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单词 pennyworth
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pennyworth

/ˈpɛnɪwəːθ /
(also penn'orth)
noun British
1An amount of something that may be bought for a penny: a pennyworth of chips...
  • Quickly I gave my order, ‘a loaf, a pot of jam and a pennyworth of sweets.’
  • Meter charges for Wood Street and the Square will not make a pennyworth of difference.
  • In any mind which has a pennyworth of imagination it produces a good attitude towards foreigners.
1.1 archaic Value for one’s money.
2 (one's pennyworth) A person’s contribution to a discussion: Bob would have to put his two pennyworth in first...
  • He added: ‘Once you get into the realms of private property we are waiting for people to come along and put their two pennyworth in.’
  • It is something I am quite interested in so I thought my two pennyworth might help.
  • She adds her own pennyworth.
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