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| /ˈpeni/ |
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| 1 | a small unit of money in the UK There are 100 pence in one pound （英国）便士（100便士等于1英镑） |
| A local call only costs a few pence. 市内电话只要花费几分钱。 |
| | 1a | a small coin in the UK worth one penny （英国）一便士面额的硬币 | | He had saved up a jarful of old pennies. 他积攒了一罐一便士的旧硬币。 | |
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| 2 | a small coin in the US or Canada worth one cent （加拿大或美国的）分 |
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| - | every penny
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| all of an amount of money |
| 全部的钱；倾其所有 |
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| It’ s worth every penny. 这东西值得让你倾尽所有。 |
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| - | in for a penny, in for a pound informal
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| used for saying that you intend to finish doing something that you have started, or do it thoroughly |
| 一不做，二不休；既已开始就彻底做完 |
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| - | not have a penny to your name
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| to have no money |
| 一文不名 |
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| - | not have two pennies to rub together BRITISH informal
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| to have no money or very little money |
| 穷得叮当响 |
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| - | a penny
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| used in negative statements to mean no money at all |
| 一文钱（用于否定句中，指一文钱也没有） |
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| It’ s not worth a penny. 那一文不值。 |
| He never gave us a penny. 他一毛不拔。 |
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| - | the penny drops BRITISH informal
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| used when someone finally realizes or understands something |
| 恍然大悟；茅塞顿开 |
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| - | a penny for your thoughts spoken
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| used for asking someone what they are thinking about |
| （用于询问）你在想什么 |
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| - | penny wise, pound foolish
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| not willing to spend small amounts of money , but likely to spend large amounts in a stupid way |
| 丢了西瓜拣芝麻；小处节约，大处浪费 |
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| - | spend a penny BRITISH informal
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| to go to the toilet |
| 上厕所 |
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| - | ten a penny BRITISH informal
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| very common and therefore not worth a lot |
| 多得不值钱的 |
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| False friends are ten a penny. 虚情假意的朋友多得遍地都是。 |
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| - | to the penny
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| calculated exactly |
| 毫厘不差 |
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| She knows how much she spends, to the penny. 她知道她花多少钱，分毫不差。 |
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| - | turn up like a bad penny informal
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| if someone you do not like turns up like a bad penny , they always seem to appear in situations where you do not want them |
| 不速之客；讨厌鬼的出现 |
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| Tom was the bad penny that always turned up. 汤姆是个讨厌鬼，老是在不该出现的地方露面。 |
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| - | your last penny
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| all the money that you have left |
| 倾其所有 |
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| My dad would give you his last penny. 我爸爸会把他最后一文钱都给你的。 |
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