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

• The coppers are closing in on me.
  警察越来越接近我了。
• Fragrant and fragile twisted dough-strips, two coppers money buys a root.
  又香又脆的油条，两个铜钱买一根。
• 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。
• Then as a teenager Emma noticed that holding coins for too long had the same effect on her palms-forcing her to begin avoiding coppers and silvers as much as possible.
  接着，十几岁的艾玛注意到一旦她把硬币握在手中太久，她的手掌上就会出现相同的反应&这使她开始尽量避免接触铜制品和银制品。
• Race the coppers around london.
  和警察比赛跑两圈。
• 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。
• Where were the coppers last night?
  昨天晚上警察都去哪儿了？
• The new boy took two broad coppers out of his pocket and held them out with derision.
  新来的男孩果真从衣服口袋里掏出两个分币，嘲弄地摊开手掌。
• It only costs a few coppers, ie is cheap.
  这只值几个铜板（很便宜）。
• Screwie: what was all that? What's with the coppers?
  怎么回事？怎么警察都来了？