coppers

英 [ˈkɒpəz]

美 [ˈkɑpərz]

n.  铜; 铜币; 警察
copper的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 铜
  Copperis reddish brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires.
  1. Chile is the world's largest producer of copper.
     智利是世界上最大的产铜国。
  2. ...a copper mine.
     铜矿
• ADJ 铜色的;紫铜色的;红棕色的
  Copperis sometimes used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour.
  1. His hair has reverted back to its original copper hue.
     他的头发又变回原来的淡红棕色。
• 铜板;铜币
  Coppersare brown metal coins of low value.
• N-COUNT 警察
  Acopperis a policeman or a policewoman.
  1. ...your friendly neighbourhood copper.
     你们友善的社区警察

双语例句

• The coppers ran Bob in for driving under the influence of alcohol.
  警察把鲍勃抓了起来，因为他喝醉酒时驾驶车辆。
• Where were the coppers last night?
  昨天晚上警察都去哪儿了？
• Even coppers aren't afraid to bury people in the desert.
  连巡警都不怕在沙漠里埋人。
• Yet they tried in every way, straining every muscle, to drag the rickshaw to its destination, nearly lulling themselves for a few coppers.
  但是他们设尽了方法，用尽了力气，死拽活拽地把车拉到了地方，为几个铜子得破出一条命。
• But when he saw what a quantity of silver money it contained, he very quickly threw away all the coppers he had taken, and filled his pockets and his knapsack with nothing but silver.
  他把狗儿抱到女巫的围裙上。当他看到箱子里有那么多的银币的时候，他就把他所有的铜板都扔掉，把自己的衣袋和行军袋全装满了银币。
• He gave the small child a few coppers.
  他给小孩几个铜币。
• But it was not valuable book; and so, a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers.
  只可惜这本书没有什么价值，所以一个略识几个字的穷人花了几个铜板就买到了这本书。
• "Can we play for coppers?" one rickshaw man asked tentatively.
  “来铜子儿的？”一个车夫试着步儿问。
• Xiangzi bought four ounces of liquor and three coppers worth of peanuts.
  祥子要了四两白干，三个大子儿的落花生。
• The new boy took two broad coppers out of his pocket and held them out with derision.
  新来的男孩果真从衣服口袋里掏出两个分币，嘲弄地摊开手掌。