shilling

英 [ˈʃɪlɪŋ]

美 [ˈʃɪlɪŋ]

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)

复数：shillings　

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牛津词典

noun

• 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）
  a British coin in use until 1971, worth 12 old pence. There were 20 shillings in one pound.
• 先令（肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位）
  the unit of money in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia

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.

英英释义

noun

• an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
• a former monetary unit in Great Britain
  Synonym:British shillingbob
• the basic unit of money in Kenya
  Synonym:Kenyan shilling
• the basic unit of money in Somalia
  Synonym:Somalian shilling
• the basic unit of money in Tanzania
  Synonym:Tanzanian shilling
• the basic unit of money in Uganda
  Synonym:Ugandan shilling

双语例句

• He remembered the days when you could get thirteen Royal Natives for a shilling.
  他一直忘不了一个先令就可以买十三只大牡蛎的日子。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.
  从前，花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。
• We wanted this to be a twenty shilling coin but now in the market it's trading at twenty-one.
  我们希望它是一个值二十先令的硬币，但现在它在市场上以二十一个先令的价值来交换。
• He put the shilling into the soldier's hand.
  他把这一先令放到了战士的手里。
• The mother says,@ I want one ticket to oxford@ and gives her a shilling.
  那位母亲说：“我买一张到牛津的票。”然后给了售票员一先令。
• And one shilling threepence change.
  我找您一先令三便士。
• When I gave the beggar a shilling his face lit up.
  当我给这个乞丐一个先令时，他喜出望外。
• I will go you a shilling.
  我和你赌一个先令吧。
• If I give you a shilling, we shall be all square.
  我给你一先令，咱们就两清了。
• After he could speak, the rich man thanked the soldier, and only took out a shilling.
  等到可以说话以后，这个有钱人对战士表示了谢意，然后仅仅拿出了一先令。