a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
双语例句
1. I gave him sixpence yesterday and advised him to save it.
我昨天给了他六便士,并建议他把这点钱积存起来.
来自《用法词典》
2. Wages were sixpence a week within living memory.
周工资为六便士的年代,人们记忆犹新.
来自辞典例句
3. He took sixpence from the palm of her hand and went to the counter to pay.
他从她手心里拿了六便士到柜台付了钱.
来自辞典例句
4. Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye.
唱一支六便士之歌,满口袋的黑麦.
来自互联网
5. The organ - player had been ordered to go away and given sixpence.
他们给了风琴手六便士,命令他走开.
来自互联网
用作名词 (n.)
The book costs sixpence. 这本书价值六便士。
Wages were sixpence a week within living memory. 周工资为六便士的年代，人们记忆犹新。
On him way to the sweet shop, he dropped his sixpence and it rolled along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain. 他在去糖果店的路上，把钱掉到地上了，硬币沿着人行道滚动，掉进阴沟里去了。
