sixpence

US [ˈsɪkspəns]
UK ['sɪkspəns]
  • n.六便士硬币（英国 1971 年以前使用）
  • Web六便士银币；六便士铜板；唱首六便士之歌
Plural Form：sixpences  

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sixpence
n.
1.
六便士硬币（英国 1971 年以前使用）a British coin in use until 1971, worth six old pence

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Definition:
AllAll,六便士硬币六便士硬币,六便士银币六便士银币,六便士铜板六便士铜板,唱首六便士之歌唱首六便士之歌
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1.
If she had only a shilling in the world, she would be very likely to give away sixpence of it.
假设在世界上她有一个先令的话，她会捐出六个便士的。
jiǎ shè zài shì jiè shàng tā yǒu yī gè xiān lìng de huà , tā huì juān chū liù gè biàn shì de 。
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2.
AN old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked sixpence.
一个老奶奶在打扫她的房子，她发现了一枚弯曲的六便士硬币。
yī gè lǎo nǎi nai zài dǎ sǎo tā de fáng zi , tā fā xiàn le yī méi wān qū de liù biàn shì yìng bì 。
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3.
He gave them sixpence apiece and a pat on the head, and they went off with much respectful swinging of caps and touching of forelocks.
他给了他们每人一枚六便士铜钱，拍了拍他们的脑袋。他们必恭必敬挥着帽子，行着军礼，走了。
tā gěi le tā men měi rén yī méi liù biàn shì tóng qián , pāi le pāi tā men de nǎo dài 。 tā men bì gōng bì jìng huī zhe mào zi , xíng zhe jūn lǐ , zǒu le 。
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4.
But of that evening she had remembered a little pot ofcaviare. It had cost seven and sixpence.
关于那天晚上，她只记得一小罐鱼子酱，值7磅6便士。
guān yú nà tiān wǎn shang , tā zhǐ jì dé yī xiǎo guàn yú zǐ jiàng , zhí qī bàng liù biàn shì 。
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5.
It looked like a love story. But love, as she said, could turn on a sixpence.
看起来这是个爱情故事，但是如罗斯说，爱情会风云突变。
kàn qǐ lái zhè shì gè ài qíng gù shi , dàn shì rú luó sī shuō , ài qíng huì fēng yún tū biàn 。
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6.
You've got money, and I've got luck; so you'd better keep me by you for your crooked sixpence.
你有钱财，我有运气，所以你最好还是把我留在你的身边，作你的护身符。
nǐ yǒu qián cái , wǒ yǒu yùn qì , suǒ yǐ nǐ zuì hǎo hái shì bǎ wǒ liú zài nǐ de shēn biān , zuò nǐ de hù shēn fú 。
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7.
'I'm amazed that it's all in gold print - a sixpence would have been quite a lot of money in those days. '
我惊讶于这份报纸居然是由金色油墨印制而成的，要知道，6便士在那个时代可是一大笔钱。
wǒ jīng yà yú zhè fèn bào zhǐ jū rán shì yóu jīn sè yóu mò yìn zhì ér chéng de , yào zhī dào , liù biàn shì zài nà ge shí dài kě shì yī dà bǐ qián 。
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8.
We took lodgings together in Little Britain at three shillings and sixpence a week-- as much as we could then afford.
我们一同寄宿在小不列颠，每周租金三先令六便士——这是我们当时所能支出的最高租金。
wǒ men yì tóng jì sù zài xiǎo bù liè diān , měi zhōu zū jīn sān xiān lìng liù biàn shì —— zhè shì wǒ men dāng shí suǒ néng zhī chū de zuì gāo zū jīn 。
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9.
Silver sixpence. . . Placing a silver sixpence in the bride's left shoe is said to be a symbol of wealth.
六便士银币在新娘的左脚鞋子里放一枚六便士银币据说是财富的象征。
liù biàn shì yín bì zài xīn niáng de zuǒ jiǎo xié zi lǐ fàng yī méi liù biàn shì yín bì jù shuō shì cái fù de xiàng zhēng 。
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10.
This buyer is the sort of man who will choose something because it is sixpence cheaper than the next article.
这个人是这么个买主，一样东西哪怕只便宜几个便士也要挑三家。
zhè gè rén shì zhè me ge mǎi zhǔ , yí yàng dōng xi nǎ pà zhǐ pián yi jǐ gè biàn shì yě yào tiāo sān jiā 。
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