英语释义

1. a monetary unit of the United Kingdom formerly equal to 1/??? pound but now equal to 1/??? pound

2. a similar monetary unit of any of various other countries in or formerly in the Commonwealth of Nations — see pound at Money Table

3. a coin representing one penny

4. denarius

5. cent

6. a former monetary unit equal to 1/??? Irish pound

7. a trivial amount

8. a piece or sum of money
that will cost a pretty penny

9. being a (designated) nail size
an eightpenny nail

10. a coin or a unit of money equal to 1/??? of a dollar

11. a coin or a unit of money equal to 1/??? of a British pound

12. a British coin used before 1971 that was equal to 1/?? of a shilling

13. cent

14. a coin of the United Kingdom equal to 1/??? pound

片语

反复出现的讨厌的人；一再出现的不需要的人

一大笔钱；大数目之金钱

廉价的；六便士的；（钉子）两寸长的

noodle pennies龙汤捞面馆

fifty pennies五十一便士的硬币

分斤搿两

便士股票，低价股

It just keeps coming back - like a bad penny. In one year I found myself on my knees before a saving altar (accepting the Lord Jesus).

精打细算

jam pennies果酱便士

We have not spent a penny on software licenses.

The Pennies奔宁山脉

Matching PenniesMatching pennies is the name for a simple example game used in game theory. It is the two strategy equivalent of Rock, Paper, Scissor

不名一文

多而贱的

守财奴；小气鬼

上公共厕所（旧时英国公厕的自动门须投一便士硬币后方行开启）

零碎

英汉例句

• the easiest way for american companies to compete is to move their factories overseas and pay their workers a few pennies a day too. this contributes to a recession.

  竞争压力使得美国公司把工厂搬到了这些国家，也给工人每天只发几便士的工资，这就导致了经济衰退。

• arm earns pennies or fractions of a penny off each chip through its licensing deals.

  arm通过授权交易，每片芯片只挣几便士甚至更少。

• kirby tossed the three pennies in change over his shoulder; i heard them clink on the hot asphalt parking lot.

  在我们从商店里走出来的时候，科比先生将找他的三便士扔在他身后，我听到了硬币落在柏油马路上的声音。

• 「there is an old note attached to the book which says there is a fine of 10 pennies a week for late returns,」 she added.

  她说：「那本书里附有一张旧标签，上面写着逾期归还一周要罚款10便士。」

• i allowed the two pennies to fall against the sixpence in my pocket.

  我把口袋里的两个便士跟六便士撞在一块。

• 「you know, 」 he said, 「those who find lucky pennies need them the most because they are always looking down.

  他说：「你要知道那些发现幸运硬币的人是最需要他们的人，因为他们总是低着头往下看。

• but not so with the mute singer. into his cup, they dropped their pennies gently.

  但对沉默的歌手不是这样，他们总是轻轻地将钱放进去。

• it does not provide 」infinite scalability,「 it does not 」cost pennies a day,「 you can「t 」get there in an hour" - it won」t iron my shirts either.

  它不能提供“无限的伸缩性」、它并非「几便士一天」，你也不能「几小时就能搞定」——它也不能为我熨衬衣。

• the children instead of giving him pennies laughed at him.

  孩子们非但没给他钱，还对他百般嘲笑。

• five no-name toothbrushes in a package may seem like a steal at a handful of pennies each, but consider the risks.

  五支包裹里的杂牌牙刷就好像是一个个偷来的便士，但你要考虑下这样是否值得。

• it doesn「t matter how many pennies i give you, you won」t be rich. okay is that a good argument?

  我给你多少便士都没用，你都不能富裕，这是一个好论点吗？

• young liverpudlians may not have two pennies to rub together, but they can wander among luxury stores, lie on the grass of chavasse park and dream of good times ahead.

  这真是利物浦人的好运气！年轻的利物浦市民可能连两便士都拿不出来，却可以流连于奢华店铺，躺在查韦斯公园的草地上梦想着未来的美好时光。

• i will always remember; she saved her pennies in a glass jar.

  我永远都会记得；她把零钱存放在一个玻璃罐中。

• when a country looks poorer compared to america, one dollar of our money buys a lot of their money so they can pay their workers only a few pennies a day.

  债主国看上去比美国更穷，拿美元就可以买到更多的外币。所以在债主国，每天付给工人几便士工资就行了。

• we go to the supermarket resolved to watch our pennies and choose healthful foods.

  我们去到超市，下定决心要看紧我们的钱包并选择健康的食品。

• in tuesday's autumn statement the gesture to those of modest means will be measured in pennies off at the petrol pump – while other moves could actually pick poor pockets.

  在周二的秋季报告会上，他能做的估计也就是让大家在汽油泵上少花几个便士，其他的估计还是伸进穷人的口袋要钱。

• as we walked away from the store, mr. kirby tossed the three pennies in change over his shoulder; i heard them clink on the hot asphalt parking lot.

  在我们从商店里走出来的时候，科比先生将找他的三便士扔在他身后，我听到了硬币落在柏油马路上的声音。