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guinea

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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guin·ea /ˈɡɪni/ noun [countable]  PECa British gold coin or unit of money used in the past, worth one pound and one shilling (£1.05). Prices are sometimes still given in guineas when buying or selling racehorses. 几尼〔英国旧时的一种金币或货币单位,合1.05英镑。现在赛马交易中有时仍用几尼计算〕
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guineaTwo hundred years ago an eight-seater box for a theatre season cost a staggering 2,000 guineas, she learned.The Usher's salary was increased from £105 to 150 guineas.And even in those pre-inflation days the price two years later was up to 2,500 guineas.The Association was open to anyone resident in the island who was prepared to pay the annual subscription of one guinea.The Earl of Radnor and Lady Windsor each gave ten guineas.Since he could command a thousand guineas a time, he was well able to afford such a residence.Annual members would subscribe two guineas perannum, and life members 20 guineas.
nGuinea  na country in West Africa between Senegal and Sierra Leone. Population: 11,176,026 (2014). Capital: Conakry. Guinea used to belong to France.Guinean noun, adjective
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Corpus of coin unit gold British money or a


guinea
guinea /ˈɡɪni/ noun [countable]
a British gold coin or unit of money used in the past, worth one pound and one shilling (£1.05). Prices are sometimes still given in guineas when buying or selling racehorses.


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Guinea
a country in West Africa between Senegal and Sierra Leone. Population: 9,947,814 (2007). Capital: Conakry. Guinea used to belong to France.
—Guinean noun, adjective


guineaBrE /ˈɡɪni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɪni/ 🔊 nounan old British gold coin or unit of money worth 21 shillings (= now £1.05). Prices are sometimes still given in guineas, for example when buying or selling horses. 几尼(英国旧时金币或货币单位,价值 21 先令,现值 1.05 英镑。现时有些价格仍用几尼计算,如马匹买卖)


GuineaBrE /ˈɡɪni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɪni/ 🔊 noun [singular] a country in western Africa 几内亚(西非国家)