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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。
    • That will save you twelve shillings a week.
      那将可使你每星期节省十二先令。
    • 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。
    • These apples are two shillings a pound.
      这些苹果每磅2先令。
    • 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。
    • Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
      20先令在过去等于1镑。
    • Before I could say a word, he had driven the horse and cart down the road and out of sight round the corner. I knew I would never see him, my case or my ten shillings again.
      我还没来得及叫喊,他已经驾着马车上路,一拐弯就不见了。我知道我再也见不着他了,再也见不着我的钱包和我那10个先令了。
    • 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!
    • 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。
    • 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。