noun🔗Share便士，（旧制）一便士 In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d."Before decimalisation, my grandmother used to save pennies for her tea. "在实行十进制货币制度之前，我奶奶过去常常攒下一些旧制便士来买茶叶。economyfinancehistoryvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share便士, 一便士硬币 In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p."My grandmother gave me a penny for my allowance. "我奶奶给了我一个便士作为零花钱.valueeconomybusinessfinanceChat 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."My grandmother gave me a few pennies for my lunch money at school. "我奶奶给了我几个爱尔兰便士，让我当在学校的午饭钱。valuefinanceeconomyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share一分硬币，便士 In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢."My daughter saved her pennies to buy a new coloring book. "我女儿攒着一分一分的硬币，为了买一本新的涂色书。valuebusinesseconomyfinanceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share便士，一分钱。 In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin."My grandmother gave me a penny for my good behavior in school. "我奶奶奖励了我一个便士，因为我在学校表现很好。valueeconomyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share英寸钉的尺寸单位 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 2000 nails at 5 pence per penny. "木匠订购了两千枚钉子，规格为每英寸钉5便士。technicalindustrycommercebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share钱，款项 Money in general."to turn an honest penny"正当赚钱financeeconomybusinessassetChat 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个星期，就被住在走廊另一头的女生用硬币把门给卡住了。propertyactionbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用硬币代替保险丝 (yòng yìngbì dàitì bǎoxiǎnsī), 私接电线 (sī jiē diànxiàn). 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."To save money, John pennyed the circuit breaker, inserting a coin into the fuse socket instead of a proper fuse. "为了省钱，约翰冒险用硬币代替保险丝，私自接通了电路。 (Wèile shěngqián, Yuēhàn màoxiǎn yòng yìngbì dàitì bǎoxiǎnsī, sīzì jiētōng le diànlù.)technologyelectricdevicetechnicalenergymachineelectronicsutilityactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
