shillings

英 [ˈʃɪlɪŋz] 美 [ˈʃɪlɪŋz]

n.  先令(英国1971年以前货币单位,一先令值12旧便士,20先令合一英镑); 先令(肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位)
shilling的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. 先令(1971 年以前英国的货币单位,1先令值 5 便士,20 先令合1英镑)
    A shilling was a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. There were twenty shillings in a pound.

    双语例句

    1. My last cheque overdrew my account by a few shillings.
      我最后的一张支票在我的账上已经透支了几先令。
    2. I will venture five shillings on it.
      我愿为它赌五先令。
    3. At last he had nothing left but a pair of slippers, an old dressing-gown, and four shillings.
      最后他只剩下四个毫子,此外还有一双便鞋和一件旧睡衣。他的朋友们现在再也不愿意跟他来往了,因为他再也不能跟他们一道逛街。
    4. For this exciting sail, he spent all his shillings.
      为了这次让人兴奋的航行,他花去了他所有的先令。
    5. I was paid only six shillings a week.
      他们只付我一星期6先令的工钱。
    6. When we went upstairs to bed, I realized that all my money had been spent, as eight shillings 'worth of food and drink was laid out on my bed in the moonlight.
      当我们上楼睡觉时,我意识到我的钱已经全部被花光了,因为借着月光可以看见,价值8先令的食品和饮料已经堆在我的床上。
    7. Before I could say a word, he had driven the horse and cart down the road and out of sight round the corner. I knew I would never see him, my case or my ten shillings again.
      我还没来得及叫喊,他已经驾着马车上路,一拐弯就不见了。我知道我再也见不着他了,再也见不着我的钱包和我那10个先令了。
    8. This tea sells three shillings a pound.
      这种茶每磅3先令。
    9. Shillings have now gone out of use.
      先令已不再使用了。
    10. Here's a generous spirit to scorn scraped-up shillings!
      这儿有一位慷慨豪爽人物,居然看不起收集先令来了!
    11. When I was young you could buy a packet for2 shillings.
      我年轻的时候,两先令就能买一包。
    12. Pounds, shillings, and pence are denominations of English money.
      金镑、先令、便士为英国钱币的单位名称。
    13. I could hardly scare up ten shillings.
      我连十个先令也得不到。
    14. These apples are two shillings a pound.
      这些苹果每磅2先令。
    15. Then they implemented a rule that the guinea is worth twenty-one shillings.
      于是政府就执行了一个新令,规定一个几尼值二十一个先令的价值。
    16. In 1971 Britain changed over from pounds, shillings, and pence to the new decimal money system.
      一九七一年英国把英镑、先令、便士改为新的十进位币制。
    17. So they had a guinea which they said was twenty shillings and then there were two coins either shillings or guineas that was the money at the time.
      于是,他们就生产出了,一个等同于二十先令的几尼,所以出现了两种硬币,先令或是几尼,这是当时流行的货币。
    18. After training on how to assess profit and loss, her profits rose to 20,000 shillings a week.
      在接受了如何评估利润和损失的培训后,她每周的利润增长到了2万先令。
    19. He had been a witness to our bargain and to my payment of the five shillings.
      他是亲眼看见我们的约定,也看见我付了五个先令的。
    20. Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
      20先令在过去等于1镑。
    21. Bust'em, and you'll bust five-and-thirty shillings.
      一绷破就绷掉了三十五个先令。
    22. Sally's landlady has put up the rent by10 shillings a week.
      莎莉的女房东把房租每周提了10先令。
    23. Pounds, shillings, and pence are the denominations of English money.
      英镑、先令、便士是英国的货币单位。
    24. That will save you twelve shillings a week.
      那将可使你每星期节省十二先令。
    25. ( in former British currency) shilling ( s) Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
      (旧时英国货币的)先令.20先令在过去等于1镑。
    26. This book is five shillings sixpence.
      这本书定价五先令六便士。
    27. The advertised price was 168 dollars, but the shopkeeper knocked off the odd shillings.
      广告价格是168美元,但是店主减去了零头。
    28. So all the shillings disappeared and the only coin left was the guinea.
      所以,所有的先令就消失了,只剩下几尼作为唯一的硬币。