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pence n.penny 的復數。

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If six pennies are not exchanged for sweets , they rattle for months inside money-box . 如果六個便士不用來換糖果的話,它們會在儲蓄罐里格格作響好幾個月。

The girls were directed to put any extra pennies they might have towards church missions . 女孩們聽到教導,要她們節約每一個銅板去幫助教堂搞各項活動。

He insisted on the assistant's counting the money before he left, 72,000 pennies in all ! 他堅持要那店員在他離店前把錢數清,一共七萬兩千枚便士!

She was slammed for increasing the price of school meals to sixty pence a week . 她因決定把學校的伙食費提高到每周六十便士而受到了猛烈抨擊。

You can't make 15 pence with two coins if one of them isn't a 5 penny piece . 如果其中一個不是5便士一枚的,兩只硬幣就不能湊成十五個便士。

I have not a penny left ; buying drinks for everyone has cleaned me out completely . 我一個便士都沒有了,給大家買飲料把我的錢全花光了。

A pound of wheat at a penny is as dear as a pound of butcher's meat at four pence . 四便士一磅的家畜肉和一便士一磅的小麥一樣昂貴。

He has a canny bit land of his own, and need not look on two sides of a penny . 牧師閣下有一塊不孬的土地,用不著掂斤播兩的。

We managed to run the coveted pennies and halfpennies to earth . 我們東翻西找,好不容易找到幾枚一便士和半便士的硬幣。

Six pence is a small price to pay for a satisfying bar of chocolate . 花6便士小錢買來一塊稱心的巧克力還是合算的。

The old lady counted out thirty pence and gave it to the shop assistant . 老太婆一個個地數出三十便士給了售貨員。

I have heard that ten pence a gallon is coming off the price of petrol . 我聽說汽油價格每加侖要減十便士。

Give us a penny . 給我一個子兒吧。

Not a penny is left . 錢用得精光。

He would not even lend me ten pence ; how mean can you get ? 他連十便士都不肯借給我,你看他有多小氣?

I should be without pence were it not for his assistance . 如果不是他的接濟,我現在會差不多囊空如洗。

It isn't worth a penny . 這分文不值。

The night will be very hard for me, without a penny in my pocket . 我身無分文,今夜將是何等難熬。

Richart was launched, and never cost them another penny . 理查特走上了社會,再也沒花他們一文錢。