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（英國）便士（指幣值或硬幣）
In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money.
例句
Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine will cost another eight pence a bottle.
蘋果酒每品脫也漲了1便士，而汽酒則每瓶漲了8便士。
...a shiny newly minted penny.
新鑄造的锃亮的1便士硬幣
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便士（英國1971年前使用的硬幣，價值1/12先令）
A penny is a British coin used before 1971 that was worth one twelfth of a shilling.
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分（指幣值或硬幣）
A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent.
例句
Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.
無鉛汽油每加侖漲了1分多。
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一個子兒；分文
If you say, for example, that you do not have a penny, or that something does not cost a penny, you are emphasizing that you do not have any money at all, or that something did not cost you any money at all.
例句
From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny...
從你到我家那天起，你就一個子兒也不用花。
The Brilliantons paid their rent on time and did not owe him a penny...
布里連頓夫婦按時交納租金，一個子兒也不欠他的。
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PHRASE
恍然大悟；茅塞頓開；突然回過神來
If you say the penny dropped, you mean that someone suddenly understood or realized something.
例句
'Did he know who you are?' — 'I think so. I think the penny dropped.'
“他知道你是誰嗎？”——“我想是的。我覺得他是突然想到的。”
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PHRASE
上廁所；方便
If someone says that they are going to spend a penny, they mean that they are going to go to the toilet.
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不值錢；不稀奇
Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.
例句
Leggy blondes are two a penny in Hollywood.
在好萊塢，長腿金發(fā)美女遍地都是。
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PHRASE
物有所值；一分錢不白花
If you say that something or someone is worth every penny, you mean that they are worth all the money that is spent on them.
例句
The operation cost ￡100,000 and it was worth every penny...
那次手術(shù)花了10萬英鎊，但是花得非常值。
The directors of this company feel he's worth every penny.
這家公司的主管們覺得他值得栽培。