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pennies

/ˈpɛn.iːz/

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noun

便士，（旧制）英国铜币。

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.

Examples :

""Before they switched to decimal currency, a loaf of bread might have cost just a few pennies in Ireland." "

在实行十进制货币之前，在爱尔兰，一条面包可能只需要几个便士（旧制铜币）就能买到。

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noun

便士

In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.

Examples :

"I found a few pennies on the sidewalk near the bus stop. "

我在公交车站附近的便道上捡到了几个便士。

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noun

爱尔兰便士

In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.

Examples :

"Before the euro, a loaf of bread in Ireland might have cost you sixty pennies. "

在欧元流通之前，在爱尔兰买一条面包可能要花你六十爱尔兰便士。

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noun

一分钱，硬币。

In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.

Examples :

"My son saved up his pennies to buy a new comic book. "

我儿子攒了他攒的那些一分钱硬币，为了买一本新的漫画书。

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noun

便士, 铜币

In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.

Examples :

"I found two pennies on the sidewalk. "

我在人行道上捡到了两枚便士铜币。

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noun

英分

A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.

Examples :

"The carpenter ordered 200 pennies of nails for the new fence. "

木匠订购了200英分规格的钉子来建造新栅栏。(Mùjiàng dìnggòule 200 yīngfēn guīgé de dīngzi lái jiànzào xīn zhàlán.)

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noun

钱, 钱币

Money in general.

Examples :

"to turn an honest penny"

正当赚钱

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verb

用硬币卡住，用硬币塞住。

To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.

Examples :

"Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall."

扎克和本才上大学一周，就被隔壁宿舍的女生用硬币把门卡住了。

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verb

短路保险丝，硬币代替保险丝。

To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.

Examples :

"**"Please don't ever pennies a circuit breaker; it's incredibly dangerous and could start a fire."** "

千万不要用硬币代替保险丝来短路保险丝盒；这非常危险，可能会引起火灾。

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