单词 | tuppence |
释义 | Related topics: Currenciestup·pence /ˈtʌpəns/ noun [uncountable] British English 1. PECan amount of money worth two pence 两便士2. not care/give tuppence to not care at all about someone or something 对…毫不在乎,认为…无关紧要Examples from the Corpustuppence• Anyway I was given sixpence, fourpence for the papers and tuppence for myself.• Now, though, he couldn't care tuppence.• The trouble was she didn't seem to care tuppence.• If you had a stomach upset you were sent to Mrs. Sutton who sold you a powder for tuppence.• He had bought a new white shirt and was wearing a regimental tie which had cost him tuppence in a jumble sale.• It costs £59 million - it is not tuppence - but I think that it is worthwhile.• You see everybody casts their tuppence worth into the pool but nobody details the route to a better future.tup·pence nounChineseSyllable an pence two money worth Corpus of amount |
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