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

• 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。
• Shillings have now gone out of use.
  先令已不再使用了。
• 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。
• 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。
• My last cheque overdrew my account by a few shillings.
  我最后的一张支票在我的账上已经透支了几先令。
• 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。
• After training on how to assess profit and loss, her profits rose to 20,000 shillings a week.
  在接受了如何评估利润和损失的培训后，她每周的利润增长到了2万先令。
• Bust'em, and you'll bust five-and-thirty shillings.
  一绷破就绷掉了三十五个先令。
• Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
  20先令在过去等于1镑。
• I was paid only six shillings a week.
  他们只付我一星期6先令的工钱。