penny
/`pєnɪ/
(复数: pennies)
n.
A coin, formerly copper, now bronze, equal to one twelfth of a shilling. 辨士（英国币名，原为铜制，今则为青铜所制，值十二分之一先令）。
Any insignificant amount of money. 任何少量的钱财。
- without a penny 一文不名。
A cent. 【口】一分。
短语:
Penny plain, two pence coloured 【古】在外表上虽有差别但内容相同。
Penny wise (and) pound foolish 小事精明，大事糊涂。
a penny for your thoughts 【口】你在想什么。
a pretty penny 【口】大笔金钱。
in for a penny, in for a pound 一不做，二不休。
in penny numbers 一点一点地。
not have a penny to one's name 很穷；没钱。
spend a penny 【英】【口】（付钱）上厕所。
the penny drops 【口】终于懂了。
turn [make] an honest penny [shilling] （非正式用法）正当赚钱。
turn up like a bad penny （非正式用法）处处不受欢迎。
two [ten] (for) a penny （非正式用法）便宜易得。
习语:
penny ante 【美】扑克的一种。
penny arcade 【美】（设有廉价游乐器的）娱乐场。
penny dreadful 【口】【英】低级的犯罪小说。
penny farthing 【英】【口】前轮大的旧式脚踏车。
penny pincher 【口】小气鬼。
penny whistle （儿童用）小笛。
penny
来自翻译宝典
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
penny
/ˈpenɪ/
n. (复pennies or pence)
1.
缩写为p<英> (new penny) 便士(英国铜币, 100便士=1英镑)
- a shiny newly minted penny 一枚亮闪闪的新铸便士
- Beer will increase by a penny a pint. 啤酒每品脱将涨价1便士。
- a fraying shirt I'd bought for fifty pence from the Oxfam shop 我花50便士从乐施商店买来的一件破旧衬衣
2.
缩写为d<英> (old penny) 便士(1971年前英国铜币, 12便士=1先令, 240便士=1英镑)
- Apprentices were paid 12 shillings and five old pence for a basic 48-hour week. 学徒每周基本工作时间48小时, 工钱为12先令5便士。
3. <爱尔兰> (Irish penny) 便士(旧时爱尔兰共和国货币单位, 100便士=1英镑)
4. (复pennies)<美,加拿大> (cent) 分
- Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon. 无铅汽油每加仑涨价超过1分。
5. (in other countries) 分(其他一些国家使用的硬币)
6. <英,非正式> (least amount of money) 极少的钱；一个子儿
- I asked her if he had given her any money. 'Not a penny.' 我问她他有没有给过她钱。“一个子儿也没有。”
- From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny. 从你到我家那天起, 你就一个子儿也不用花。
- The Brilliantons paid their rent on time and did not owe him a penny. 布里连顿一家按时交租金, 分文也不欠他的。
idiom:
to be worth every penny 物有所值；一分钱都不白花
- The operation cost £100,000 and it was worth every penny. 那次手术花了10万英镑, 但是花得非常值。
- The directors of this company feel he's worth every penny. 这家公司的主管们觉得他配得上那么高的薪水。
the penny dropped<英,非正式> 突然回过神来；茅塞顿开；恍然大悟
- Did he know who you are? — I think so. I think the penny dropped. 他知道你是谁吗？——我想他知道的。我觉得他是突然回过味来的。
a pretty penny<非正式> 相当可观的一笔钱
- Buying a home can cost a pretty penny. 买栋房子可能要花相当大的一笔钱。
to spend a penny<英,非正式,过时> (go to the toilet) 去厕所
- Where do you think you're going? — To spend a penny. 你想上哪儿去？——去厕所。
two a pennyorten a penny<英,非正式> 多得不值钱的；随处可见的
- Leggy blondes are two a penny in Hollywood. 在好莱坞, 长腿金发的女郎遍地都是。
/ˈpenɪ/
n. (复pennies or pence)
1.
缩写为p<英> (new penny) 便士(英国铜币, 100便士=1英镑)
- a shiny newly minted penny 一枚亮闪闪的新铸便士
- Beer will increase by a penny a pint. 啤酒每品脱将涨价1便士。
- a fraying shirt I'd bought for fifty pence from the Oxfam shop 我花50便士从乐施商店买来的一件破旧衬衣
2.
缩写为d<英> (old penny) 便士(1971年前英国铜币, 12便士=1先令, 240便士=1英镑)
- Apprentices were paid 12 shillings and five old pence for a basic 48-hour week. 学徒每周基本工作时间48小时, 工钱为12先令5便士。
3. <爱尔兰> (Irish penny) 便士(旧时爱尔兰共和国货币单位, 100便士=1英镑)
4. (复pennies)<美,加拿大> (cent) 分
- Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon. 无铅汽油每加仑涨价超过1分。
5. (in other countries) 分(其他一些国家使用的硬币)
6. <英,非正式> (least amount of money) 极少的钱；一个子儿
- I asked her if he had given her any money. 'Not a penny.' 我问她他有没有给过她钱。“一个子儿也没有。”
- From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny. 从你到我家那天起, 你就一个子儿也不用花。
- The Brilliantons paid their rent on time and did not owe him a penny. 布里连顿一家按时交租金, 分文也不欠他的。
idiom:
to be worth every penny 物有所值；一分钱都不白花
- The operation cost £100,000 and it was worth every penny. 那次手术花了10万英镑, 但是花得非常值。
- The directors of this company feel he's worth every penny. 这家公司的主管们觉得他配得上那么高的薪水。
the penny dropped<英,非正式> 突然回过神来；茅塞顿开；恍然大悟
- Did he know who you are? — I think so. I think the penny dropped. 他知道你是谁吗？——我想他知道的。我觉得他是突然回过味来的。
a pretty penny<非正式> 相当可观的一笔钱
- Buying a home can cost a pretty penny. 买栋房子可能要花相当大的一笔钱。
to spend a penny<英,非正式,过时> (go to the toilet) 去厕所
- Where do you think you're going? — To spend a penny. 你想上哪儿去？——去厕所。
two a pennyorten a penny<英,非正式> 多得不值钱的；随处可见的
- Leggy blondes are two a penny in Hollywood. 在好莱坞, 长腿金发的女郎遍地都是。
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
penny
n.（名词） 【复数】 pen.nies
1. A unit of currency in Ireland and the United Kingdom.See table at currency 便士：一种爱尔兰和英国的货币单位参见 currency
2. Abbr. p.In the United States and Canada, the coin that is worth one cent. 缩写 p.分：一种美国和加拿大面值1分的硬币
3. pl. pence[pµns] 【复数】 pence[pµns]
4. Abbr. p.A coin used in Great Britain since 1971, worth &9{!/100} of a pound.Also called new penny 缩写 p.便士：一种1971年起在英国使用的面值同&9{!/100}磅的硬币也作 new penny
5. Abbr. d.A coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth &9{!/12} of a shilling or &9{!/240} of a pound. 缩写 d.便士：一种面值同一先令的&9{!/12}或一磅的&9{!/240}的英国旧硬币
6. Any of various coins of small denomination. 任何小面额的硬币
7. A sum of money. 一笔钱
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun: 价格为一便士的：通常用于修饰另一名词：
- a penny arcade; penny candy. 一便士游乐场；一便士糖果
习惯用语:
pretty penny
A considerable sum of money: 一大笔钱：
- I paid a pretty penny for that ring. 我花了一大笔钱买了那个戒指
n.（名词） 【复数】 pen.nies
1. A unit of currency in Ireland and the United Kingdom.See table at currency 便士：一种爱尔兰和英国的货币单位参见 currency
2. Abbr. p.In the United States and Canada, the coin that is worth one cent. 缩写 p.分：一种美国和加拿大面值1分的硬币
3. pl. pence[pµns] 【复数】 pence[pµns]
4. Abbr. p.A coin used in Great Britain since 1971, worth &9{!/100} of a pound.Also called new penny 缩写 p.便士：一种1971年起在英国使用的面值同&9{!/100}磅的硬币也作 new penny
5. Abbr. d.A coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth &9{!/12} of a shilling or &9{!/240} of a pound. 缩写 d.便士：一种面值同一先令的&9{!/12}或一磅的&9{!/240}的英国旧硬币
6. Any of various coins of small denomination. 任何小面额的硬币
7. A sum of money. 一笔钱
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun: 价格为一便士的：通常用于修饰另一名词：
- a penny arcade; penny candy. 一便士游乐场；一便士糖果
习惯用语:
pretty penny
A considerable sum of money: 一大笔钱：
- I paid a pretty penny for that ring. 我花了一大笔钱买了那个戒指
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
penny
n. 便士，美分
n. 便士，美分
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
penny
n.
便士
- There were nine pounds left, besides some pennies. 除几枚便士硬币外, 还剩下九英镑。
(美国、加拿大的)一分钱
- He spends every penny he earns. 他把赚得的每一分钱都花掉了。
少量的钱
- He's never turned an honest penny in his life. 他一生中没有用正当手段赚过一点钱。
n.
便士
- There were nine pounds left, besides some pennies. 除几枚便士硬币外, 还剩下九英镑。
(美国、加拿大的)一分钱
- He spends every penny he earns. 他把赚得的每一分钱都花掉了。
少量的钱
- He's never turned an honest penny in his life. 他一生中没有用正当手段赚过一点钱。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
penny1
,in for a 'penny, ,in for a 'pound (saying)
once you have decided to start doing sth, you may as well do it as well as you can, even if this means spending a lot of time, energy, money, etc. 一不做，二不休；一旦开始就干到底:
The new carpet made everything else look old, so we thought ‘in for a penny, in for a pound’, and we painted the room and bought a new sofa too! 铺上了新地毯，其他东西都显得很旧，我们就一不做，二不休，油漆了房间，还买了一套新沙发！
the ,penny 'drops (informal,especially BrE)
suddenly understand the meaning or significance of sth 恍然大悟；终于明白；茅塞顿开:
She never understands jokes. It usually takes about half an hour for the penny to drop. 她从来都听不懂笑话，总是过了半个小时左右才恍然大悟。
There was a long silence on the stage, and then the penny finally dropped—it was my turn to speak. 舞台上出现了好长一段时间的沉默，后来我突然回过神来，该我说台词了。
a ,penny for your 'thoughts (also a 'penny for them) (saying)
used to ask sb what they are thinking about 你在寻思什么呢:
A penny for your thoughts, Hugh! You haven’t said anything all evening! 你在寻思什么呢，休，你整晚都没吭声！
two/ten a 'penny (BrE) (AmEa ,dime a'dozen)
very cheap or very common, and therefore not valuable 多得不值钱；廉价而易得:
In the small towns on the coast, lobsters are two a penny. 在海滨小镇，龙虾十分便宜。
Finding a job will be difficult. History teachers are ten a penny at the moment. 找工作太难了，现在历史老师遍地都是。
a pretty penny 另见pretty
spend a penny 另见spend
turn up like a bad penny 另见turn
,in for a 'penny, ,in for a 'pound (saying)
once you have decided to start doing sth, you may as well do it as well as you can, even if this means spending a lot of time, energy, money, etc. 一不做，二不休；一旦开始就干到底:
The new carpet made everything else look old, so we thought ‘in for a penny, in for a pound’, and we painted the room and bought a new sofa too! 铺上了新地毯，其他东西都显得很旧，我们就一不做，二不休，油漆了房间，还买了一套新沙发！
the ,penny 'drops (informal,especially BrE)
suddenly understand the meaning or significance of sth 恍然大悟；终于明白；茅塞顿开:
She never understands jokes. It usually takes about half an hour for the penny to drop. 她从来都听不懂笑话，总是过了半个小时左右才恍然大悟。
There was a long silence on the stage, and then the penny finally dropped—it was my turn to speak. 舞台上出现了好长一段时间的沉默，后来我突然回过神来，该我说台词了。
a ,penny for your 'thoughts (also a 'penny for them) (saying)
used to ask sb what they are thinking about 你在寻思什么呢:
A penny for your thoughts, Hugh! You haven’t said anything all evening! 你在寻思什么呢，休，你整晚都没吭声！
two/ten a 'penny (BrE) (AmEa ,dime a'dozen)
very cheap or very common, and therefore not valuable 多得不值钱；廉价而易得:
In the small towns on the coast, lobsters are two a penny. 在海滨小镇，龙虾十分便宜。
Finding a job will be difficult. History teachers are ten a penny at the moment. 找工作太难了，现在历史老师遍地都是。
a pretty penny 另见pretty
spend a penny 另见spend
turn up like a bad penny 另见turn
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
penny1
n.
(pl. pence [pens], -nies)
便士(英国辅币单位,=1/100英镑, 1971年2月15日以前=1/12先令=1/240英镑)
[美, 加](pl. -nies)(=cent)分
一枚钱; 一笔钱
(古罗马的)小银币
- a tenpence supper 一顿10便士的晚餐
- a pretty penny 一大笔钱
【说明】①复数 pence 用于数字后构成复合词, 读[pEns], 如: fivepence, twentypence ②在英国, 复数 pence 或p(新制在数字后时通常略作p)用于价格中, 如:fourpence [4p] nails 4便士的钉子It will only cost a few pence. 它只值几个便士。 ③在英国、美国和加拿大, 复数形式 pennies 用以指铜币本身, 而不是指其面值, 如:Please give me six pennies for the sixpence.请给我把这个6便士的硬币换成六个1便士的硬币。
继承用法
penny-a-line
adj.
每行一便士稿酬的
(文章等)蹩脚的
penny-a-liner
n.
取低稿酬的文人, 穷文人, 雇佣文人
penny-a-lining
n.
[英]便宜稿子, 无聊作品
penny-in-the-slot
n.
自动售货机
penny-pinch
vt.
对...吝啬
penny-pinching
a [美俚]小气的, 吝啬的
pennyroyal
n.
【植】(产于欧美的)除蚤薄荷(油)
pennyweight
n.
英钱(音译本尼威特, 英国金衡单位, =1.555克)
penny-wise
adj.
小处精明的; 小事精明的; 谨小慎微的
pennywort
n.
【植】破铜钱属植物
pennyworth
n.
一便士的价值; 一便士价值的东西; 少量
交易
a bad penny
反复出现的讨厌的人[物]; 一再露面的不需要的人[物]
a penny for your thoughts
[口]你呆呆地在想什么呢
(a) penny plain and twopence colo(u)red
(对庸俗的华丽的嘲笑语)不值钱的花花绿绿
A penny saved is a penny gained.
[谑]省一文等于挣一文。
A penny saved is a penny got.
[谑]省一文等于挣一文。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
[谑]省一文等于挣一文。
a pretty penny
[口]一笔相当大的款子, 可观的一笔钱(通常与动词cost连用)
a fine penny
[口]一笔相当大的款子, 可观的一笔钱(通常与动词cost连用)
a tuppenny ha'penny affair
无关紧要的小事情
a tuppenny twopenny halfpenny affair
无关紧要的小事情
clean as a penny
干干净净
完全, 十分
In for a penny, in for a pound.
[谚]一不做二不休。
make penny of sth.
变卖某物, 用某物换钱
make a penny of sth.
变卖某物, 用某物换钱
new penny
[英]新便士(英国1971年2月15日开始实行的十进位币制中的最小货币单位, 等于一镑的百分之一)
No penny, no paternosier.
[废]不给钱; [转]不付代价即无所得。
not a penny
一分钱也没有, 不名一文
not a penny the worse
一点不比以前坏
一点也没吃亏
not a penny to bless oneself with
一个便士也没有, 不名一文
not have a penny to bless oneself with
一个便士也没有, 不名一文
not have a penny to one's name
一个便士也没有, 不名一文
pennies from heaven
天上掉下来的钱, 意外之财
penny wise and pound foolish (=penny-wise and pound penny foolish; penny-wise-and -pound -foolish)
小处精明, 大处浪费; 小事聪明, 大事糊涂
pinch -nies
精打细算, 节俭
spend a penny
[英、口]上厕所; 大??旧时英国公厕的自动门须投一便士硬币后方行开启)
to the last penny
直到最后一文钱; 全部
turn a useful penny
很能赚点钱
turn a useful penny by
很能赚点钱
turn an honest penny
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
turn an honest shilling
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
earn an honest penny
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
earn an honest shilling
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
make an honest penny
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
make an honest shilling
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
turn up again like a bad penny
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
turn up again like a half penny
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
turn up again like a bad shilling
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
come back again like a bad penny
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
come back again like a half penny
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
come back again like a shilling
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
two a penny
[英、口]多得很; 不值钱
ten a penny
[英、口]多得很; 不值钱
win the penny
(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利
win a penny
(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利
turn the penny
(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利
turn a penny
(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利
n.
(pl. pence [pens], -nies)
便士(英国辅币单位,=1/100英镑, 1971年2月15日以前=1/12先令=1/240英镑)
[美, 加](pl. -nies)(=cent)分
一枚钱; 一笔钱
(古罗马的)小银币
- a tenpence supper 一顿10便士的晚餐
- a pretty penny 一大笔钱
【说明】①复数 pence 用于数字后构成复合词, 读[pEns], 如: fivepence, twentypence ②在英国, 复数 pence 或p(新制在数字后时通常略作p)用于价格中, 如:fourpence [4p] nails 4便士的钉子It will only cost a few pence. 它只值几个便士。 ③在英国、美国和加拿大, 复数形式 pennies 用以指铜币本身, 而不是指其面值, 如:Please give me six pennies for the sixpence.请给我把这个6便士的硬币换成六个1便士的硬币。
继承用法
penny-a-line
adj.
每行一便士稿酬的
(文章等)蹩脚的
penny-a-liner
n.
取低稿酬的文人, 穷文人, 雇佣文人
penny-a-lining
n.
[英]便宜稿子, 无聊作品
penny-in-the-slot
n.
自动售货机
penny-pinch
vt.
对...吝啬
penny-pinching
a [美俚]小气的, 吝啬的
pennyroyal
n.
【植】(产于欧美的)除蚤薄荷(油)
pennyweight
n.
英钱(音译本尼威特, 英国金衡单位, =1.555克)
penny-wise
adj.
小处精明的; 小事精明的; 谨小慎微的
pennywort
n.
【植】破铜钱属植物
pennyworth
n.
一便士的价值; 一便士价值的东西; 少量
交易
a bad penny
反复出现的讨厌的人[物]; 一再露面的不需要的人[物]
a penny for your thoughts
[口]你呆呆地在想什么呢
(a) penny plain and twopence colo(u)red
(对庸俗的华丽的嘲笑语)不值钱的花花绿绿
A penny saved is a penny gained.
[谑]省一文等于挣一文。
A penny saved is a penny got.
[谑]省一文等于挣一文。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
[谑]省一文等于挣一文。
a pretty penny
[口]一笔相当大的款子, 可观的一笔钱(通常与动词cost连用)
a fine penny
[口]一笔相当大的款子, 可观的一笔钱(通常与动词cost连用)
a tuppenny ha'penny affair
无关紧要的小事情
a tuppenny twopenny halfpenny affair
无关紧要的小事情
clean as a penny
干干净净
完全, 十分
In for a penny, in for a pound.
[谚]一不做二不休。
make penny of sth.
变卖某物, 用某物换钱
make a penny of sth.
变卖某物, 用某物换钱
new penny
[英]新便士(英国1971年2月15日开始实行的十进位币制中的最小货币单位, 等于一镑的百分之一)
No penny, no paternosier.
[废]不给钱; [转]不付代价即无所得。
not a penny
一分钱也没有, 不名一文
not a penny the worse
一点不比以前坏
一点也没吃亏
not a penny to bless oneself with
一个便士也没有, 不名一文
not have a penny to bless oneself with
一个便士也没有, 不名一文
not have a penny to one's name
一个便士也没有, 不名一文
pennies from heaven
天上掉下来的钱, 意外之财
penny wise and pound foolish (=penny-wise and pound penny foolish; penny-wise-and -pound -foolish)
小处精明, 大处浪费; 小事聪明, 大事糊涂
pinch -nies
精打细算, 节俭
spend a penny
[英、口]上厕所; 大??旧时英国公厕的自动门须投一便士硬币后方行开启)
to the last penny
直到最后一文钱; 全部
turn a useful penny
很能赚点钱
turn a useful penny by
很能赚点钱
turn an honest penny
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
turn an honest shilling
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
earn an honest penny
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
earn an honest shilling
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
make an honest penny
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
make an honest shilling
用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱
turn up again like a bad penny
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
turn up again like a half penny
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
turn up again like a bad shilling
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
come back again like a bad penny
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
come back again like a half penny
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
come back again like a shilling
不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
two a penny
[英、口]多得很; 不值钱
ten a penny
[英、口]多得很; 不值钱
win the penny
(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利
win a penny
(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利
turn the penny
(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利
turn a penny
(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
penny
/ˈpɛnɪ/
(pence)
1. 可数名词 A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent. 便士 [美国英语] [非正式]
- Unleaded petrol rose more than a penny a gallon. 无铅汽油每加仑涨了一个多便士。
2. 单数型名词 If you say, for example, that you do not have a penny, or that something does not cost a penny, you are emphasizing that you do not have any money at all, or that something did not cost you any money at all. 分文 [强调]
- From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny. 从你到我家的那一天起，你就分文不需花了。
/ˈpɛnɪ/
(pence)
1. 可数名词 A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent. 便士 [美国英语] [非正式]
- Unleaded petrol rose more than a penny a gallon. 无铅汽油每加仑涨了一个多便士。
2. 单数型名词 If you say, for example, that you do not have a penny, or that something does not cost a penny, you are emphasizing that you do not have any money at all, or that something did not cost you any money at all. 分文 [强调]
- From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny. 从你到我家的那一天起，你就分文不需花了。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典
