halfpenny

名词 halfpenny:

1. an English coin worth half a penny
   同义词：ha'penny

1. Susan felt sure that she knew exactly the price of everything on the list and would count the change to the last halfpenny when she returned.
   苏珊有把握自己知道单子上每样东西的确切价钱，回家后定会把找回的钱一分一厘都清点清楚。
2. Bangladesh has an army, but it is a twopenny halfpenny affair kept deliberately weak, with the security forces split into three separate groups.
   孟加拉国拥有一支军队，但是由于安全部队分裂成三个独立的派别，这支军队微不足道，并且有意使之弱小。
3. He was sent away and, a few days later, brought back, like the bad halfpenny.
   他被送走了，可没过几天，又像没用的赝币一样被退回来了。