halfpenny
英 ['hɑːfpenɪ]
- n. （英）半便士铜币；小钱
- adj. 半便士的；微不足道的
英英释义
- 1. an English coin worth half a penny
实用场景例句
- His opinion is not worth a halfpenny.
- 他的意见毫无价值.
辞典例句
- Not a halfpenny the worse.
- 毫不逊色,一点也不差.
辞典例句
- Turn up again like a bad halfpenny.
- 来得不是时候.
辞典例句
- She bought a halfpenny stamp.
- 她买了一枚半便士的邮票.
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- He was sent away and, a few days later , brought back, like the bad halfpenny.
- 他被送走了, 可没过几天, 又像没用的赝币一样被退回来了.
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- It is no use spoiling the sheep for a halfpenny worth of tar.
- 为省半便士焦油钱,死了一条羊.
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- It is no use spoiling the ship for a halfpenny worth of tar.
- 不要因小失大.
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双语例句
- 1. His opinion is not worth a halfpenny.
- 他的意见毫无价值.
来自辞典例句
- 2. Not a halfpenny the worse.
- 毫不逊色,一点也不差.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Turn up again like a bad halfpenny.
- 来得不是时候.
来自辞典例句
- 4. What he bought yesterday was just a twopenny - halfpenny thing.
- 他昨天买的只是一件没有什么价值的东西.
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- 5. She bought a halfpenny stamp.
- 她买了一枚半便士的邮票.
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英文词源
- halfpenny (n.)
- mid-13c. (though implied in Old English healfpenigwurð "halfpenny-worth"); see half + penny.
词态变化
复数: halfpence; halfpennies;