| 单词 | centavo |
| 例句 | Pale with frustration, he stood up and walked out of the Hotel Frances fifty centavos poorer, leaving a trail of Viennese coffee on the springy carpet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sí, except for a few centavos, it is. Now be quiet. Try to sleep if you can.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The wages Mamá was paid at the hotel were too small to support the seven of them, and Lupita earned only centavos for her errands. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He had decided to save fifty centavos to fulfill a dream he had cherished ever since he was a child: to have a cup of Viennese coffee. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually when she came home from running errands for Ensenada shopkeepers for a few centavos, she stopped to admire her flowers. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z It had not been easy for him to arrive at this decision, to convince his family, and to make the long trip to the capital alone and without a centavo to speak with the patron. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Not one of his friends brought home more than a couple of centavos a week to his family, but each and every boy came home to eat. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z One man’s wallet, 56 centavos in the pocket. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The coupon cost 30 centavos in Spain but could be exchanged for a 5-10 cent US postal stamp. What's a Ponzi scheme? The history of the financial scam 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z A pound of rice used to cost 25 centavos, for example. Cuba tweaks socialist model to encourage work amid crisis 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Our Goya can piggy bank was down to its last centavos. 'Writing my Latino novel': Satirical reactions to 'American Dirt' flood Twitter 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z When he first started working in the fields, in the nineteen-sixties, he earned fifty centavos for a day’s labor. The Epidemic of Debt Plaguing Central American Migrants 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z "The government is not spending a single centavo on these ads and TV stations are carrying them for free," Andanar told reporters at an event in a Manila hotel. Death toll in Philippines' drug war hits 2,000 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Michael Phelps may collect gold medals like they’re Brazilian centavos, but he’s not the only swimmer dominating the all-time medal tally. Why Olympic Swimmers Win the Most Medals 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Shares in OGX fell more than 7 percent on Thursday morning in São Paulo, trading around 38 centavos apiece, or about 16 cents. DealBook: Brazilian Regulators Open a New Inquiry Into Batista 2013-09-05T16:10:45Z OGX also trimmed losses and closed down 29 percent at 56 centavos. OGX down 39 percent as Brazil oil company fights to survive 2013-07-01T22:18:17Z "I did not steal a single centavo from the government," said during his three hours of giving evidence. Philippines judge 'quits trial' 2012-05-22T16:26:14Z The Brazilian real fell 2 centavos on Thursday to 1.89 against the dollar, and is now down for the year. Brazil's Growth-Driving Efforts Hit Milestone 2012-04-19T20:14:15Z Petrobras was expected to earn 69 centavos a share excluding some items, the average of six analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Petrobras Drops Most in 4 Months After Profit Misses Estimates 2012-02-10T14:20:01Z The company was expected to post profit of 83 centavos on an adjusted basis, the average of five analysts in a Bloomberg survey. Petrobras Profit Rises 32% After Crude Oil Prices Surge 2011-08-16T12:59:01Z Money is rarely, if ever, given by residents, nor is it expected; but strangers are surrounded as by an army with banners, and vigorously importuned for centavos. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The escudo is divided into 100 equal parts called centavos.... Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z It belonged to the crown, he said, and to him, and those who held it must disgorge, even to the last centavo, which he would force them to do immediately on his arrival. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z The humbler children would gather about us, pleading, "Americano, gimme a centavo!" while little tots of four years would say in good English and the sweetest of voices, "Good-by, my frien'!" Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers The nickel coins are of 5 and 10 centavos, and the copper 1 and 2 centavos. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" A centavo will buy a large ripe one. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Divisions of the escudo are of silver, with values of 50, 20, and 10 centavos; subsidiary coins consist of bronze and nickel pieces. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The stamp you mention is twenty-five centavos Venezuela, which looks just like the Columbian issues. Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 Newspapers reached the ship from Buenos Aires, one day old, and by that time having an antiquarian 126 value of twenty centavos, or fourpence. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday Many Filipinos, anxious to earn a few "centavos," flocked around the ships, and not a few of the men hired a native as a sort of a pack horse to carry them ashore. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. The street gamin plays for copper centavos, while the pretentious caballero does the same for gold coins. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Chili has the gold standard, but her paper currency is not maintained at a parity with gold; her unit is the peso, of 100 centavos, of the value of 18d.... Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The silver coins are the peso of 100 centavos and its fractional parts of 20, 10 and 5 centavos. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Locally they are valued at from 40 to 50 centavos, but in Isabela Province to which they are exported they sell for as high as a peso and a half. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 Bright-eyed boys and girls, with a paucity of clothing and any amount of good looks, met us at each turn with hands extended, and a cry of "Centavo, centavo!" Aztec Land They coolly stop their small, wiry, half-fed ponies, and with magnificent effrontery beg of any stranger they chance to meet for a centavo, a copper coin worth about two cents of our American money. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Her unit is the peso, of 100 centavos. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The bronze coins are of 2½, 2, 1, and ½ centavos. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" In price the mats vary from thirty to ninety centavos, according to fineness. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 There was the very humble but appreciative purchaser, who invested only a few centavos, but took away a choice collection of bright colors and of mingled fragrance. Aztec Land But, not having the copper centavos––though his own coppers stood so much in need of moisture––he continued to skulk on. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life All fractional centavo amounts have been converted to decimal equivalents. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir I acquired him in the Andes for a few centavos. The Lighted Match It is estimated that the weavers earn not more than 20 centavos per day at the industry. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 The owner asked for the rent in advance, and for the amount of fifty centavos Mr. Hartman and I secured the right of occupancy, without time limit. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan So she won every ounce, dollar, real, and centavo they had in their pockets! Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Moreover, the Man�bo sold a part of his rice in harvest time at 50 centavos a sack, and in time of scarcity repurchased it at as much as 5 pesos. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Here, however, we found baked tortillas, atole, and hard meat; the breakfast for four persons, cost twenty-five centavos, equal to ten cents American money. In Indian Mexico (1908) The mats sell at about 50 centavos each. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 For a number of years, according to the municipal records, something like 60,000 scorpions have been annually killed, the city paying one centavo for each. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Some pesos and centavos He will of course demand Before he leads his bravos Across the Rio Grande; Offer the fellow all he wants—in German notes of hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 21, 1917 Thus, rice might be worth 13 centavos per kilogram in Butu�n, while at the same time it might command a price of 43 centavos on the H�bung River or in Veru�la. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir With this we were compelled to be content until morning, paying seven centavos for our four suppers. In Indian Mexico (1908) These tikug vendors carry the bundles of green straw to the town, where they sell for from forty centavos to one peso per hundred bundles, depending upon the length of the straws. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 One out of three of those curs outside has worked for you or me—lean-bellied, barefooted, poverty-stricken, glad for ten centavos a day if they could only get work. Dutch Courage and Other Stories Silver: 1 peso, 91 cents; 50 centavos, 45 cents; 20 centavos, 18 cents; 10 centavos, 9 cents; 5 centavos, 4 cents. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 So the time came when he had to repurchase at from 3 to 10 pesos per bamboo joint that which he had sold for 25 centavos. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir On stating that we wished a centavo's worth, we were much surprised to have him fill a great jícara for the price mentioned. In Indian Mexico (1908) In Tabaco, Albay, women cut the leaves and carry them in large bundles to the market, where they are sold at prices usually varying from 8 to 12 centavos per hundred. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 They were willing enough to receive change on that basis, but, in giving it, tried to treat the new centavo as a dacold, eighty to the peso. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines The copper coin is 1 centavo, 100th of a peso. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 “I have twenty-five centavos,”17 answered the man; “and I am going to buy rice and carry it to the mines, for I have heard that it brings a good price there.” Philippine Folk Tales Knowing nothing of the price of chicha, we gave her six centavos, with which she seemed well satisfied. In Indian Mexico (1908) The dye used in making the cheapest of Samar mats costs the weavers about 10 centavos while the more elaborate products need as much as 65 centavos worth of dye to color them. Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 He received his fifteen centavos with an attempt to conceal his satisfaction. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Silver: 1 peso, 96 cents; 20 centavos, 19 cents; 10 centavos, 10 cents; 5 centavos, 5 cents. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 “Oh, here it is,” said the man, and he took the twenty-five centavos out of his belt and handed it to her. Philippine Folk Tales Here we gave a trifle, a few centavos, to each subject. In Indian Mexico (1908) Its value ranged from twenty-five centavos to two pesos for a folio of two sheets according to the amount involved in the suit. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) The next week we had lost it all, and Pérez and I were left without a centavo. The Quest The copper centavo of Colombia is identical in value with our cent. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 So he handed it to her, and she said, “Now you go to the field where the people are gathering hemp and buy twenty-five centavos worth for me, and I will weave it into cloth.” Philippine Folk Tales And for the whole we paid the regular price of eighty-seven centavos—twenty-five each for the animals, and twelve centavos for the man—something less than the twenty pesos demanded the day before at Tehuacan. In Indian Mexico (1908) In short, he served Emilio for four years, and at the end of that time he was given five hundred centavos as a payment for his services. Filipino Popular Tales The least charitable would be strongly tempted to succor any one of the throng individually, but here a hundred dollars in American money divided into Mexican centavos would hardly go round. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Wages raised from ten centavos a day to a hundred and ten. The Little Lady of the Big House So he took his twenty-five centavos and bought a half-cavan of rice which he carried on his shoulder to the mine. Philippine Folk Tales For the sake of another centavo you would see me starve? Rainbow's End Cecilio thought that he had been given too much: he was so simple-minded, that he did not know he had been cheated by his master, who should have given him ten times five hundred centavos. Filipino Popular Tales One of the men paid the entire bill of twenty-seven centavos, but accepted ten from me under protest. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Salaries!" exclaimed the collector, with hands raised; "Valgame Dios! not one centavo of my own pay have I received for the last seven months. Cabbages and Kings Then the wife said, “Give me the twenty-five centavos, and I will try to make some money.” Philippine Folk Tales Little food remained in the hut, barely enough for Asensio and the women, and inasmuch as O'Reilly had spent his last centavo for candles he and Jacket were forced to go hungry again. Rainbow's End Our hero works four years for a cruel master, and receives five hundred centavos as pay,—a sum with which he is more than satisfied. Filipino Popular Tales He caught the hint and replied to my request for lodging: "Only if you pay me three centavos." Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond The price was 50 centavos—a trifle over five cents in our money. Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' This she sold for twelve and a half centavos a vara, and with this money she bought more hemp. Philippine Folk Tales “Three hundred ninety-nine thousand pesos, ninety-nine pesetas, six and one half centavos a pound,” said Uncle Diego. Filipino Popular Tales As he was lazily wandering along the road, he found a centavo, and picked it up. Filipino Popular Tales Bedraggled women sat on the cobbles with aprons spread out and on them little piles of six nuts each, sold at a centavo. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Out of pity he gave her a centavo, and in return she gave him an empty purse from which he could ask any sum of money he wanted. Filipino Popular Tales She held aside her capital, which was twenty-five centavos, and when she counted the remainder she found that she had three hundred pesos. Philippine Folk Tales In three days the monkey appeared at the palace again to return the measure, in the bottom of which he stuck three centavos. Filipino Popular Tales Mahirap gave the poor wood-cutter five centavos,—all he had in his pocket,—and told him to go to the market and buy a fish with it for his supper. Filipino Popular Tales A boy speaking good Spanish walked a long mile to set me right, and valued his services at a centavo. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Oh, I have only five centavos; and if I give them all to you, I shall have no money to buy rice with. Filipino Popular Tales In our story a penniless, unscrupulous hero finds a centavo, and by means of sophistical arguments with foolish persons makes more and more profitable exchanges until he wins the hand of a princess. Filipino Popular Tales The monkey was about to leave the room when the king perceived the three centavos sticking to the bottom of the measure. Filipino Popular Tales “Well, five centavos is all I’ll ask you for it,” said she. Filipino Popular Tales Then for twenty-four pesos and fifty centavos he had bought a cow, and the vaca before long gave them a fine calf and twelve cuartillos of milk a day. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond |
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