penny

ペニー、一セント硬貨

通常は一ドルや一ポンドの百分の一に当たる、小額の硬貨。

やさしい英語で： A small coin worth very little, usually one hundredth of a dollar or pound.

• I found a penny on the floor.
• She keeps pennies in a jar.
• Can you spare a penny?

類義語： cent

よく使う表現： copper penny, find a penny

ペニー

一ポンドの百分の一に当たる、英国の硬貨または金額。

やさしい英語で： A British coin or amount of money equal to one hundredth of a pound.

• The price fell by one penny.
• This British penny is quite old.
• The bill came to ten pounds and one penny.

よく使う表現： one penny, penny coin

お金、一銭

貯金や出費、お金がほとんどないことを話すときの金銭。

やさしい英語で： Money, especially when talking about saving, spending, or having very little.

• The trip was worth every penny.
• She saved every penny she earned.
• I haven't spent a single penny today.

類義語： money, cash

よく使う表現： every penny, worth every penny, an honest penny

硬貨で扉を塞ぐ

扉と枠の隙間に小さな硬貨を押し込み、開かなくする。

やさしい英語で： To stop a door opening by forcing small coins into the gap between it and its frame.

• Someone pennied our door last night.
• They tried to penny him in.
• Did you penny the dorm room door?

使い方： penny someone in (His roommates pennied him in as a prank.)

よく使う表現： penny a door, penny someone in

飲み物に硬貨を入れる

飲み干す決まりのあるゲームで、人の飲み物に小さな硬貨を入れる。

やさしい英語で： To drop a small coin into someone's drink in a game that requires them to finish it.

• Someone pennied my drink at the party.
• Don't penny her while she is eating.
• He got pennied during the drinking game.

よく使う表現： penny someone, penny a drink