A church mouse 一貧如洗
2023-05-02 09:33:56 每日學(xué)英語
a church mouse 表達“窮到吃土，一貧如洗”中世紀的西方教堂里（church）是沒有放食物的柜子和儲物室的，所以住在那里的老鼠總是挨餓。后來，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.
我上次見到他的時候，他已經(jīng)一貧如洗了。