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halfpenny的意思

halfpenny

基本解释

n. (英)半便士铜币;小钱

adj. 半便士的;微不足道的

英文词源

halfpenny (n.)
mid-13c. (though implied in Old English healfpenigwurð "halfpenny-worth"); see half + penny.

实用例句

1. His opinion is not worth a halfpenny.
他的意见毫无价值.
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2. Not a halfpenny the worse.
毫不逊色,一点也不差.
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3. Turn up again like a bad halfpenny.
来得不是时候.
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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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