单词halfpenny
adj.: 半便士的；没价值的
n.: 半便士硬币（1971 年前使用的英国硬币，480 半便士硬币为一英镑）
网络: 也就是半便士；哈夫彭尼
半便士硬币（1971 年前使用的英国硬币，480 半便士硬币为一英镑）:
a British coin in use until 1971, worth half a penny. There were 480 halfpennies in a pound.
半便士硬币（1971 至 1984 年间使用的英国硬币，200 半便士硬币为一英镑）:
a British coin in use between 1971 and 1984, worth half a penny. There were 200 halfpennies in a pound.
半便士的;便宜的,没价值的
半便士;〔口语〕铜币
复数：halfpennies
A halfpenny"s the usual drop [gift], and you don"t get even that unless you give them a bit of backchat.
人们一给经常是半便士，可是除非你跟他们聊天，否则连半便士也挣不到。
They never seem to have two halfpenny to rub together.
看来他们从没见识过大钱。
Don"t bother her with such halfpenny things.
不要用这种微不足道的事情来打扰她。
After that there wasn"t a halfpenny left.
那以后，连半便士也不剩了。