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

• 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。
• I will venture five shillings on it.
  我愿为它赌五先令。
• For this exciting sail, he spent all his shillings.
  为了这次让人兴奋的航行，他花去了他所有的先令。
• Then they implemented a rule that the guinea is worth twenty-one shillings.
  于是政府就执行了一个新令，规定一个几尼值二十一个先令的价值。
• This tea sells three shillings a pound.
  这种茶每磅3先令。
• These apples are two shillings a pound.
  这些苹果每磅2先令。
• I could hardly scare up ten shillings.
  我连十个先令也得不到。
• When we went upstairs to bed, I realized that all my money had been spent, as eight shillings 'worth of food and drink was laid out on my bed in the moonlight.
  当我们上楼睡觉时，我意识到我的钱已经全部被花光了，因为借着月光可以看见，价值8先令的食品和饮料已经堆在我的床上。
• Shillings have now gone out of use.
  先令已不再使用了。
• The advertised price was 168 dollars, but the shopkeeper knocked off the odd shillings.
  广告价格是168美元，但是店主减去了零头。