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词汇 benny
释义 benny
noun[ C ]
 informaluk /ˈben.i/ us /ˈben.i/

bennynoun[C] (DRUG)


[ usually plural ]
a pill containing Benzedrine, which is a type of amphetamine(= a drug that makes the mind or body more active):
Nearly every truck stop sold bennies under the counter.
One of the results of the long hours that the drivers spend behind the wheel, almost all of them admit, is the use of methamphetamines or "bennies".
As a former doper who has done bennies, I can state that their only virtue is making you wide awake and jumpy.
Bennies were a type of speed commonly used by truckers back then because of the gruelling hauls.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Specific types of drug
acaricide
alprazolam
amnesiac
anaphrodisiac
anti-AIDS
designer drug
digoxin
dissociative
E, e
ecstasy
gas and air
GHB
heroin
LSD
pep pill
popper
roach
smack
truth serum
Xanax

bennynoun[C] (ANGER)


[ usually singular ]UK
a sudden period of uncontrolled anger: 发脾气;突然情绪失控的一段时间
He called her childish. So she had a bit of a benny.
Synonym
tantrum
I hadn't had a benny for a few days actually.
Stylist Hannah demands a beach's worth of sand be produced from the ether or she'll chuck a benny.
We were told the chef had had "a benny" and had walked out!
The guy behind me threw a benny and started honking.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Anger and displeasure
acrimony
anger
animus
annoyance
bad feeling
flap
get the humpidiom
gorge
grit
grit your teethidiom
grudge
hard feelingsidiom
have a face like thunderidiom
irritation
red mist
reprehension
resentfulness
resentment
road rage
slow burn

bennynoun[C] (AT WORK)


[ usually plural ]US
short forbenefit(= something that an employee receives in addition to his or her salary):
If you lose that job, can you find another with the same level of salary and bennies?
The trouble is, we just can't afford most blue collar unions anymore. Their wages, bennies, and perks are just too much for the market.
The company offers a package full of lush bennies.
She earned 85k to 105K plus bennies.
I had no bennies for six months, got paid an abyssmal $8 an hour.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Earning money
assessable
bank
base pay
basic
basic income
disposable income
hand over fistidiom
in arrearsidiom
line your pocket(s)idiom
livelihood
make an honest livingidiom
pro bono
pro rata
profit from something
prorate
pull
pull something down
raise
revenue
sick pay

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