shilling

[美國]/'ʃɪlɪŋ/
[英國]/'ʃɪlɪŋ/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. 先令 一種英國貨幣單位。
詞形
複數shillings

例句

I will venture five shillings on it.

我願爲它賭五先令。

Boats for hire:one shilling an hour.

遊船出租:每小時一先令。

he might spring a few shillings more.

他可能要再花幾先令。

Coal used to cost 3 shillings a sack.

以往一袋煤值三先令。

He gave the boys a shilling apiece.

他給男孩子們每人一先令。

your wages would be five shillings all found.

你們的工資是五先令,食宿免費。

The charge for labor works out at almost ten shillings an hour.

付給工人的費用算下來每小時差不多十先令。

Every penny was hard earned,and every shilling was kept until I had to spend it.

每個便士都那麼難掙,對於每個先令,都是到萬不得已時才花掉它。

In 1971 Britain changed over from pounds, shillings, and pence to the new decimal money system.

一九七一年英國把英鎊、先令、便士改爲新的十進位幣制。

When he received his money, he found that five shillings had been knocked off for expenses incurred.

當他收到錢時, 他發現已扣去了五先令的費用。

原聲例句

He handed each of them a shilling.

福爾摩斯每人給了一個先令。

來源: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

In South Carolina, it was worth more than thirty-two shillings.

在南卡羅萊納州,一美元價值超過32先令。

來源: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

Come back with the man and I'll give you a shilling.

你和店主一起回來,我就給你一先令。

來源: A Christmas Carol

I was paid only six shillings a week.

他們只付我一星期6先令的工錢。

來源: Selected Works of David Copperfield

" I will devalue the shilling over my dead body, " Nyerere fumed afterwards.

尼雷爾事後生氣的說,“要讓先令貶值,除非我死了。”

來源: The Economist (Summary)

Life was hard out there because I had to pay five shillings.

外面的生活很艱難,因爲我得付5先令。

來源: VOA Standard English_Americas

In New York, the dollar was worth eight shillings.

在紐約,一美元值八先令。

來源: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

By the way, Copperfield, could you lend me a shilling for some beer?

順便問一下,科波菲爾,你能借我1先令買點啤酒嗎?

來源: Selected Works of David Copperfield

Come back in less than five minutes and I'll give you three shillings! '

如果在5分鐘之內回來我就給你三個先令!"

來源: A Christmas Carol

'He was not a good lad. I will not pay a shilling for him! '

“他那時就不是一個好小夥子。我不會爲他付一個先令!”

來源: Kidnapping

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