halfpennyworth

英 ['heɪpənɪwɜːθ] 美 ['heɪpənɪwɜːθ]

• n. 仅值半辨士的东西；无价值之物

英英释义

Noun:

1. the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny

经典引文

• Do not spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar.

  出自：Proverb

词汇搭配

• spoil the ship for halfpennyworth o'tar 因小失大
• lose the ship for halfpennyworth of tar 因不肯花半便士买焦油...
• lose the sheep for halfpennyworth of tar 因不肯花半便士买焦油...
• lose the ship for halfpennyworth o'tar 因小失大

近反义词

【近义词】

• ha'p'orth 值半便士之物...