shilling

n.先令（英国1971年以前的货币单位，为一镑的二十分之一）

noun

1. 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.
2. 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

n. 先令 n. (Shilling)人名；(英)希林

名词复数形式:shillings

shilling 先令

来自古英语 scilling,先令，货币单位，来自 Proto-Germanic*skillingoz,先令，可能来自 PIE*skel, 切，劈，割，词源同 shale,scale.词义由切引申为铸造，最后用于货币单位，词义演变比较 coin,shekel,pound.

1. Shilling has been reborn as an artist
   希林以艺术家的身份再次出现。
2. 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。
3. I can't help you any more. Every shilling of my money is tied up.
   我不能再帮忙了，我的每一个先令都派了用处。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. Silly Billy hid a shilling.
   傻贝利藏了一个先令。
7. There are only one shilling and two sixpences in my purse.
   我的钱包里只有一先令十二便士了。
8. The old woman disliked her eldest son, and she cut him off with a shilling.
   那老太太不喜欢她的长子，故而取消了他的遗产继承权。
9. 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。
10. I never borrowed a shilling in my life.
    我一辈子没该过谁一先令。
11. 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。
12. Wait a minute! I've got a shilling.
    等等！我有一先令。
13. 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。
14. A shilling life will give you all the fact.
    一先令的生命会给你全部的事实。
15. Tired of monotonous work as a farm labourer he took the King's shilling.
    他对当农场工人干单调无味的工作已经厌倦，因此入伍当兵了。
16. 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。
17. He handed each of them a shilling.
    他给了每人一个先令。
18. He put the shilling into the soldier's hand.
    他把这一先令放到了战士的手里。
19. He gave the boys a shilling each.
    他给孩子们每人一个先令。
20. 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？
21. 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。
22. I wrote about this in January of2007, based on material from Gary Shilling and others, plus my own research, although I think I wrote about it in an earlier letter as well.
    我写的这个2007年1月，根据从加里先令和其他人，加上我自己的研究材料，但我觉得我写在以前的信中关于它的。
23. Are you quite sure it was this grating the shilling was lost down?
    你敢肯定那个先令是从这个格栅掉下去的吗？
24. 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。
25. That was a bad shilling I had.
    那是我所剩的最后一分钱了。
26. 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。
27. If I give you a shilling, we shall be all square.
    我给你一先令，咱们就两清了。
28. I will go you a shilling.
    我和你赌一个先令吧。
29. ( 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。
30. And one shilling threepence change.
    我找您一先令三便士。