penny

penny

['peni]

n.便士, 【美】分

例句与用法：

He arrived in this country six years ago without a penny.

六年前，他来到这个国家时一文不名。

He grudges every penny he has to spend.

他每花一便士都非常吝惜。

Penny wise, pound foolish.

[谚]小事聪明，大事糊涂; 抓了芝麻，丢了西瓜。

I have had to work for every single penny I earned.

我挣的每一便士都是辛苦工作得来的。

I only have a few pennies with me.

我身上只有几个便士。

词形变化：

名词复数: pennies |

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n.

1. 【英】便士; 一便士硬币[C]

Please give me ten pennies for this tenpence piece.

请替我把这十便士换成十个一便士硬币。

2. 【美】一分; 一分硬币[C]

3. 一小笔钱; (用于否定句)一文钱[S]

The excursion won't cost you a penny if you go with us.

如果你与我们一起去, 这趟旅行就不会花你一文钱。

Nobody will bet one penny that they will succeed.

谁也不会花一个子儿打赌说他们会成功。

I paid a pretty penny for that picture.

我花了一大笔钱买那幅画。

短语词组：

A penny for your thoughts!

1. 告诉我你在想什么!

Hi! Tom. A penny for your thoughts!

喂! 汤姆, 你在想什么?

a pretty/fine penny

1. 一大笔钱

It costs a pretty penny to keep a car nowadays because of the high price of petrol.

由于汽油价格高, 现在拥有一辆汽车要耗费一大笔钱。

in for a penny, in for a pound

1. 一不做, 二不休

not have a penny to one's name

1. 身无分文

At the moment he doesn't have a penny to his name.

他现在身无分文。

pennies from heaven

1. 意外之财; 不费力而得的东西

What we need now is pennies from heaven.

我们现在需要的是意外之财。

penny wise and pound foolish

1. 小处精明, 大处浪费

Forbidding private phone calls in the office cannot really reduce the company's expenses; it's just being penny wise and pound foolish.

禁止在办公室打私人电话其实不能减少多少开支; 反而是因小失大。

pinch pennies

1. 精打细算

We'll have to spend money when necessary. Don't try to pinch pennies all the time.

该花钱时我们还是得花。别总是精打细算。