🔑pennyBrE/ˈpeni/NAmE/ˈpeni/noun (pen·nies or penceBrE/pens/NAmE/pens/) HELP 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.在第 1 及第 2 义中,pennies 指硬币,pence 指款额。在第 3 义中,复数形式为 pennies。🔑 (abbreviationp) asmallBritishcoinandunitofmoney. Thereare100penceinonepound (£1)便士(英国的小硬币和货币单位,1 英镑为 100 便士)◆Hehadafewpenniesinhispocket. 他口袋里有几个便士的硬币。◆Thatwillbe45pence, please. 一共是 45 便士。◆Theycost20peach. 这些东西每个要 20 便士。 (abbreviationd) aBritishcoininuseuntil1971. Thereweretwelvepenniesinoneshilling便士(英国 1971 年前使用的硬币,十二便士为一先令)🔑(NAmE) acent分●ˌeveryˈpennyallofthemoney所有的钱;每一分钱◆Wecollected£700andeverypennywenttocharity. 我们募集了 700 英镑,悉数捐给了慈善机构。●ˌinforaˈpenny, ˌinforaˈpound(saying) usedtosaythatsinceyouhavestartedtodosth, itisworthspendingasmuchtimeormoneyasyouneedtoinordertocompleteit一不做,二不休;有始有终●notaˈpennynomoneyatall分文没有;根本不用钱◆Itdidn'tcostapenny. 那东西没花一分钱。●theˈpennydrops(informal, especiallyBrE) usedtosaythatsbhasfinallyunderstoodorrealizedsththattheyhadnotunderstoodorrealizedbefore恍然大悟;终于明白;茅塞顿开●aˌpennyforyourˈthoughts●apennyforthem(saying) usedtoasksbwhattheyarethinkingabout(用于询问别人想什么)你在呆呆地寻思什么呢●turnuplikeabadˈpenny(informal) (ofaperson人) toappearwhentheyarenotwelcomeornotwanted, especiallywhenthishappensregularly(不愿碰上的)却总出现;冤家路窄●ˌtwo/ˌtenaˈpenny(BrE) (NAmEaˌdimeaˈdozen) verycommonandthereforenotvaluable普通得不值钱;(因常见而)价值低●pinchˈpennies(informal) totrytospendaslittlemoneyaspossible一毛不拔;吝啬●aprettyˈpenny(old-fashioned) alotofmoney很多钱;一大笔钱●spendaˈpenny(old-fashioned, BrE) peoplesay'spendapenny'toavoidsaying'usethetoilet'(委婉说法,与 use the toilet 同义)解手,方便