penny

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。

习惯用语a bad penny1.■反复出现的讨厌的人[物]; 一再露面的不需要的人[物]a penny for your thoughts1.■[口]你呆呆地在想什么呢(a) penny plain and twopence colo(u)red1.■(对庸俗的华丽的嘲笑语)不值钱的花花绿绿A penny saved is a penny gained.1.■[谑]省一文等于挣一文。A penny saved is a penny got.1.■[谑]省一文等于挣一文。A penny saved is a penny earned.1.■[谑]省一文等于挣一文。a pretty penny1.■[口]一笔相当大的款子, 可观的一笔钱(通常与动词cost连用)a fine penny1.■[口]一笔相当大的款子, 可观的一笔钱(通常与动词cost连用)a tuppenny ha'penny affair1.■无关紧要的小事情a tuppenny twopenny halfpenny affair1.■无关紧要的小事情clean as a penny1.■干干净净2.■完全, 十分In for a penny, in for a pound.1.■[谚]一不做二不休。make penny of sth.1.■变卖某物, 用某物换钱make a penny of sth.1.■变卖某物, 用某物换钱new penny1.■[英]新便士(英国1971年2月15日开始实行的十进位币制中的最小货币单位, 等于一镑的百分之一)No penny, no paternosier.1.■[废]不给钱; [转]不付代价即无所得。not a penny1.■一分钱也没有, 不名一文not a penny the worse1.■一点不比以前坏2.■一点也没吃亏not a penny to bless oneself with1.■一个便士也没有, 不名一文not have a penny to bless oneself with1.■一个便士也没有, 不名一文not have a penny to one's name1.■一个便士也没有, 不名一文pennies from heaven1.■天上掉下来的钱, 意外之财penny wise and pound foolish (=penny-wise and pound penny foolish; penny-wise-and -pound -foolish)1.■小处精明, 大处浪费; 小事聪明, 大事糊涂pinch -nies1.■精打细算, 节俭spend a penny1.■[英、口]上厕所; 大??旧时英国公厕的自动门须投一便士硬币后方行开启)to the last penny1.■直到最后一文钱; 全部turn a useful penny1.■很能赚点钱turn a useful penny by1.■很能赚点钱turn an honest penny1.■用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱turn an honest shilling1.■用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱earn an honest penny1.■用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱earn an honest shilling1.■用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱make an honest penny1.■用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱make an honest shilling1.■用正当手段挣钱, 凭劳动挣钱turn up again like a bad penny1.■不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来turn up again like a half penny1.■不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来turn up again like a bad shilling1.■不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来come back again like a bad penny1.■不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来come back again like a half penny1.■不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来come back again like a shilling1.■不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来two a penny1.■[英、口]多得很; 不值钱ten a penny1.■[英、口]多得很; 不值钱win the penny1.■(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利win a penny1.■(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利turn the penny1.■(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利turn a penny1.■(通过投资等)赚钱, 获利

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