sixpence

英 [ˈsɪkspəns]

美 [ˈsɪkspəns]

n.  六便士硬币(英国1971年以前使用)

复数：sixpences　

TEM8

BNC.12083 / COCA.36555

牛津词典

noun

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

柯林斯词典

• (1971 年前英国旧币制的)六便士
  Asixpenceis 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.

英英释义

noun

• a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies
  Synonym:tanner

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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
• This book is five shillings sixpence.
  这本书定价五先令六便士。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sing a song of sixpence.
  唱一只六便士的歌吧。