单词 | threepence |
释义 | threepenceWord family nounthreenessthreesomethreefoldnessthreepencethreepennyworththree-point turnthree-ring circusthreescorethree-wheelerthreeadjectivethree-corneredthree-dimensionalthreefoldthreepennythree-plythree-quarterthree-star Currenciesthree·pence /ˈθrepəns, ˈθrʌ-/ noun [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE old usePEC three old pence 三便士 Examples from the Corpus threepence• A man got one and eightpence, and threepence allowed for beer.• One shilling on Saturday and threepence for an evening were welcome additions to the family income.• A Tale of Two Cities: threepence.• Vermouth is threepence and brandy sixpence!• It saves me threepence on the fare that way.• In the end Meredith was forced to accept the threepence thrust into his palm.• It was usually threepence ha'penny or fourpence for a single cigar. |
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