coppers

英 [ˈkɒpəz]

美 [ˈkɑpərz]

n.  铜; 铜币; 警察
copper的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 铜
  Copperis reddish brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires.
  1. Chile is the world's largest producer of copper.
     智利是世界上最大的产铜国。
  2. ...a copper mine.
     铜矿
• ADJ 铜色的;紫铜色的;红棕色的
  Copperis sometimes used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour.
  1. His hair has reverted back to its original copper hue.
     他的头发又变回原来的淡红棕色。
• 铜板;铜币
  Coppersare brown metal coins of low value.
• N-COUNT 警察
  Acopperis a policeman or a policewoman.
  1. ...your friendly neighbourhood copper.
     你们友善的社区警察

双语例句

• When he was a child he used to knock around the market, trying to find a little work to earn a few coppers.
  他小时候常去市场上瞎转，企图找点小活干，挣几个铜板。
• He fumbled in his pocket and brought out some coppers.
  他在口袋里摸索了一会儿，掏出了几枚铜币。
• Even coppers aren't afraid to bury people in the desert.
  连巡警都不怕在沙漠里埋人。
• The coppers ran Bob in for driving under the influence of alcohol.
  警察把鲍勃抓了起来，因为他喝醉酒时驾驶车辆。
• Pale colours are much more in vogue than autumnal bronzes and coppers.
  浅色比黄褐色和红棕色这些秋季色彩更流行。
• Race the coppers around london.
  和警察比赛跑两圈。
• Xiangzi bought four ounces of liquor and three coppers worth of peanuts.
  祥子要了四两白干，三个大子儿的落花生。
• Her mother was disappointed in him and regretted that her son was so useless that he could not even keep ten coppers safely.
  母亲对他很失望，她痛心的儿子竟是如此没用，连十个铜板都保管不好。
• But it was not valuable book; and so, a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers.
  只可惜这本书没有什么价值，所以一个略识几个字的穷人花了几个铜板就买到了这本书。
• He had only a few coppers in his pocket when he came to Detroit.
  他来到底特律时，口袋里只有几枚铜币。