fourpence

1. I pinched fourpence from the box.
   我从盒子里偷偷拿了4便士。
2. Fourpence was a private soldier's daily pay at that time.
   当时二等兵每天的工资是四便士。
3. Twopence a pint, fourpence a quart, eightpence a gallon of porter, no, one and fourpence a gallon of porter.
   两便士能买一品脱黑啤酒，四便士能买一夸脱，八便士就是一加仑。不，一加仑得花一先令四便士。
4. A pound of wheat at a penny is as dear as a pound of butcher's-meat at fourpence.
   四便士一磅的家畜肉和一便士一磅的小麦一样昂贵。
5. There is fourpence on the table.
   桌上有四便士的钱。
6. After some minutes he appeared to have come to a decision, and entering the shop he purchased a baby's rattle for fourpence half-penny.
   几分钟后，他似乎打定了主意，走进店里花四个半便士买了一个小孩玩的拨浪鼓。

noun

1. a former English silver coin worth four pennies

   Synonym:    groat