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整点新词哭穷

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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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