n.
- （英国的）半便士硬币；半便士[C]
a.
- 半便士的
- 微不足道的
短语
not have two halfpennies to rub together
- 钱不多的；没见过大钱的
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They never seem to have two
halfpennies to rub together.
看来他们从没见识过大钱。
辨析
/
ˈheɪpni/
n.
(pl. for separate coins halfpennies, for a sum of money halfpence
/ˈheɪp(ə)ns/
)
a former British coin equal to half an old or new penny.
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