点滴英语天天学第177期:雅思词汇(16)
日期:2019-10-11 09:17

(单词翻译:单击)

1. 表述:blow it

释义:To ruin, mishandle, or fail to capitalize on an opportunity. (搞砸,错过,弄坏)

例句:Bob was being considered for the promotion, but he blew it when he came in late to work each day this week.

鲍勃被考虑提升,但他这星期每天上班都迟到,错过了这次机会。

Things were going well with Steve, but I blew it by smothering him.

史蒂夫一切都很好,但我把他闷死了。

2. 表述:break a leg

释义:To be successful in something. (大获成功)

例句:This is your big chance. Go no out there and break a leg!

这是你的一个重要的机会。上场去吧,争取大获成功!

—— Tonight is my debut. —— I hope that you break a leg.

——今晚是我的初次公演。——我希望你演出成功。

3. 表述:loose change

释义:A small, usually insignificant amount of money, typically consisting of coins. (手头有的闲钱)

例句:I always try to donate any loose change I've got into the charity boxes in convenience stores. It isn't much, but hopefully, it helps a little bit.

我总是试着把零钱捐给便利店的慈善盒,不是很多,但希望它能有所帮助。

My wife and I put our loose change in a big jar at the end of the day.

一天结束时,我和妻子把零钱放在一个大罐子里。


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