shillings

英 [ˈʃɪlɪŋz]

美 [ˈʃɪlɪŋz]

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)
shilling的复数

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.

双语例句

• At last he had nothing left but a pair of slippers, an old dressing-gown, and four shillings.
  最后他只剩下四个毫子，此外还有一双便鞋和一件旧睡衣。他的朋友们现在再也不愿意跟他来往了，因为他再也不能跟他们一道逛街。
• After training on how to assess profit and loss, her profits rose to 20,000 shillings a week.
  在接受了如何评估利润和损失的培训后，她每周的利润增长到了2万先令。
• I was paid only six shillings a week.
  他们只付我一星期6先令的工钱。
• Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
  20先令在过去等于1镑。
• I will venture five shillings on it.
  我愿为它赌五先令。
• The advertised price was 168 dollars, but the shopkeeper knocked off the odd shillings.
  广告价格是168美元，但是店主减去了零头。
• Before I could say a word, he had driven the horse and cart down the road and out of sight round the corner. I knew I would never see him, my case or my ten shillings again.
  我还没来得及叫喊，他已经驾着马车上路，一拐弯就不见了。我知道我再也见不着他了，再也见不着我的钱包和我那10个先令了。
• My last cheque overdrew my account by a few shillings.
  我最后的一张支票在我的账上已经透支了几先令。
• These apples are two shillings a pound.
  这些苹果每磅2先令。
• He had been a witness to our bargain and to my payment of the five shillings.
  他是亲眼看见我们的约定，也看见我付了五个先令的。