单词 | penny loafers |
释义 | penny /penˈi/noun (pl pennies /penˈiz/ (as material objects) or pence /pens/ (as units of value))
ORIGIN: OE penig, oldest form pending; cf Ger Pfennig; Du penning; ON penningr pennˈied adjective Possessed of a penny pennˈiless adjective
pennˈilessness noun penny-a-lineˈ noun and intransitive verb penny-a-linˈer noun A hack writer of the worst, or worst-paid, kind penny-a-linˈerism noun A hack writer's verbal expression penny ante noun (orig US) A variety of the game of poker in which only modest stakes are allowed pennˈy-anˈte adjective Of no great value or significance penny arcade noun An amusement arcade with slot machines orig operated by a penny pennˈy-bank noun (obsolete) A savings-bank that takes pennies penny black noun The first adhesive postage stamp, issued by Britain in 1840 pennˈy-bun or penny-bun mushroom noun A cep, Boletus edulis pennˈycress noun A cruciferous plant of the genus Thlaspi, with round flat pods pennˈy-dogˈ noun The tope or miller's dog, a kind of shark penny dreadful see under dread pennˈy-farˈthing noun
pennˈy-fee noun
penny gaff noun (slang) A low-class theatre pennˈy-in-the-slotˈ adjective Worked by putting a penny in a slot pennˈyland noun (historical) Land valued at a penny a year penny loafer noun (orig US) A style of casual shoe with a slot into which a coin could be placed penny mail noun (Scot)
pennˈy-piece noun A penny pennˈy-pig noun (Scot) A money box, properly of earthenware (pig) pennˈy-pinchˈ intransitive verb pennˈy-pinchˈing adjective Miserly, too concerned with saving money pennˈy-plainˈ adjective Plain, straightforward, unpretentious (from 19c children's paper cut-out figures for toy theatres, costing one penny if plain, twopence if coloured; hence, penny-plain, twopence-coloured used of any two basically similar articles, one having a more attractive appearance) pennˈy-postˈ noun A means of, or organization for, carrying a letter for a penny pennˈy-rentˈ noun
penny share or penny stock noun (stock exchange) A share or stock trading for less than £1 or $1, usu bought very speculatively pennˈy-stone or pennˈy-stane noun (Scot) A round flat stone used as a quoit pennˈystone-castˈ noun A stone's throw for such a stone pennˈy-weddˈing noun (archaic) A wedding at which the guests each contribute a small sum towards the entertainment, etc, the surplus being presented as a gift to the bride and bridegroom pennˈyweight noun A unit equal to twenty-four grains of troy weight (the weight of a silver penny), or 1/20 of an ounce troy penny whistle noun A tin whistle or flageolet pennˈy-wisˈdom noun Prudence in petty matters penny wise adjective
pennˈywort noun A name given to various plants with round leaves, esp Hydrocotyle (an umbelliferous marsh-plant) and navelwort (genus Cotyledon) pennˈyworth noun
a penny for your thoughts (informal) What are you thinking (so deeply) about? a pretty penny A considerable sum of money in for a penny, in for a pound There is no point in half measures in penny numbers A very few, or a very little, at a time not a penny the worse None the worse pennies from heaven Money obtained without effort and unexpectedly Peter's pence
spend a penny see under spend the penny drops Now I (etc) understand turn an honest penny To earn some money honestly two (or ten) a penny In abundant supply and consequently of little value |
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