英语词源
- penny-ante (adj.)
- "cheap, trivial," 1935; extended from use in reference to poker played for insignificant stakes (1855), from penny + ante.
权威例句
- 1. The directors of this company feel he's worth every penny.
- 这家公司的主管们觉得他值得栽培。
- 2. Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.
- 无铅汽油每加仑涨了1分多。
- 3. Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.
- 政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。
- 4. Penny's only son was the apple of her eye.
- 彭妮的独子是她的心肝宝贝。
- 5. The operation cost £100,000 and it was worth every penny.
- 那次手术花了10万英镑，但是花得非常值。