A church mouse 一貧如洗
2023-05-02 09:33:56 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
a church mouse 表達(dá)“窮到吃土，一貧如洗”中世紀(jì)的西方教堂里（church）是沒(méi)有放食物的柜子和儲(chǔ)物室的，所以住在那里的老鼠總是挨餓。后來(lái)，老鼠就成了“貧窮”的象征。
【例句】
With his company doing bankrupt, he is now as poor as a church mouse.
隨著他的公司倒閉破產(chǎn)，他目前已是一貧如洗。
When I last saw him, he was as poor as a church mouse.
我上次見(jiàn)到他的時(shí)候，他已經(jīng)一貧如洗了。