单词：pennying
penny
['peni]
n.
便士(英国及其他英镑国家的货币单位；旧制为一先令的1／12，[略作 d.]；新便士于1971年2月15日开始通用，是最小货币单位，等于1／100英镑[全称new penny，略作 p.])；一便士面额的铜币
[美国英语](美国或加拿大辅币)分；一分面值的铜币
小钱；一枚钱；(古罗马的)小银币
一笔钱；金钱(现主要用于某些短语)
点滴，少量
(按特定税制或习惯支付强征的款项)定金
短语:
a bad penny
不受欢迎的人(或物)；反复出现令人讨厌的人(或物)
a fine(或pretty)penny
[口语]一大笔钱；一笔相当大的款子，可观的一笔钱(常与动词 cost 连用)
a penny for your thoughts
[口语]你呆呆地(或一声不响地)在想什么
a penny saved is a penny gained (或earned,got)
[戏谑语]省一文就是一文；省一文等于挣一文
a penny soul never come to twopence
志小者不能成大事
a penny plain and twopence coloured
[蔑语]虚有其表
a penny wedding
[英国英语]用客人赠钱举行的婚礼
a tuppenny-ha'penny(或twopenny halfpenny) affair
微不足道(或无关紧要的)小事情
clean as a penny
十分，完全
干干净净
come back(或turn up) again like a bad halfpenny (或penny,shilling)
不要它偏又回来；挥去复来；又来纠缠，又回来拖累人
earn an honest penny
=turn an honest penny
have not a penny
很穷，不名一文
in for a penny,in for a pound
一不做，二不休
in penny numbers
一点一点地
like a bad penny
不想看见时一再出现，要想忘记但忘不掉
make a penny of something
[废语]用某物去赚钱
make penny of something
[废语]变卖某物；用某物换钱
no penny,no paternoster
[废语]没有钱不念经，不付代价无所得
not a penny
不名一文，一分钱也没有
not a penny the worse
比以前一点不坏；一点不吃亏
not have two pennies to rub together
[英国英语]穷得丁当响；穷得什么也买不起
not have a penny to one's name
一文不名，没有钱，一个便士也没有
pennies from heaven
天上掉下来的钱，意外之财，不费力而意外得来的钱(或物)
penny dreadful
见 dreadful
penny number
(一便士一本的定期出版的)侦探小说的一本分册
penny wise and pound foolish
小钱精明，大钱糊涂；小事聪明，大事糊涂；贪小失大[亦作 penny-wise and pound-foolish 或 penny-wise-and-pound-foolish]
Peter's penny
便士税(旧时向教皇缴纳的税金)
spend a penny
[英国口语]上(公共)厕所，大小便
ten a penny
= two a penny
the penny dropped
这才起了作用，这才理解了意思
think one's penny silver
[废语]自命不凡，自负
to the last penny
直到最后一文钱
全部
turn（或earn,make） an honest penny (或 shilling)
赚正当钱；凭劳动挣钱
做零工赚额外钱[亦作 turn a penny]
turn a useful penny(by)
收入不坏，很能赚点钱
two a penny
[英国口语]多得很；不值钱，多而贱的；平凡的
wind(或 turn)the (或 a) penny
(通过投资等)获利；赚钱
without a penny to one's name
= not have a penny to one's name
变形：
n.
pennies
. pence
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