shilling
shilling
英[ˈʃɪlɪŋ]美[ˈʃɪlɪŋ]
n.先令（英国1971年以前的货币单位，为一镑的二十分之一）；
复数：shillings;
例句
Every penny was hard earned,and every shilling was kept until I had to spend it.每个便士都那么难挣,对于每个先令,都是到万不得已时才花掉它。
In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前,花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。
Boats for hire:one shilling an hour.游船出租:每小时一先令。
He handed each of them a shilling.他给了每人一个先令。
He gave the boys a shilling apiece.他给男孩子们每人一先令.
Boats for hire: one shilling an hour.游船出租: 每小时一先令.
Shilling has been reborn as an artist.希林以艺术家的身份再次出现。
词组
not the full shilling
(Brit. informal)not intelligent or quick thinking(英，非正式)脑子不灵，反应不快take the King's or Queen's shilling
(Brit.)enlist as a soldier(英)入伍，当兵柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
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)
A shilling was a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. There were twenty shillings in a pound.
英汉词典释义
n.
先令(英国1971年以前的货币单位, 为一镑的二十分之一)
Boats for hire:one shilling an hour.游船出租:每小时一先令。In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前,花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。Every penny was hard earned,and every shilling was kept until I had to spend it.每个便士都那么难挣,对于每个先令,都是到万不得已时才花掉它。英英词典释义
Noun
1. the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
2. the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
3. the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
4. the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
5. a former monetary unit in Great Britain
6. an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
