| 单词 | pieces of eight |
| 释义 | pieces of eight noun[plural] uk/ˌpiː.sɪz əv ˈeɪt/us/ˌpiː.sɪz əv ˈeɪt/(in the past)coinsused in Spain （旧时西班牙硬币）八里亚尔币披索Currencies
Examplesofpieces of eightpieces of eight I hope that he is not contemplating paying his community charge inpiecesofeight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Treasure may refer to a large number of gold doubloons orpiecesofeightbut the word "treasure" is indisputably singular. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are, indeed, almost museumpiecesofeightor ten years old. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One peso was worth eight "reales" (the source of the termpiecesofeight) or two "tostones". From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Through this, each man earned, at the very least, one-hundredpiecesofeight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nevertheless, silverpiecesofeightcontinued to form an important portion of the circulating coinage right up until the late 1870s. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Captain would also say silly old bat, andpiecesofeight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A salary and compensation is specified for the surgeon and his medicine chest, usually 250piecesofeight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They have been known to spend 2 or 3,000piecesofeightin one night; and one gave a strumpet 500 to see her naked. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A sum for provisions and victuals is specified, usually 200piecesofeight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The offer was 4,000piecesofeight, which he assured were still in his possession. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The dollar was divided intopiecesofeight, or bits, each consisting of one-eighth of a dollar. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The silver was in the form of minted coins, mostlypiecesofeight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Lists show standardised payments of 600piecesofeight($156,000 in modern currency) for the loss of a leg down to 100 pieces ($26,800) for loss of an eye. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nevertheless, silverpiecesofeightcontinued to form an important portion of the circulating coinage right up until the wake of the great silver devaluation of 1873. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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