中文翻译与英英解释 | adj. 三辨士的;不足道的,廉价的(a three-penny bit [piece] 三辨士硬币)。
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| of trifling worth 同义词:sixpenny, twopenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny-halfpenny,
| | used of nail size; 1 1/8 in long
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例句与用法 | 1. | They shake out the threepenny bits and a sixpence and coax out the pennies with the blade of a knife 从罐里摇出几枚三便士和一枚六便士的小银币,又用刀刃拨出些铜币。
| | 2. | They give two threepenny bits to the gentleman at the turnstile and begin to waddle slowly up the winding staircase , grunting , encouraging each other , afraid of the dark , panting , one asking the other have you the brawn , praising god and the blessed virgin , threatening to come down , peeping at the airslits 她们付给把守旋转栅门的人两枚三便士银币,然后打着趔趄,慢慢腾腾地沿着那螺旋梯攀登,一路咕依着,气喘吁吁,都害怕黑暗,相互鼓着劲儿。这个问那个带没带上咸肉,并赞颂着天主和童贞圣母玛利亚。
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