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

• This tea sells three shillings a pound.
  这种茶每磅3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。
• Pounds, shillings, and pence are denominations of English money.
  金镑、先令、便士为英国钱币的单位名称。
• Sally's landlady has put up the rent by10 shillings a week.
  莎莉的女房东把房租每周提了10先令。
• Shillings have now gone out of use.
  先令已不再使用了。
• I was paid only six shillings a week.
  他们只付我一星期6先令的工钱。
• 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。
• I will venture five shillings on it.
  我愿为它赌五先令。
• That will save you twelve shillings a week.
  那将可使你每星期节省十二先令。
• Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
  20先令在过去等于1镑。