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

• These apples are two shillings a pound.
  这些苹果每磅2先令。
• So they had a guinea which they said was twenty shillings and then there were two coins either shillings or guineas that was the money at the time.
  于是，他们就生产出了，一个等同于二十先令的几尼，所以出现了两种硬币，先令或是几尼，这是当时流行的货币。
• 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。
• ( 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。
• Bust'em, and you'll bust five-and-thirty shillings.
  一绷破就绷掉了三十五个先令。
• This book is five shillings sixpence.
  这本书定价五先令六便士。
• This tea sells three shillings a pound.
  这种茶每磅3先令。
• I could hardly scare up ten shillings.
  我连十个先令也得不到。
• For this exciting sail, he spent all his shillings.
  为了这次让人兴奋的航行，他花去了他所有的先令。
• When I was young you could buy a packet for2 shillings.
  我年轻的时候，两先令就能买一包。