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penny
peni ˈpɛni
Word forms: plural pennies, plural pence
The form pence is used for the plural of meaning 1. 义项1的复数形式用pence。
1 N-COUNT （英国）便士（指币值或硬币） In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money. （英国）便士（指币值或硬币）

  • Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine will cost another eight pence a bottle.

    苹果酒每品脱也涨了1便士，而汽酒则每瓶涨了8便士。

  • ...a shiny newly minted penny.

    新铸造的锃亮的1便士硬币

2 N-COUNT 便士（英国1971年前使用的硬币，价值1/12先令） A penny is a British coin used before 1971 that was worth one twelfth of a shilling. 便士（英国1971年前使用的硬币，价值1/12先令）
3 N-COUNT 分（指币值或硬币） A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent. 分（指币值或硬币） [US, informal]

  • Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.

    无铅汽油每加仑涨了1分多。

4 N-SING 一个子儿；分文 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. 一个子儿；分文 [emphasis]

  • From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny.

    从你到我家那天起，你就一个子儿也不用花。

  • The Brilliantons paid their rent on time and did not owe him a penny.

    布里连顿夫妇按时交纳租金，一个子儿也不欠他的。

  • I asked her if he had given her any money. 'Not a penny.'

    我问她他有没有给过她钱。“一个子儿都没有。”

Usage Note :

  • Pennies usually refers to a number of individual coins. He took two pennies out of his pocket. You use pence or p when you are talking about a sum of money. It only cost fifty pence… Admission for children is 50p.

    pennies 通常指几枚硬币：He took two pennies out of his pocket（他从口袋里掏出两枚硬币）。表示金额时用pence或p：It only cost fifty pence（只花了50便士），Admission for children is 50p（儿童票价为50便士）。

5 PHRASE 恍然大悟；茅塞顿开；突然回过神来 If you say the penny dropped, you mean that someone suddenly understood or realized something. 恍然大悟；茅塞顿开；突然回过神来 [mainly British, informal]

  • 'Did he know who you are?' — 'I think so. I think the penny dropped.'

    “他知道你是谁吗？”—“我想是的。我觉得他是突然想到的。”

6 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 上厕所；方便 If someone says that they are going to spend a penny, they mean that they are going to go to the toilet. 上厕所；方便 [British, old-fashioned, politeness]
7 PHRASE 不值钱；不稀奇 Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find. 不值钱；不稀奇 [British, informal]

  • Leggy blondes are two a penny in Hollywood.

    在好莱坞，长腿金发美女遍地都是。

in AM, use 美国英语用 a dime a dozen
8 PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE] 物有所值；一分钱不白花 If you say that something or someone is worth every penny, you mean that they are worth all the money that is spent on them. 物有所值；一分钱不白花 [emphasis]

  • The operation cost £100,000 and it was worth every penny.

    那次手术花了10万英镑，但是花得非常值。

  • The directors of this company feel he's worth every penny.

    这家公司的主管们觉得他值得栽培。

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