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

• 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！
• So all the shillings disappeared and the only coin left was the guinea.
  所以，所有的先令就消失了，只剩下几尼作为唯一的硬币。
• I will venture five shillings on it.
  我愿为它赌五先令。
• I was paid only six shillings a week.
  他们只付我一星期6先令的工钱。
• 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。
• Pounds, shillings, and pence are the denominations of English money.
  英镑、先令、便士是英国的货币单位。
• In 1971 Britain changed over from pounds, shillings, and pence to the new decimal money system.
  一九七一年英国把英镑、先令、便士改为新的十进位币制。
• Bust'em, and you'll bust five-and-thirty shillings.
  一绷破就绷掉了三十五个先令。
• 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。
• ( 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。