窄
two/ten a penny (British English)
(North American English a dime a dozen)
- very common and therefore not valuable
普通得不值钱;(因常见而)价值低 - Teachers of history are ten a penny.
历史老师十便士。
- Teachers of history are ten a penny.