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

• When we went upstairs to bed, I realized that all my money had been spent, as eight shillings 'worth of food and drink was laid out on my bed in the moonlight.
  当我们上楼睡觉时，我意识到我的钱已经全部被花光了，因为借着月光可以看见，价值8先令的食品和饮料已经堆在我的床上。
• Pounds, shillings, and pence are the denominations of English money.
  英镑、先令、便士是英国的货币单位。
• This book is five shillings sixpence.
  这本书定价五先令六便士。
• Here's a generous spirit to scorn scraped-up shillings!
  这儿有一位慷慨豪爽人物，居然看不起收集先令来了！
• Sally's landlady has put up the rent by10 shillings a week.
  莎莉的女房东把房租每周提了10先令。
• This tea sells three shillings a pound.
  这种茶每磅3先令。
• I will venture five shillings on it.
  我愿为它赌五先令。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。