shillings

英 [ˈʃɪlɪŋz]

美 [ˈʃɪlɪŋz]

n.  先令(英国1971年以前货币单位，一先令值12旧便士，20先令合一英镑); 先令(肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位)
shilling的复数

柯林斯词典

• 先令(1971 年以前英国的货币单位，1先令值 5 便士，20 先令合1英镑)
  Ashillingwas a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. There were twenty shillings in a pound.

双语例句

• For this exciting sail, he spent all his shillings.
  为了这次让人兴奋的航行，他花去了他所有的先令。
• Bust'em, and you'll bust five-and-thirty shillings.
  一绷破就绷掉了三十五个先令。
• In 1971 Britain changed over from pounds, shillings, and pence to the new decimal money system.
  一九七一年英国把英镑、先令、便士改为新的十进位币制。
• Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
  20先令在过去等于1镑。
• So all the shillings disappeared and the only coin left was the guinea.
  所以，所有的先令就消失了，只剩下几尼作为唯一的硬币。
• This tea sells three shillings a pound.
  这种茶每磅3先令。
• Before I could say a word, he had driven the horse and cart down the road and out of sight round the corner. I knew I would never see him, my case or my ten shillings again.
  我还没来得及叫喊，他已经驾着马车上路，一拐弯就不见了。我知道我再也见不着他了，再也见不着我的钱包和我那10个先令了。
• My last cheque overdrew my account by a few shillings.
  我最后的一张支票在我的账上已经透支了几先令。
• He had been a witness to our bargain and to my payment of the five shillings.
  他是亲眼看见我们的约定，也看见我付了五个先令的。
• These apples are two shillings a pound.
  这些苹果每磅2先令。