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词汇 piggy-bank
释义 piggy bank
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈpɪɡ.i ˌbæŋk/ us /ˈpɪɡ.i ˌbæŋk/
a small container, sometimes in the shape of a pig, that is used by children for saving money(猪形)储蓄罐
 
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piggy bank | American Dictionary


piggy bank
noun[ C ]
us/ˈpɪɡ·i ˌbæŋk/
a container, sometimes in the shape of a pig, that holds coins and is used esp. by children for saving money

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In these times of inflation, which are here to stay, the piggybank is a poor loser, and the land the outright winner.
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However, that authority does not have a piggybank.
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We are not talking about 25p in the piggybank.
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It would be levied on the investment of anyone who has more than £3,000 in a piggybank, or £5,000 a year for pensioners.
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That is clearly a one-off exercise, as the piggybank can be emptied once only.
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He is penalising those authorities that do not have such a piggybank.
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In fact, their piggybank was bust a long time ago.
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One would not want to encourage people to regard their gas meters as a sort of "piggybank".
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A piggybank at the side of the book would solve all those problems.
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The peace dividend can look all too like a piggybank.
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Instead, it makes more sense if every pigfarmer sets up his own reserve, i.e. if every pigfarmer has his own piggybank.
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I do not regard a pension scheme as a sort of "piggybank".
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It is seen as a sort of piggybank without a bottom, or a dustbin that never has to be emptied.
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In the case of one family it was found that their nine-year-old son had £63 in his piggybank, and in the case of another family the child had saved £33.
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That includes the trade unions and their pension funds and the person who has a piggybank tucked under the bed in the third bedroom of his council house.
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