spend a penny

英 [spend ə ˈpeni]

美 [spend ə ˈpeni]

上厕所; 方便

英英释义

verb

• eliminate urine
  1. Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
  Synonym:makeurinatepiddlepuddlemicturatepisspeepee-peemake waterrelieve oneselftake a leakweewee-weepass water

双语例句

• He wouldn't spend a penny on this matter.
  在这件事情上他不会花一分钱。
• Lei Feng refused to spend a penny on himself. Lei Feng has died, but his spirit lives on for ever.
  雷锋在自己身上一个子儿都不肯花。雷锋虽然死了，但他的精神将永远存在。
• So far, Rovio has yet to spend a single penny on marketing or advertising, reports TechCrunch, but sells a million Angry Birds toys and a million T-shirts every month.
  Techcrunch报道说，到目前为止，《愤怒的小鸟》没有在市场营销或者广告上花过一分钱，然而每个月都能卖出一百万个愤怒的小鸟玩具和一百万件T恤。
• To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend.
  要吸引好运气，花一个新便士在老朋友身上。
• I must spend a penny.
  我必须去花一便士。
• Doing exercises at home or in the park is the most economical way because you don't need to spend a penny.
  在家或在公园运动是最实惠的方法，因为你不必花一分钱。
• From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny
  从你到我家那天起，你就一个子儿也不用花。
• I just want to spend a penny before we go out.
  在我们出去前我想先方便一下。
• Next time, they will be under severe pressure – and in the US, a legal obligation – not to spend a penny of public money on the task.
  下次，它们将承受着不能花一分钱公共资金纾困银行的巨大压力&在美国还是法律义务。