英语词汇“penny”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

主要翻译
英语		中文
penny, new penny, plural: pennies nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	UK (coin worth one hundredth of a pound) (硬币)	新便士
备注: 一英镑等于一百新便士
	There are one hundred pennies in every pound.
	一英镑值一百个新便士。
penny, plural: pence nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	UK (amount: one hundredth of a pound) (金额)	便士 biàn shì
	I paid eighty pence for this postcard.
	这张明信片花了我八十便士。
penny nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	US (cent coin)	一分硬币 yì fēn yìng bì
	I only have a few pennies in my purse.
	我钱包里只有几个一分硬币。

复合形式：
英语		中文
cost a pretty penny v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end."	informal, figurative (be expensive)	花费很多 huā fèi hěn duō
		价格不菲 jià gé bù fěi
	I bet that dress cost a pretty penny.
ha'penny nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	UK, informal, historical (British half-penny coin) (英国)	半便士 bàn biàn shì
penny arcade nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(amusement area with slot machines)	有投币游乐机的游乐场 yǒu tóu bì yóu lè jī de yóu lè chǎng
	Some boardwalks still have old-fashioned penny arcades.
penny dreadful nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	historical, UK (sensationalist fiction)	廉价的探案或恐怖小说
penny stock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	US (cheap stock) (指股价低于一元的低价股)	便士股票 biàn shì gǔ piào
	Bob focused on selling penny stock to wealthy investors.
penny-pinching nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	informal (frugality, miserly behaviour) (非正式用语)	小气 xiǎo qì
		吝啬 lìn sè
		节俭 jié jiǎn
penny-pinching adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	informal (frugal, miserly) (非正式用语)	小气的 xiǎo qì de
		吝啬的 lìn sè de
		节俭的 jié jiǎn de
penny-wise adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(careful in spending money)	节俭的，节约的
		节省的 jié shěng de