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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

penny ['pεnɪ]
  1. 1. noun [BRIT] [c] [BRIT] (after 1971) 便士
  2. 2. noun [US] [inf] 分
    it was worth every penny
    那非常值得
    it won't cost you a penny
    这不会花你一分一厘

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

penny [ 'pεnɪ] [ 'penɪ]
  1. 1. noun 便士（英国及其他英镑国家的货币单位）:（旧制）一先令的十二分之一
    My grandfather gave me this coin, an old penny.
    我爷爷给了我这枚硬币，这是一枚旧便士 。
  2. 2. noun 便士（英国及其他英镑国家的货币单位）:新便士（英国1971年2月15日开始实行的十进位币制的最小货币单位，等于1/100英镑）[全称 new penny]
    I will see what I can do about sending you some pennies.
    我会想想可以怎么邮给你一些便士。
  3. 3. noun [American English] （美国或加拿大辅币）分
    Yesterday, I threw away some pennies, and then felt guilty.
    昨天，我扔掉了几美分，后来又觉得很内疚。
  4. 4. noun 小钱，一枚钱；（古罗马的）小银币
    Mom, I need some pennies for our fund-raiser at school.
    妈妈，我需要拿点儿钱给学校的募捐者。
  5. 5. noun 一笔钱；金钱[现主要用于某些短语]
  6. 6. noun [slang] 警官（copper的调侃说法；参见the note at cop）

Collins English-English Dictionary

penny ['pεnɪ]
  1. 1. n new penny (in Britain) a bronze coin having a value equal to one hundredth of a pound p
  2. 2. n a former monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland worth one hundredth of a pound
  3. 3. n (in Britain before 1971) a bronze or copper coin having a value equal to one twelfth of a shilling or one two-hundred-and-fortieth of a pound d
  4. 4. n (in the US and Canada) a cent
  5. 5. n a coin of similar value, as used in several other countries
  6. 6. n [used with a negative] [informal] [chiefly Brit] the least amount of money
    I don't have a penny
  7. 7. n [Etymology] Old English penig, pening; related to Old Saxon penni(n)g, Old High German pfeni(n)c, German Pfennig
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Examples

My grandfather gave me this coin, an old penny.
我爷爷给了我这枚硬币，这是一枚旧便士 。 → penny
it was worth every penny
那非常值得 → penny
it won't cost you a penny
这不会花你一分一厘 → penny
cost a bonny penny → bonny
she was cut off without a penny → cut off
I haven't a penny to my name → to one's name
I don't have a penny → penny
一分钱掰成两半花
watch every penny → 掰
身无分文
have not a penny to one's name → 分文
节约每一分钱
save every penny → 每
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