| 单词 | penny |
| 释义 | pennypenny /ˈpɛni/ ●●○ noun (plural pennies) [countable] 1COIN a)a U.S. coin that is worth one cent (1/100th of a dollar): Do you have three pennies? b) (plural pence) a British coin that is worth 1/100th of a pound, or the value of this coin2not a penny no money at all: It wouldn’t cost him a penny to go to college here.3every penny all of an amount of money: He’s worth every penny they paid him. It’s all gone. Every last penny (=used to emphasize that you mean “all”) of it.4a penny saved is a penny earned spoken used to say that it is a good idea to save money5the/your last penny the only money that is left: They took everything she had, down to the last penny.6not have a penny to your name to not have any money at all7a penny for your thoughts spoken used to ask someone who is silent what he or she is thinking about8in for a penny, in for a pound used to mean that if something has been started, it should be finished, whatever the cost may be9penny wise, pound foolish used to say that someone saves money on small things but spends too much on large things → see also a bad penny at bad1 (27), cost a pretty penny at pretty2 (7) |
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