sixpence

noun

1. 六便士硬币（英国1971年以前使用）
   a British coin in use until 1971, worth six old pence

1. (1971 年前英国旧币制的)六便士
   A sixpence is a small silver coin which was used in Britain before the decimal money system was introduced in 1971. It was the equivalent of 2.5 pence.

1. The organ-player had been ordered to go away and given sixpence.
   他父亲给了风琴手六个便士让他走开。
2. If we are ever able to learn what Wickham's debts have been, said Elizabeth, and how much is settled on his side on our sister, we shall exactly know what Mr. Gardiner has done for them, because Wickham has not sixpence of his own.
   我们只要知道韦翰究竟欠下了多少债务，伊丽莎白说，用他的名义给我们妹妹的钱有多少，那我们就会知道嘉丁纳先生帮了他们多大的忙，因为韦翰自己一个子也没有。
3. However, if a bride would like to include it in her wedding, she can purchase a silver sixpence from many companies that sell bridal supplies such as garters and invitations.
   但是，如果新娘想要在她的婚礼中包括这一项目，她可以从许多出售如吊袜带和请柬等婚礼用品的公司里买到六便士银币。
4. The original saying dates back to the Victoria times and states, Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence in your shoe.
   最初的说法源自维多利亚时代，原文是：有旧，有新，有借，有蓝；在一只鞋里放一枚六便士的银币。
5. Messenger boys stealing to put on sixpence.
   送信的小伙子们为了弄到六便士的赌本竟去偷窃。
6. I can remember when a sixpence would buy quite a lot.
   我记得那时候六便士能买很多东西。
7. I'll toss this sixpence and you call head or tail.
   我来掷这个6便士硬币，你说是正面还是反面。
8. I work down t 'recycling plant 14 hours a day, week in, week out, for sixpence a fortnight and give all me wages to a bee-keeping co-operative in Zaire.
   我每天到回收工厂工作14个小时，一周接着一周，两个星期挣6个便士，全部工资都捐给了扎伊尔的一个养蜂合作社。
9. Wages were sixpence a week within living memory.
   周工资为六便士的年代，人们记忆犹新。
10. He gave them sixpence apiece and a pat on the head, and they went off with much respectful swinging of caps and touching of forelocks.
    他给了他们每人一枚六便士铜钱，拍了拍他们的脑袋。他们必恭必敬挥着帽子，行着军礼，走了。
11. For sixpence a line, I could cause a riot in a nunnery.
    一行台词付我六便士，我能在修道院引起骚动。
12. The Moon and Sixpence.
    月亮和六便士。
13. Please give me six pennies for this sixpence.
    请给我把这个六便士的硬币换成六个一便士的硬币。
14. He took sixpence from the palm of her hand and went to the counter to pay.
    他从她手心里拿了六便士到柜台付了钱。
15. Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye.
    唱一支六便士之歌，满口袋的黑麦。
16. Seventy-two solidi went to the pound of gold, so that its value was about twelve shillings and sixpence.
    七十二枚索里迪用一磅黄金，因此其币值为十二先令六便士。
17. Sing a song of sixpence.
    唱一只六便士的歌吧。
18. Sing A Song of Sixpence Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie!
    唱一首六便士之歌唱一首六便士之歌，袋子里装满黑麦；二十四只黑画眉，被放在派里面烤！
19. If she had only a shilling in the world, she would be very likely to give away sixpence of it.
    假设在世界上她有一个先令的话，她会捐出六个便士的。
20. But size, like sentiment, can turn on a sixpence.
    但就像人气一样，规模也会有起有落。
21. This book is five shillings sixpence.
    这本书定价五先令六便士。
22. You can see his determination and ambition, and he can switch things on a sixpence, so I can't wait for people to see what he's achieving.
    你能见到他的决心和野心，而且他能转变在一个六便士上的事物，因此，我不能等候人见到他正在达成的。
23. I gave him sixpence yesterday and advised him to save it.
    我昨天给了他六便士，并建议他把这点钱积存起来。
24. Conflicts Between Ideality And Reality& Review on The Theme of Maugham's The Moon and Sixpence
    理想和现实的冲突&解读毛姆《月亮和六便士》的主题
25. A Psychoanalytical and Feministic Interpretation of Strickland's Escapes in the Moon and Sixpence
    从精神分析和女性主义角度解析《月亮和六便士》中主人公的出走
26. In his literary creation of The Moon and Sixpence, Maugham received profound influence from Gauguin and his Tahitian pictures.
    毛姆在创作《月亮和六便士》时，深受高更及其在塔希堤时期所创作的绘画作品的影响。
27. The author of the thesis briefly introduced Maugham and emphasized the significance of The Moon and Sixpence.
    本文作者简要地介绍了毛姆并强调了《月亮和六便士》的意义。

noun

1. a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies

   Synonym:    tanner