pennies

英 [ˈpɛnɪz]

美 [ˈpɛniz]

penny 的复数，多仅指硬币，不指数量

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• （penny的复数，通常仅指硬币，不指数量）
  Penniesis the plural ofpenny.Penniesis mainly used to refer only to coins, rather than to amounts.

双语例句

• You've been giving him pennies to make him work as your servant.
  给他一点儿钱让他来当你的仆人。
• We scorn a boy who takes pennies from a newspaper stand.
  我们蔑视从报摊上拿走硬币的男孩。
• Id found pennies and nickels before, but never a dollar!
  以前我捡过便士和镍币，可从没发现过一美元的钞票。
• So if you're serious about deficits, you shouldn't be pinching pennies now;
  所以如果你真的关心财政赤字问题，你不应该在现在精打细算；
• I only need a thousand more pennies to buy my airplane.
  我只要在有一千个一角的铜板，就能买一架飞机了。
• A former English silver coin worth four pennies.
  英联邦早期的一种价值为四便士的银币。
• We must pinch pennies to make ends meet.
  我们一定要精打细算，以求收支平衡。
• B.You can rent a bicycle for pennies a day.
  你可以租用自行车，每天几美分。
• Please give me six pennies for this sixpence.
  请给我把这个六便士的硬币换成六个一便士的硬币。
• He printed the names of every donor, including schoolchildren who donated pennies.
  他刊登每一位捐赠者的名字，包括捐赠了几分钱的学童。