pennyn. coin worth thetwelfth part of a shilling;(fig.) a trifle便士,值十二分之一先令的錢幣;(比喻)一點點,少量。 △L.L.L.3.1.30(27):“By my penny of ob-servation.”據(jù)我那一點點的觀察。 penny cord: i.e.hangman's rope一根不值錢的繩子,(指)絞刑吏的繩子。 △H.V.3.6.49 (47): “And let notBardolph’s vital thread be cut / With edge of pennycord and vile reproach.”不要讓巴道夫的生命之線被破繩子和臭名聲給切斷了。 
Elizabethan silver penny penny[?peni]n.便士,分 ◇in for a penny,in for a pound一不做,二不休 make every penny count 厲行節(jié)約 penny wise and pound foolish小事精明,大事糊涂 the penny dropped目的達到 ‖ penny drop掛膝回環(huán)下 penny pincher吝嗇鬼 penny stock面值在美金一元以下的股票,低價股票 penny-wise adj.精明的,節(jié)約的 penniless[?penilis]adj.赤貧的,貧窮的 |