noun🔗Share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.""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。economyfinancenumberhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share便士 In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p."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。economyfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share爱尔兰便士 In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p."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。valueeconomyfinancehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share一分钱，硬币。 In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢."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。valueeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share便士, 铜币 In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin."I found two pennies on the sidewalk. "我 在 人行道 上 捡 到 了 两 枚 便士 铜币。valueeconomyfinanceassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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.)technicalunitindustrycommercenumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钱, 钱币 Money in general."to turn an honest penny"正当赚钱financeeconomyassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用硬币卡住，用硬币塞住。 To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door."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。propertyactionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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.""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。utilityelectricelectronicstechnicalenergyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
