解释
- adj. 无关紧要的，微不足道的，没什么价值的，低廉的
※ 提供单词"penny-ante"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
英文词源
- penny-ante (adj.)
- "cheap, trivial," 1935; extended from use in reference to poker played for insignificant stakes (1855), from penny + ante.
例句和用法
- 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。
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