| 单词 | red cent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred cent red cent n. originally U.S. a one-cent coin (originally made of copper); (usually in extended use) a trivial amount of money; usually in negative expressions; cf. sense B. 14. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [phrase] > small (and) odd money1447 two and a plack1692 red cent1837 1837 Spirit of Times 2 Dec. 333/3 Not a red cent to my name—not even enough to buy a hoe-cake of a meal. 1889 Sir Charles Danvers xxix I don't care a red cent what you say. 1900 W. Archer Let. 1 Feb. in C. Archer William Archer (1931) xii. 263 I have never given a red cent for the ideas in plays. 1958 J. Carew Black Midas ix. 193 He will pay you seven dollar..and not a red cent extra. 2003 K. Kwei-Armah Elmina's Kitchen ii. iii. 82 Tell them they can come burn down my place, before they get a red cent from me. < as lemmas |
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