时间:2018-04-07 15:43:44 来源:http://www.pinghe.com 作者:Frank
我们时常都会有不小心将钱花出预算的时候出现,然后在接下去的生活里抓襟见肘,我们常常都会有“吃土”来表达这种状态。大家知道在英语中怎么表达“吃土”吗?下面就一起来学习一下吧!
1. not have a bean 囊中羞涩
(一个豆豆没有,囊肿羞涩)
例句:Most people in the area are unemployed and not have a bean to spend.
这地方的很多人都失业待岗,没钱花。
2. max out my credit card 刷爆了我的信用卡
例句:She's maxed out three credit cards.
他已经刷爆了三张卡了。
3. poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗
(直译为穷的像教堂里的老鼠……就是一贫如洗的意思)
例句:With his company doing bankrupt, he is now as poor as a church mouse.
随着他的公司倒闭破产,他目前已是一贫如洗。
4. be broke 身无分文
例句:I'll be broke in two months.
我会在两个月内破产。
5. live from hand to mouth 勉强糊口,度日维艰
(hand to mouth 现挣现吃,只能满足目前的需求,主要指食物方面)
例句:They can only live from hand to mouth.
他们的日子是只能糊口。
6. dirt-poor 极贫困的
例句:Where would the dirt-poor Tom get a hundred dollars?
汤姆这个穷光蛋到哪儿弄一百美元去?
词汇注解:
1 unemployed
adj.失业的,没有工作的;未动用的,闲置的
参考例句:
There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
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