英语词汇“red cent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Use red cent to mean an amount of money so small that it's basically worthless. A waiter might complain that her tips are so bad that she didn't earn a single red cent.

You'll always find this noun in some variation of the phrase "not one red cent." A stingy person announces that he won't give a red cent to any charities, while a crafty person plans to make every Christmas gift by hand, and not spend one red cent on presents this year. The red cent is symbolic, representing an a tiny amount of money. The original U.S. copper penny was reddish and was also called a red cent.

WORD FAMILY

red cent: red cents

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Speaker of the House Joe Cannon showed his opposition: ‘Not one red cent for scenery!’ he said.

The New Yorker(Sep 03, 2016)

“I received a pacemaker in 1982 in Canada where I am a citizen. I didn’t pay a red cent. My health was – and is brilliant.”

The Guardian(Oct 10, 2016)

I will never make 1 red cent on boxing.

Los Angeles Times(Sep 16, 2016)

n something of little value

not worth one red cent

Syn|Hyper

darn, hoot

ineptitude, worthlessness

having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

单词	red cent
释义	red cent (once / 42364 pages) n Use red cent to mean an amount of money so small that it's basically worthless. A waiter might complain that her tips are so bad that she didn't earn a single red cent. You'll always find this noun in some variation of the phrase "not one red cent." A stingy person announces that he won't give a red cent to any charities, while a crafty person plans to make every Christmas gift by hand, and not spend one red cent on presents this year. The red cent is symbolic, representing an a tiny amount of money. The original U.S. copper penny was reddish and was also called a red cent. WORD FAMILY red cent: red cents USAGE EXAMPLES “Speaker of the House Joe Cannon showed his opposition: ‘Not one red cent for scenery!’ he said. The New Yorker(Sep 03, 2016) “I received a pacemaker in 1982 in Canada where I am a citizen. I didn’t pay a red cent. My health was – and is brilliant.” The Guardian(Oct 10, 2016) I will never make 1 red cent on boxing. Los Angeles Times(Sep 16, 2016) n something of little value not worth one red cent Syn\|Hyper darn, hoot ineptitude, worthlessness having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
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