网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 toonie
释义

Definition of toonie in US English:

toonie

(also twoonie)
noun ˈtuniˈto͞onēˈtuni
Canadian informal
  • The Canadian two-dollar coin.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But one Canadian toonie is all you're gonna get.
    • Our goal is to collect a toonie for every person that's on campus.
    • What Justin was probably referring to is the fact many students are giving up their allowances, as well as gathering up spare change around their homes in larger denominations such as loonies and toonies.
    • With your extra toonie you can even afford to buy your ‘friend’ a funny present to break the awkward vibe: animal hats, anyone?
    • It is within our power to talk about what we value and about how public opinion can influence whether or not the $5 bill will join rank with the loonie and toonie.
    • For a toonie, I could get 20 minutes of dial-up time, just enough to check text messages.
    • He dropped a toonie in my hand and said, ‘That's the last of it.’
    • Alison noticed that he didn't use the toonie she had given him to pay for his cappuccino but with a five-dollar bill.
    • I used to give loonies and toonies to panhandlers, especially on pay days.
    • I would just throw my toonie in and didn't wonder about whether or not we'd win.
    • Now, you best bring your paycheck divided in to toonies and loonies.
    • With most works between a toonie and $20 (and others stretching up to $1,500), the Photographic Garage Sale is a pretty good bet.
    • The only change I had left was pennies and toonies, so I gave up the idea of calling again.
    • Granted, that team may solely consist of one guy whose dad dropped him off at the GO-station with 50 bucks and a couple of toonies for hot dogs, but that's beside the point.
    • But no mistake, once I am eligible to make a whole toonie more an hour I am outta there, kiddo.
    • Up until the final months I considered it relatively good value for my entertainment and edification dollar: a few hours' worth of amusement provided every two weeks at a unit cost of less than a toonie.
    • What I didn't know is that you need exact change and no toonies.
    • A man appears from the back wiping flour off his hands, takes my toonie, folds the bread in half and drops it into my bag.
    • It is free and open to the public, but those audience members who can will be asked to contribute a toonie to cover room rent, publicity, and other expenses.
    • To fit his mood, the December skies rumbled and started to rain, leaving Darien standing outside alone, wet, and fingering the toonie Alison had kicked under his desk in his pocket.

Origin

After loonie.

Definition of toonie in US English:

toonie

(also twoonie)
nounˈto͞onēˈtuni
Canadian informal
  • The Canadian two-dollar coin.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our goal is to collect a toonie for every person that's on campus.
    • Up until the final months I considered it relatively good value for my entertainment and edification dollar: a few hours' worth of amusement provided every two weeks at a unit cost of less than a toonie.
    • Now, you best bring your paycheck divided in to toonies and loonies.
    • What I didn't know is that you need exact change and no toonies.
    • But one Canadian toonie is all you're gonna get.
    • He dropped a toonie in my hand and said, ‘That's the last of it.’
    • For a toonie, I could get 20 minutes of dial-up time, just enough to check text messages.
    • To fit his mood, the December skies rumbled and started to rain, leaving Darien standing outside alone, wet, and fingering the toonie Alison had kicked under his desk in his pocket.
    • The only change I had left was pennies and toonies, so I gave up the idea of calling again.
    • With your extra toonie you can even afford to buy your ‘friend’ a funny present to break the awkward vibe: animal hats, anyone?
    • But no mistake, once I am eligible to make a whole toonie more an hour I am outta there, kiddo.
    • I used to give loonies and toonies to panhandlers, especially on pay days.
    • Granted, that team may solely consist of one guy whose dad dropped him off at the GO-station with 50 bucks and a couple of toonies for hot dogs, but that's beside the point.
    • What Justin was probably referring to is the fact many students are giving up their allowances, as well as gathering up spare change around their homes in larger denominations such as loonies and toonies.
    • A man appears from the back wiping flour off his hands, takes my toonie, folds the bread in half and drops it into my bag.
    • It is free and open to the public, but those audience members who can will be asked to contribute a toonie to cover room rent, publicity, and other expenses.
    • Alison noticed that he didn't use the toonie she had given him to pay for his cappuccino but with a five-dollar bill.
    • It is within our power to talk about what we value and about how public opinion can influence whether or not the $5 bill will join rank with the loonie and toonie.
    • With most works between a toonie and $20 (and others stretching up to $1,500), the Photographic Garage Sale is a pretty good bet.
    • I would just throw my toonie in and didn't wonder about whether or not we'd win.

Origin

After loonie.

随便看

 

春雷网英语在线翻译词典收录了464360条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2024 Sndmkt.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2024/12/28 16:25:06