Twopence
[tʌpәns]
解释:
(noun.) a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies.
克劳德整理--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A small coin, and money of account, in England, equivalent to two pennies, -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday.
校对:马尔科姆
例句:
- Not that that's much to do, for I'd do it for twopence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- It brings me twopence a sheet, and I can often do from fifteen to twenty sheets in a day. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- Last night, on being childishly solicited for twopence, to buy 'lemon-stunners'--a local sweetmeat--he presented an oyster-knife at the twins! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Well, I don't mind that; it's only twopence a piece more,' said Mr. Martin. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Judy, my child, says Grandfather Smallweed, give the person his twopence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- I cried hot tears: not because Madame mistrusted me--I did not care twopence for her mistrust--but for other reasons. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Mr. Moore made him pay his penny down ere he entered, and informed him that the next repetition of the fault would cost him twopence. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- A penny saved is twopence clear, A pin a day's a groat a year. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- She finds that women are working hard, and better than she can, for twopence a day. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Judy, give the person twopence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- In 1842, a general issue of these Works, in weekly sheets or numbers, at twopence each, was commenced by the late Mr. Robert Cadell, of Edinburgh, and completed in 1847. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Here's old Bounderby always boasting that at my age he lived upon twopence a month, or something of that sort. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- I don't care an English Twopence for myself. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- The twopenny rope, sir,' replied Mr. Weller, 'is just a cheap lodgin' house, where the beds is twopence a night. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Which is twopence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
校对:西蒙