two-pence

two-pence什么意思,two-pence翻译

基本解释

n.: （英国的）两便士硬币

权威解释

• （英国的）两便士硬币:

  a British coin worth two pence

例句

• A penny saved is two pence clear, A pin a day"s a groan a year.

  省一元等于净赚两块钱。一天一桶酒，病痛缠身一整年。

• two pence , sir , the shopgirl dared to say . aha . .

  “两便士，先生，”女店员壮起胆子来说。

• "Never mind, " answered the officer, "take your two pence between your hands; now rattle them loudly. "

  “不要紧，”警察回答道，“把你的两个便士用双手捂着；现在使劲把它们咔嗒咔嗒地摇出声音来。”

• He that pays for Work before it, s done. has but a penny. worth for two pence.

  完工之前就付钱，一个便士值两个。

• Will you let me have three (cucumbers) for two pence?

  两便士三个（黄瓜）可以吗？

• The man then put the other boot on the box, but the boy refuse to clean unless he is paid two pence for his work.

  这个人又把第二只鞋盒子上，但这男孩拒绝再给他免费清洁了，除非他为此付两便士。

• On may 6, 1840, post office throughout England begin to sell stamp " one penny " black stamp and " two pence " blue stamp.

  1840年5月6日，全英国的邮局开始发售邮票-一便士的黑色邮票和两便士的蓝色邮票。

• After all, it only costs the reader two pence.

  不管怎么说，读者只须花两个便士就可以买到呀！

• I have but two pence in all the world, sir, and I must buy me some bread.

  总共只有两个便士，我还要买面包吃呢，长官。

• In 1808 the first broadsheet on the Chulkhurst twins was printed and sold outside the church on Easter for two pence.

  1808年的复活节，比登登的教堂外首次出售印有查克赫斯特姐妹的大幅张贴画，每张售价两便士。