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

He put the shilling into the soldier's hand.
他把这一先令放到了战士的手里。
The mother says,@ I want one ticket to oxford@ and gives her a shilling.
那位母亲说：“我买一张到牛津的票。”然后给了售票员一先令。
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。
You had to put a shilling in the meter every now and again.
你每隔一段时间就得往煤气表里放1个先令。
Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?
亲爱的小猪，你可愿意把你的指环卖上一先令？
( in former British currency) shilling ( s) Twenty shillings used to make one pound.
（旧时英国货币的）先令.20先令在过去等于1镑。
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 gave the boys a shilling each.
他给孩子们每人一个先令。
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。
He handed each of them a shilling.
他给了每人一个先令。