A pretty penny
一大笔钱,相当可观的一笔钱
🧩 词语组成解析
pretty
['prɪti]
adj. 漂亮的;机灵的，聪明的;
adv. 相当，颇;
n. 漂亮的人（或东西）;
penny
['pɛni]
n. 便士;（美国、加拿大的）一分钱;少量的钱;
🗣️ 情景例句
About eight o'clock?
差不多八点钟好吗？
What day was yesterday?
昨天是星期几？
She always referred to them as 'the shifting population', for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.
她称这些佣人叫“流动人口”，因为他们来匆匆，所以我甚至都没有机会知道他们的姓名。