penny

🇺🇸 /ˈpeni/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpeni/
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标签 Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A2

A small British coin. 100 pennies make one pound.

I found a shiny penny on the street.

我在街上发现了一枚闪亮的便士。

R

An old British coin used before 1971. 12 pennies made one shilling.

My grandfather saved every penny he earned.

我的祖父把他赚的每一枚旧便士都存了起来。

A2

Another word for a cent, the smallest US coin.

That candy costs only one penny.

那种糖果只值一美分。

translation

n. 便士, 美分

词形变化

Plural pennies