类型:英语词汇
时间:2021-04-12
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1. (
right) on the money
exactly right; in
exactly the
right place; in
exactly the
right amount (of
money). 完全正确;恰到好处;(钱)正好够数。
e.g. You were
right on the
money when you said that I
would really like that book.
你说过我会很喜欢那本书,被你说中了。
2. come into (some) money
to get some
money unexpectedly,
usually by
inheritance. 得到意外之财,通常是因为继承遗产。
e.g. She came into a lot of
money when she
turned twenty.
她二十岁的时候得到了一大笔意外之财。
3. fork some
money out (for
something)
to pay (
perhaps unwillingly) for
something. (
Often mention is made of the
amount of
money. See the
examples.) 为某物付出钱财(也许不情愿)。(常会提到是要一大笔钱。看例子感受一下)
e.g. Do you
think I'm
going to fork
twenty dollars out for that book?
你认为我会花20美元去买那本书吗?
4.
funny money
1)
counterfeit money 假币
e.g. The bank
teller spotted the
funny money in the man's
deposit almost immediately.
银行出纳人员立即发现那个人存款用的是假钞。
2)
temporary or
substitute money, good only in
certain places 暂时流通或代替流通的货币,只在特定的地方通用。
e.g. What am I
going to do with all this
funny money when I
leave here? It's no good
anywhere else.
我离开这里后要怎么处理这些替代货币?其他地方都不能用啊。
3)
foreign currency 外币
e.g. We had
better buy some
gifts and get rid of some of this
funny money before our
flight. 在起飞前我们最好买一些礼物,花掉些这些外币。
5. I'd bet
money (on it)
I am
certain. 我确定。类似于我们“赌五毛”的感觉??好吧,其实也就是“我敢打赌”~
e.g. I'd bet
money on it. I'd bet
money that Jane will get that job.
我很确信。我敢打赌Jane会得到那份工作。
6. in the
money
1)
wealthy 富有的
e.g. John is
really in the
money. He's
worth millions.
John真的很富有。他有百万的财产呢。
2) in the
winning position in a race or
contest. (As if one had won the
prize money) 在比赛或竞赛中处于优胜地位。(就好像已经获得了优胜奖金)
e.g. I knew when Jane came
around the
final turn that she was in the
money.
当Jane进入到了最后一轮,我就知道她赢定了。
7.
heavy bread
a
great deal of
money 一大笔钱
e.g. That car cost some
heavy bread.
那辆车要花好一些钱呢。
8.
money talks
Money gives one
power and
influence to help get
things done or get one's own way. 金钱会赋予人权利和影响力,能够帮助事情完成或为所欲为。(就是“有钱能使鬼推磨”啦)
e.g. She'll get her way
because money talks.
有钱能使鬼推磨,她想做什么都可以。
9.
money to burn
More than
enough money for what is
required or
expected. 超出所需或期望的足够的钱。
e.g.
After they paid off the
creditors, they
still had
money to burn.
他们还完债权人的钱后,仍有用不完的钱。
10. be
coining it (
British &
Australian informal)(英式英语&澳洲英语的非正式说法)
to be
earning a lot of
money quickly 迅速挣到一大笔钱
e.g. The
magazine has been
coining it
since the new
editor took over.
自从那个新的编辑接手以来,这个杂志就狠赚一大笔了。
也可以说be
coining money(美式英语&澳洲英语的非正式说法)
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