| 词汇 | tuppence |
| 释义 | tuppence noun[ U ] informaluk /ˈtʌp.əns/ us /ˈtʌp.əns/(alsotwopence) two old or new British pence（英国的）两便士 British money bit bob copper crown farthing fiver P, p pence penny pound pound sign pound sterling quid sixpenny smacker sovereign tenner threepenny tuppenny twopenny Idiomsnot care/give tuppence not give tuppence for something not matter tuppence Examples of tuppencetuppence There is all the difference in the world between being paid tuppence and being paid £1 million to do something. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Defence companies seeking to diversify will try anything for tuppence—or in this case 11p. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not care tuppence about the men, and the women, who have to endure the consequences of their proposals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, the pledge that is embodied in the clause that is being debated is not worth tuppence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The person does not care tuppence whether he is in a black maria or at the police station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nobody cares tuppence about the people who occupy these homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I could put it more bluntly and say it looks as though they do not care tuppence about unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not care tuppence about the wording of the new clauses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not care tuppence about his personal character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not "care tuppence" how they get it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In point of fact, the people did not care tuppence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People as a whole do not care tuppence about the political colour of the councillors who represent them—they just want good government from them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A person who has four children and has been married for four years gets tuppence, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How can she possibly justify a figure of tuppence a head? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One might be guilty of theft, an arrestable offence, if one had stolen tuppence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of tuppence These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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