英语词汇“skint”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Longman Language Activatorhaving no money to spend at the present time► broke

informal having no money or very little money to spend at the moment: · "Can you lend me some money?" "Sorry, I'm broke."· She's just come back off holiday and she's completely broke.

► skint

British informal having no money at the moment: · I sold my record collection when I was skint one time.· Can you lend me some money to tide me over? I'm a bit skint at the moment.

► strapped for cash

not having enough money at the moment: · I'm warning you, we're really strapped for cash right now.· I'm a bit strapped for cash myself at the moment, but I'll see what I can do.

having very little money at the present time► hard up

informal having little money at the present time and being unable to buy the things that you need: · I'm a little hard up just now -- can I pay you back next week?· She was so hard up that she couldn't afford to heat her apartment.

► broke

informal having no money at the moment: · We're always broke at the end of the month.· Lawrence was so broke he had to wear the same suit to work every day.flat broke (=completely broke): · He turned up at my house yesterday, flat broke and hungry.

► skint

British spoken having no money at all: · I'm really skint -- you couldn't lend me a few quid could you?· At that time I was skint, and I would have taken any job I could get.

► be down on your luck

informal to have had bad luck over a long period of time so that you now have very little money: · We bought the necklace from an old man who was down on his luck and in need of a penny or two.

单词	skint
释义	skintskint /skɪnt/ adjective [not before noun] British English informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINskint Origin: 1900-2000 skinned ‘defeated, overcome, having no money’ (1900-2000), from skin Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES At that time I was skint, and I would have taken any job I could get. Can you lend me some money to tide me over? I'm a bit skint at the moment. I'm really skint -- you couldn't lend me a few quid could you? I sold my record collection when I was skint one time. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorhaving no money to spend at the present time► broke informal having no money or very little money to spend at the moment: · "Can you lend me some money?" "Sorry, I'm broke."· She's just come back off holiday and she's completely broke. ► skint British informal having no money at the moment: · I sold my record collection when I was skint one time.· Can you lend me some money to tide me over? I'm a bit skint at the moment. ► strapped for cash not having enough money at the moment: · I'm warning you, we're really strapped for cash right now.· I'm a bit strapped for cash myself at the moment, but I'll see what I can do. having very little money at the present time► hard up informal having little money at the present time and being unable to buy the things that you need: · I'm a little hard up just now -- can I pay you back next week?· She was so hard up that she couldn't afford to heat her apartment. ► broke informal having no money at the moment: · We're always broke at the end of the month.· Lawrence was so broke he had to wear the same suit to work every day.flat broke (=completely broke): · He turned up at my house yesterday, flat broke and hungry. ► skint British spoken having no money at all: · I'm really skint -- you couldn't lend me a few quid could you?· At that time I was skint, and I would have taken any job I could get. ► be down on your luck informal to have had bad luck over a long period of time so that you now have very little money: · We bought the necklace from an old man who was down on his luck and in need of a penny or two. having no money, especially for a short time SYN broke: I’m skint at the moment.
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