點滴英語天天學第177期:雅思詞彙(16)
1. 表述:blow it
釋義:To ruin, mishandle, or fail to capitalize on an opportunity. (搞砸,錯過,弄壞)
例句:Bob was being considered for the promotion, but he blew it when he came in late to work each day this week.
鮑勃被考慮提升,但他這星期每天上班都遲到,錯過了這次機會。
Things were going well with Steve, but I blew it by smothering him.
史蒂夫一切都很好,但我把他悶死了。
2. 表述:break a leg
釋義:To be successful in something. (大獲成功)
例句:This is your big chance. Go no out there and break a leg!
這是你的一個重要的機會。上場去吧,爭取大獲成功!
—— 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
釋義:A small, usually insignificant amount of money, typically consisting of coins. (手頭有的閒錢)
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.
我總是試着把零錢捐給便利店的慈善盒,不是很多,但希望它能有所幫助。
My wife and I put our loose change in a big jar at the end of the day.
一天結束時,我和妻子把零錢放在一個大罐子裏。