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托福词汇表达之“金钱控”

信息来源:网络  发布时间:2015-04-18

  提起金钱,只会用money?托福词汇   中有大量有关金钱的表达,今天给大家分享的10个地道的不包含money的托福词汇表达
 

  1. Break the bank– to use up all of your money

  倾家荡产
 

  例句:
 

  John knew that renting the ocean view apartment would break the bank, so he settled for a smaller apartment.

  约翰知道租一个滨海公寓会花光他所有的钱的,所以他选择了一个小点的公寓安定下来。
 

  2.Bring home the bacon – to earn money for a family

  赚钱,养家糊口
 

  例句:
 

  His wife chooses not to work, so Robert has to bring home the bacon.

  罗伯特的老婆决定不出去上班了,因此他不得不赚钱养家糊口。
 

  3.Cash in on (something) – to make money from an opportunity

  大赚一笔
 

  例句:
 

  The former athlete cashed in on his popularity to open a nightclub in his name.

  这位前运动员开了个以自己名字命名的夜店,打算利用名气大赚一笔。
 

  4. Give (someone) a blank check– to let someone do whatever they want (as if the amount on the check were left blank)

  让某人自由的按自己想法行事
 

  例句:
 

  The professor gave the students a blank check with the only requirement being that they turn in their project on time.

  这位教授允许学生们自由发挥,唯一要求就是他们需要按时交付项目。
 

  5.Turn on a dime – to make a turn in a very small area

  在极小的地方打转,(活动)非常灵巧
 

  例句:
 

  The car handles very well and can turn on a dime.

  这辆车很容易驾驶,而且反应灵敏。
 

  6. Bet your bottom dollar– to bet all that you have because you are certain you will win

  孤注一掷,把底金压上
 

  例句:
 

  I would bet my bottom dollar that Rachel will show up late again today.

  我敢打盹瑞秋今天晚些时候一定会再次出现。
 

  7.Look like a million dollars – to look very good

  显得容光焕发,看上去十分漂亮
 

  例句:
 

  As she stepped out in her wedding dress, she looked like a million dollars.

  当她穿着婚纱走出来时,看起来美呆了。
 

  8. Pinch pennies– to be very careful with money, to be thrifty

  精打细算
 

  例句:
 

  My grandfather always pinches pennies; he never spends money if he doesn’t have to.

  我爷爷总是精打细算;只要没必要他从不花钱。
 

  9.Put in your two cents – to give your opinion about something

  发表意见
 

  例句:
 

  You can put in your two cents after I am finished going over all the facts.

  等我陈述完了所有事实后你可以发表你的个人意见。
 

  10.For peanuts – for very little or no pay

  赚不了几个小钱儿
 

  例句:
 

  The students had very little money, so they were willing to work for peanuts.

  学生们没什么钱,所以他们愿意为了微不足道的一点点小钱而工作。
 

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