如果你只會用borrow some money、save some money這樣的表達,就太low了。今天要教你幾個高大上的phrasal verb(短語動詞),讓你在借錢時還能秀一秀英語~
與錢有關的短語動詞
pay off sth 還錢
與錢有關的最常見的一個短語就是pay off sth(還錢、付清債務等)。
例句:I’m hoping to pay off the debt within two years. 我希望兩年內能還清債務。
fork out sth 不情愿地花了一大筆錢
對于花錢來說,如果你花了一大筆錢,尤其是“不情愿地”花了一大筆錢,可以用一個非正式的短語fork out sth(尤指不情愿地付錢)。
例句:I forked out ten quid for/on the ticket.我不情愿地掏了10英鎊買票。
I couldn’t persuade him to fork out for a new one.我無法勸服他花錢再買個新的。
dip into sth 花費部分積蓄
如果你“動用或者花費部分積蓄”,可以用 dip into sth這個短語。
例句:I had to dip into my savings to pay for the repairs. 我不得不動用部分積蓄來支付修理費。
set sb back花一大筆錢
如果你說“某件東西花去(某人)一大筆錢”,則可以用set sb back這個短語。
例句:Buying that suit must have set you back.買這套衣服你得花一大筆錢。
splash out 揮霍
在英國英語中,如果表達“某人花大筆的錢(尤指購買不需要的東西)、揮霍”等,可以用splash out這個短語。
例句:They splashed out £3,000 on a holiday. 他們一次度假就花了3000英鎊。
settle up with someone 結賬
如果要表達“結賬、付清欠款”,可用settle up with someone 這個短語。
例句:Would you like to settle up now, sir? 先生,您想現在結賬嗎?
You buy the tickets and I’ll settle up with you later.你來買票,過后我和你清賬。
chip (sth) in 湊份子
英語中表達“共同支付、湊份子”的短語是chip in。
例句:They all chipped in £100 and bought their mother a trip to Greece. 他們每人湊了100英鎊,讓母親到希臘旅游一趟。
put sth away 把錢存到銀行
“存錢(尤其把錢存到銀行)”可以用put away 這個短語表達。
例句:He puts away a little every month. 他每個月都存一點錢。
若是“偷偷地存錢”,有兩個短語都可以表達這個意思:Salt away 和 squirrel away。
例句:He salted away a fortune over the years and no one ever knew! 這些年他偷偷地存了一大筆錢卻沒人知道!
As soon as I get paid, I squirrel some money away so I won’t be tempted to spend it. 我一發薪水,就存起來一部分,以免忍不住想花。
scrapes by 勉強維持生計
如果想表達“囊中羞澀、勉強維持生計”,用scrapes by這個短語吧。
例句:He lost his job, so the family had to scrape by on one small salary. 他丟了工作,所以一家人只好靠每周95英鎊勉強過活。
cut back 削減開支
要表達“減少,削減,縮減開支”時,用cut back這個短語。
例句:The government has announced plans to cut back on defence spending by 10 percent next year.政府宣布了明年國防開支縮減10%的計劃。
tide someone over 借錢給某人
“借錢給某人”的短語是tide someone over,尤指只借一段不長的時間。
例句:I gave her a hundred pounds to tide her over till she gets paid. 在她發工資前我借給她一百英鎊。
comes into 繼承財產
表達“繼承(錢財、財產或頭銜)”用 come into這個短語。
例句:She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died.祖父死后,她繼承了一小筆錢。