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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Shillings have now gone out of use.
  先令已不再使用了。
• 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。
• Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
  20先令在过去等于1镑。
• 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。
• When I was young you could buy a packet for2 shillings.
  我年轻的时候，两先令就能买一包。