| 词汇 | two bits |
| 释义 | two bits Theme: MONEY n. twenty-five cents; a quarter coin.Can I bum two bits for the phone?Here's two bits for your piggy bank. two bits noun 1 a small amount US, 1989. 2 twenty-five dollars. An example of the 'cent = dollar' mechanism in drug slang US, 1968. 3 twenty-five thousand dollars US, 1986 two bits1. obsolescent A quarter dollar; 25 cents. Primarily heard in US. I find Jeff's husband a bit trying at times. He always insists on putting in his two bits whether we want his opinion or not! Here's my two bits: I think the staff would really appreciate a bump in their pay. 2. One's opinion or point of view for whatever it may be worth, generally when it is unasked for. Primarily heard in US. I find Jeff's husband a bit trying at times. He always insists on putting in his two bits whether we want his opinion or not! Here's my two bits: I think the staff would really appreciate a bump in their pay. two bitssee under for two cents. two bits25 cents. A unit of currency during the colonial era was the Spanish dollar coin, which was cut into eight pieces, each called a “bit.” Dividing by four rather than eight was easier and led to change being made in two-bit increments. When the United States issued its own currency, the quarter became familiarly known as “two bits,” a phrase that appears to be dying out. It may well be best remembered for the high school and college cheer: “Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar / All for [name your school], stand up and holler” and for the musical tag “Shave an a haircut . . . two bits.” |
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