penny
- n. 便士（英国货币单位，100便士等于1英镑）；便士（英国1971年前使用的硬币，12便士等于1先令）；分（美国和加拿大货币单位）；一小笔钱（pennies）；一分一毫（用于强调没钱）（a penny）；迪纳里厄斯（古罗马的金币或银币）
[ 复数 pennies或pence ]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
penny /ˈpɛnɪ/ CET4 TEM4
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N-COUNT A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent. 便士 [美国英语] [非正式]
例：Unleaded petrol rose more than a penny a gallon.
无铅汽油每加仑涨了一个多便士。
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N-SING If you say, for example, that you do not have a penny, or that something does not cost a penny, you are emphasizing that you do not have any money at all, or that something did not cost you any money at all. 分文 [强调]
例：From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny.
从你到我家的那一天起，你就分文不需花了。
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那东西没花一分钱。
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Unleaded petrol rose more than a penny a gallon.
无铅汽油每加仑涨了一个多便士。
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The trip was expensive but it was worth every penny.
这次旅行花费很大，但是花的每一分钱都不冤枉。
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They got this name because they wore on their coats a copper penny with the head of an Indian.
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Now when asked by the hardest workers why "each of the laborers received every man a penny," the householder replies, "Take that which is thine own and go thy way.
当那些最辛苦的工人问户主为什么“每个人,都得到了一便士呢“他回答，拿着你们的东西走人吧。
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Here a householder looks for laborers that he will pay a penny a day.
一个房主想找一些工人，他会给他们一天一便士。
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