點滴英語天天學第177期:雅思詞彙(16)

1. 表述：blow it

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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。