shilling
英 [ˈʃɪlɪŋ]
美 [ˈʃɪlɪŋ]
n. 先令(英国1971年以前货币单位，一先令值12旧便士，20先令合一英镑); 先令(肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位)
复数：shillings
Collins.1 / BNC.5693 / COCA.23182
牛津词典
noun
- 先令（英国1971年以前货币单位，一先令值12旧便士，20先令合一英镑）
a British coin in use until 1971, worth 12 old pence. There were 20 shillings in one pound. - 先令（肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位）
the unit of money in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia
柯林斯词典
- 先令(1971 年以前英国的货币单位，1先令值 5 便士，20 先令合1英镑)
Ashillingwas a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. There were twenty shillings in a pound.
英英释义
noun
- an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
- a former monetary unit in Great Britain
- the basic unit of money in Kenya
- the basic unit of money in Somalia
- the basic unit of money in Tanzania
- the basic unit of money in Uganda
双语例句
- A shilling life will give you all the fact.
一先令的生命会给你全部的事实。 - Mary's father cut her off without a shilling when she married Jack.
玛丽和杰克结婚后，她父亲就在遗嘱里决定不给她留一分钱。 - There are only one shilling and two sixpences in my purse.
我的钱包里只有一先令十二便士了。 - He put the shilling into the soldier's hand.
他把这一先令放到了战士的手里。 - He remembered the days when you could get thirteen Royal Natives for a shilling.
他一直忘不了一个先令就可以买十三只大牡蛎的日子。 - I can't help you any more. Every shilling of my money is tied up.
我不能再帮忙了，我的每一个先令都派了用处。 - After he could speak, the rich man thanked the soldier, and only took out a shilling.
等到可以说话以后，这个有钱人对战士表示了谢意，然后仅仅拿出了一先令。 - The old woman disliked her eldest son, and she cut him off with a shilling.
那老太太不喜欢她的长子，故而取消了他的遗产继承权。 - ( in former British currency) shilling ( s) Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
（旧时英国货币的）先令.20先令在过去等于1镑。 - Silly Billy hid a shilling.
傻贝利藏了一个先令。