【pence音标】 英[pens] 美[pens]
【单词释义】 pence是什么意思：
n.便士(penny的复数,英国的小硬币和货币单位，1英镑为100便士);便士(英国1971年前使用的硬币，十二便士为一先令);分
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【pence形近词/近似词】
defence n.[Br.][U]防御；辩护；保护；[C]防御工事；后卫
fence n.栅栏，篱笆；围墙；防护物；剑术 v. 用栅栏围住，隔开；练习剑术；搪塞；回避；防护，保卫
【单词例句】
◇ The ambassador uncomfortably gave her a handful of pence from his wallet and said, “Take this fortune away, troublesome woman.”
大使很不舒服地从钱包里掏出一把便士说：“把这大笔钱拿走，麻烦的女人！”
◇ And he poured something like a little drop of red wine into the drop of water, but it was witches' blood from the lobes of the ear, the finest kind, at nine pence a drop.
于是他就在这滴水里倒进了一滴像红酒这类的东西。不过这就是巫婆的血──最上等的、每滴价值两个银毫的血。
---- The Drop of Water