halfpenny

halfpenny

美 [ˈhæfˌpeni] 　英 [ˈheɪpni]

• adj.半便士的；没价值的
• n.半便士硬币（1971 年前使用的英国硬币，480 半便士硬币为一英镑）
• 网络也就是半便士；哈夫彭尼

词形变化

复数：halfpence  复数：halfpennies  

英汉双解

英汉解释

n.	1. 半便士;〈口〉铜币
adj.	1. 半便士的;便宜的,没价值的

英英解释

n.	1. a small coin from a money system used in the past in the U.K. and some other countries

例句

A halfpenny's the usual drop [gift], and you don't get even that unless you give them a bit of backchat.

人们一给经常是半便士，可是除非你跟他们聊天，否则连半便士也挣不到。

They never seem to have two halfpenny to rub together.

看来他们从没见识过大钱。

Don't bother her with such halfpenny things.

不要用这种微不足道的事情来打扰她。

After that there wasn't a halfpenny left.

那以后，连半便士也不剩了。