as poor as a church mouse

  1. 赤贫; 一贫如洗
    • I don't know how they manage to bring up four children—they're as poor as church mice.
      我不知道他们如何设法养育4个孩子——他们一贫如洗。

网络词典

as poor as a church mouse

英 əˈpɔːr 美 əˈpɔːr
短语中文翻译 中文翻译:穷得像教堂里的老鼠一样
同义词: ['穷得叮当响,穷困潦倒']

例句:

  1. 1.She was so poor that she could barely afford to buy food.
    她太穷了,连买食物的钱都没有。
  2. 2. The old man lived in such poverty that he had to borrow money from his neighbors.
    老人生活贫困,不得不向邻居借钱。
  3. 3. The family was so poor that they could barely afford to pay for their own basic needs.
    这个家庭非常贫穷,连基本的生活需求都难以支付。