美 [ˈprɪti ˈpeni]
相当大的一笔钱,高收入或高价格
A Pretty Penny(一大笔钱), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
一大笔钱;大数目之金钱
People today will pay a pretty penny for stamps, toys, video games, board games, books, coins, and clothes of yesterday.
如今的人们会花很多钱买旧时的邮票、玩具、电子游戏、棋盘游戏、书籍、硬币和衣服。
John's education sure cost a pretty penny.
约翰受教育的确花了一大笔钱。
Their new house must have cost a pretty penny.
他们的新房子一定花了一大笔钱。
The reality: these marketers are forking over a pretty penny to reach a silver-haired consumer base.
If the U.S. is facing this enormous bandwidth shortage, that spectrum is worth a pretty penny.
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Yes young Maxie may turn out to be a pretty penny of a payday.
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