shilling

英 [ˈʃɪlɪŋ]

美 [ˈʃɪlɪŋ]

n. 先令(英国1971年以前货币单位，一先令值12旧便士，20先令合一英镑); 先令(肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位)

复数：shillings　

Collins.1 / BNC.5693 / COCA.23182

牛津词典

noun

先令（英国1971年以前货币单位，一先令值12旧便士，20先令合一英镑）
a British coin in use until 1971, worth 12 old pence. There were 20 shillings in one pound.
先令（肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位）
the unit of money in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia

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)
Ashillingwas a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. There were twenty shillings in a pound.

noun

I allow a shilling a week to each of the boys.
我每星期发给每个男孩一个先令。
When I gave the beggar a shilling his face lit up.
当我给这个乞丐一个先令时，他喜出望外。
And one shilling threepence change.
我找您一先令三便士。
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。
After he could speak, the rich man thanked the soldier, and only took out a shilling.
等到可以说话以后，这个有钱人对战士表示了谢意，然后仅仅拿出了一先令。
He put the shilling into the soldier's hand.
他把这一先令放到了战士的手里。
He packed some food for the tramp and giving him a shilling, set him on his way.
他给那个流浪汉一些吃的，一个先令，然后送走了他。
Mary's father cut her off without a shilling when she married Jack.
玛丽和杰克结婚后，她父亲就在遗嘱里决定不给她留一分钱。
He remembered the days when you could get thirteen Royal Natives for a shilling.
他一直忘不了一个先令就可以买十三只大牡蛎的日子。
We wanted this to be a twenty shilling coin but now in the market it's trading at twenty-one.
我们希望它是一个值二十先令的硬币，但现在它在市场上以二十一个先令的价值来交换。