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英语习语:15个和money有关的习语

2017-06-20 10:21

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  下面是关于名词money的习语和表达,它们比起和money的搭配显得更随意一些。但是,这些习语和表达在日常对话中很常见。每个习语或表达后面都有一个定义解释和两个例句,从而帮助你理解这些常见的习语表达。

  1.Color of someone's money

  Definition: the amount of money someone has available

  某人拥有的钱的数量

  Show me the color of your money and then we can talk.

  先给我看看你有多少钱,再来跟我说话。

  If we knew the color of the company's money we could make a better bid on the deal.

  如果我们知道这家公司的资产数目,就可以对这次交易更好地投标了。

  2.Easy money

  Definition: money that can be earned with little effort

  轻而易举就能赚来的钱

  Some people think that playing stocks is easy money.

  一些人认为玩股票就能轻松赚到钱。

  Unfortunately, there are few jobs are truly easy money.

  不幸的是,能够轻松挣钱的工作少之又少。

  3.Front money

  Definition: money paid in advance of receiving something

  接受某物之前付的订金

  I'll need to put up $100,000 front money to get in on the deal.

  我需要付十万美元的订金才能参与交易。

  Always be suspicious of companies that ask for front money.

  对于要求付订金的公司要持谨慎态度

  4.Heavy money

  Definition: a lot of money

  许多钱

  Tom will bring heavy money into the company if he agrees to invest.

  如果汤姆同意投资,他会把一大笔钱都投到公司里。

  They have heavy money. I'm sure they'll buy the house.

  他们多的是钱。我相信他们一定会买下这栋房子的。

  5.Hush money

  Definition: money paid to someone so that they don't provide information

  以不泄露信息为条件付给某人的钱

  Many people are paid hush money to not testify in court. It's illegal, but it happens.

  许多人会收到封口费,好让他们不会在法庭上作证。这是违法的,但也确实存在这种现象。

  The gang tried to pay the man off with hush money, but he was having none of it.

  这个团伙想付给他封口费,但被他拒绝了。

  6.Mad money

  Definition: money used to have fun, money to waste

  为玩乐准备的钱

  We've put away a few thousand dollars in mad money for our next vacation.

  为了下个假期,我们准备了几千美元的私房钱。

  Don't go to Las Vegas without some mad money.

  别两手空空地去拉斯维加斯。

  7.Money from home

  Definition: easily gained money

  轻而易举得到的钱

  Peter thinks investing in stocks is money from home.

  皮特认为把钱用来买股票就能轻松赚钱。

  She's looking for a job that's money from home. Good luck!

  她在找一个能轻松赚钱的工作。祝她好运!

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