出国留学网英语栏目的小编给大家带来“你知道怎么用英语表达“吃土”吗”,以下是详细内容,希望对大家有所帮助!
双十一过去了……双十二还远吗?接下来两个月的土堆好了吗?向父母男友哭穷的词备好了吗?只用poor根本不足表达以我们的穷苦程度,必须要整点新词了~
1. 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?
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.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。
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