| 释义 |
guineaguin‧ea /ˈɡɪni/ noun [countable]   - And even in those pre-inflation days the price two years later was up to 2,500 guineas.
- Annual members would subscribe two guineas perannum, and life members 20 guineas.
- Since he could command a thousand guineas a time, he was well able to afford such a residence.
- The Association was open to anyone resident in the island who was prepared to pay the annual subscription of one guinea.
- The Earl of Radnor and Lady Windsor each gave ten guineas.
- The Usher's salary was increased from £105 to 150 guineas.
- Two hundred years ago an eight-seater box for a theatre season cost a staggering 2,000 guineas, she learned.
► Currenciesbob, nounbureau de change, nouncent, nouncentime, nounchange, verbC-note, nouncoin, verbcoinage, nounconvertible, adjectivecrown, nouncurrency, nouncurrency peg, nound., decimalization, noundenomination, nounDeutschmark, noundevalue, verbdime, noundinar, noundollar, noundoubloon, noundough, noundrachma, nounducat, nounexchange rate, nounfarthing, nounfifty, numberfirm, adjectivefiver, nounfive-spot, nounfloat, verbforeign exchange, nounFr, franc, noungold, noungold card, noungroat, nounguilder, nounguinea, nounhalf crown, nounhalf dollar, nounhalfpenny, nounha'penny, nounhard currency, nounkrona, nounkrone, nounKrugerrand, nounlegal tender, nounlira, nounmark, nounmill, nounmint, nounmint, verbmoney, nounmoney supply, nounnickel, nounnote, nounp., paper money, nounparity, nounpence, nounpennies, penny, nounpennyworth, nounpetrodollars, nounpiece, nounquarter, nounquid, nounrand, nounrate of exchange, nounrevalue, verbriyal, nounrouble, nounruble, nounrupee, nounsawbuck, nounshekel, nounshilling, nounsilver, nounsilver dollar, nounsingle, nounsingle currency, nounsixpence, nounsoft currency, nounsovereign, nounsterling, nounstrong, adjectivetenner, nounthreepence, nounthreepenny bit, nountraveller's cheque, nountuppence, nountuppeny, adjectivetwopenny, adjectiveweaken, verbyen, nounyuan, noun NOUN► fowl· Add some celery and apple to the shallot dressing and spoon around the guinea fowl terrine.· She sometimes puts slices of smoked guinea fowl around the edge to give added texture.· You get sensible, straight forward dishes such as guinea fowl with honey and sesame seeds.· Katie's Game supplies duck, quail and guinea fowl, which it also bones for its customers.· Belle Hiya-sorry-the guinea fowl is proving more complicated than expected.· William He's cooking guinea fowl? VERB► pay· They paid him five guineas, or 5.25 for it.· In March, however, they relented and - perhaps persuaded by the convalescent Hamilton - agreed to pay him eight guineas.· William Titford had paid five guineas during the 1870s for the exclusive right of burial in his chosen plot.· That Van Butchell was willing to pay the 100 guineas is interesting and suggests that there were no bounds to his eccentricities. a British gold coin or unit of money used in the past, worth one pound and one shilling (£1.05). Prices are sometimes still given in guineas when buying or selling racehorses. |