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

• A small British coin worth six pennies; not minted since 1970.
  一种价值为六便士的小型英国硬币；年铸造。
• I gave her six pennies.
  我给了她六便士。
• 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。
• What about my five pennies?@ he asked.
  “我的五分钱怎么办？”他问道。
• Where I took his jar of pennies.
  我拿了他一罐便士。
• Him and his friends sitting on their bikes in front of the house, pitching pennies.
  他和他的朋友在房子前，坐在自行车上抛硬币。
• 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。
• B.You can rent a bicycle for pennies a day.
  你可以租用自行车，每天几美分。
• We must pinch pennies to make ends meet.
  我们一定要精打细算，以求收支平衡。
• Can you give me the change in pennies?
  请用便士给我找零钱好吗？