生面团也是钱,是的,没错
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dough
英 [dəʊ] 美 [doʊ]
n. 生面团;<旧>钱
①
Dough is a fairly firm mixture of flour, water, and sometimes also fat and sugar. It can be cooked to make bread or pastry. 面团
Roll out the dough into one large circle.
将面团擀成一个大圆形。
②
You can refer to money as dough. 钱
He worked hard for his dough.
他为了赚钱而努力工作。
例句:
I can send you some dough. How much do you need?
我可以寄些钱给你。你需要多少钱?
美国人也会用其他与食物有关的词来表示金钱,比如“面包”、“培根”甚至“奶酪”。
马克龙总统在一次接受采访的时候:
To another delicate question — “Do you have a lot of dough?” — the former banker said he earns less now as president, without divulging figures.
对于另一个微妙的问题——“你有很多钱吗?”这位前银行家说,他现在作为总统收入较少,但没有透露具体数字。
英语同义词学习:
bit: 侧重指微小,一点点,小碎片。
piece: 最普通用词,多指从整体上分割下来的东西,可大可小。
sheet: 侧重指平整很薄的一张或一片。
slice: 多指切得很薄的一片食物。
fragment: 指破裂的,不完整的,不可完整的碎片。
scrap: 侧重指废弃的零碎之物。
经典例句:
I felt a wee bit guilty about it.
我对此觉得有点儿愧疚。
a piece of cake
一块蛋糕
a sheet of A4
一张 A4 纸
a slice of toast/pizza
一片吐司/比萨饼
The shattered vase lay in fragments on the floor.
打碎的花瓶在地上成了一堆碎片
She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper.
她把他的电话号码匆匆写在一张小纸片上。
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