shilling

英 [ˈʃɪlɪŋ]

美 [ˈʃɪlɪŋ]

n. 先令(英国1971年以前货币单位，一先令值12旧便士，20先令合一英镑); 先令(肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位)

复数：shillings　

Collins.1 / BNC.5693 / COCA.23182

牛津词典

noun

先令（英国1971年以前货币单位，一先令值12旧便士，20先令合一英镑）
a British coin in use until 1971, worth 12 old pence. There were 20 shillings in one pound.
先令（肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位）
the unit of money in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia

先令(1971 年以前英国的货币单位，1先令值 5 便士，20 先令合1英镑)
Ashillingwas a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. There were twenty shillings in a pound.

noun

We wanted this to be a twenty shilling coin but now in the market it's trading at twenty-one.
我们希望它是一个值二十先令的硬币，但现在它在市场上以二十一个先令的价值来交换。
The old woman disliked her eldest son, and she cut him off with a shilling.
那老太太不喜欢她的长子，故而取消了他的遗产继承权。
Tired of monotonous work as a farm labourer he took the King's shilling.
他对当农场工人干单调无味的工作已经厌倦，因此入伍当兵了。
Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?
亲爱的小猪，你可愿意把你的指环卖上一先令？
I wrote about this in January of2007, based on material from Gary Shilling and others, plus my own research, although I think I wrote about it in an earlier letter as well.
我写的这个2007年1月，根据从加里先令和其他人，加上我自己的研究材料，但我觉得我写在以前的信中关于它的。
He handed each of them a shilling.
他给了每人一个先令。
Shilling has been reborn as an artist
希林以艺术家的身份再次出现。
And one shilling threepence change.
我找您一先令三便士。
I will go you a shilling.
我和你赌一个先令吧。
After he could speak, the rich man thanked the soldier, and only took out a shilling.
等到可以说话以后，这个有钱人对战士表示了谢意，然后仅仅拿出了一先令。