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

• Please give me ten pennies for this tenpence piece.
  请替我把这十便士换成十个一便士硬币。
• He had saved up a jarful of old pennies.
  他积攒了一罐一便士的旧硬币。
• So if you're serious about deficits, you shouldn't be pinching pennies now;
  所以如果你真的关心财政赤字问题，你不应该在现在精打细算；
• 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。
• I only need a thousand more pennies to buy my airplane.
  我只要在有一千个一角的铜板，就能买一架飞机了。
• She had several coins in her pocket, But no pennies.
  她口袋里有几个硬币，但是没有便士。
• We must pinch pennies to make ends meet.
  我们一定要精打细算，以求收支平衡。
• 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。
• Him and his friends sitting on their bikes in front of the house, pitching pennies.
  他和他的朋友在房子前，坐在自行车上抛硬币。