shillings

英 [ˈʃɪlɪŋz]

美 [ˈʃɪlɪŋz]

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)
shilling的复数

柯林斯词典

• 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.

双语例句

• Shillings have now gone out of use.
  先令已不再使用了。
• This book is five shillings sixpence.
  这本书定价五先令六便士。
• This tea sells three shillings a pound.
  这种茶每磅3先令。
• These apples are two shillings a pound.
  这些苹果每磅2先令。
• I will venture five shillings on it.
  我愿为它赌五先令。
• So they had a guinea which they said was twenty shillings and then there were two coins either shillings or guineas that was the money at the time.
  于是，他们就生产出了，一个等同于二十先令的几尼，所以出现了两种硬币，先令或是几尼，这是当时流行的货币。
• Pounds, shillings, and pence are denominations of English money.
  金镑、先令、便士为英国钱币的单位名称。
• So all the shillings disappeared and the only coin left was the guinea.
  所以，所有的先令就消失了，只剩下几尼作为唯一的硬币。
• Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
  20先令在过去等于1镑。
• Bust'em, and you'll bust five-and-thirty shillings.
  一绷破就绷掉了三十五个先令。