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

• Steel pennies are scarce now except in coin shops.
  除了在钱币店内，钢币便士现在很难见到了。
• I gave her six pennies.
  我给了她六便士。
• Id found pennies and nickels before, but never a dollar!
  以前我捡过便士和镍币，可从没发现过一美元的钞票。
• We scorn a boy who takes pennies from a newspaper stand.
  我们蔑视从报摊上拿走硬币的男孩。
• What about my five pennies?@ he asked.
  “我的五分钱怎么办？”他问道。
• A former English silver coin worth four pennies.
  英联邦早期的一种价值为四便士的银币。
• You've been giving him pennies to make him work as your servant.
  给他一点儿钱让他来当你的仆人。
• I will always remember; she saved her pennies in a glass jar.
  我永远都会记得；她把零钱存放在一个玻璃罐中。
• She loved to shop and buy clothes, while I tendedto pinch pennies.
  她喜欢购物和买衣服，而我向来吝啬。
• She returned with a bag of trinkets and a few pennies.
  最后她带了一包小首饰回来，手中只剩下几分钱。