Word · Frequency #27214
skint
没钱的;身无分文的
核心释义
英式非正式用语,表示没有钱。
lacking funds
- 1.
缺乏资金
lacking funds
缺乏资金;身无分文的;穷光蛋的
用法In use
I can't go to the cinema tonight because I'm skint.
用法提示:skint 是形容词,用在 be 动词后,表示“没钱的”。
After paying the rent, I'm completely skint until payday.
用法提示:skint 作表语形容词,与 be 动词连用,强调没有钱的状态。
She said she'd love to join us for dinner, but she's a bit skint this week.
用法提示:skint 用在 be 动词后,表示“手头紧、没钱”,可被 a bit 修饰。
be skint
I'm completely skint this month.
这个月我完全身无分文。
feel skint
After paying the bills, I felt skint.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be skint
- 没钱;身无分文
- I'd love to go to the concert, but I'm skint this week.我很想去听音乐会,但这周我没钱。
- completely skint
- 彻底没钱;穷得叮当响
- After paying the rent, I was completely skint.付完房租后,我彻底没钱了。
- skint until payday
- 在发薪日前没钱
- He's skint until payday, so he's eating instant noodles.发薪日前他没钱了,所以在吃方便面。
- skint student
- 没钱的学生;穷学生
- As a skint student, she learned to cook cheap meals.作为一个穷学生,她学会了做便宜的饭菜。
- left skint
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
skint 看起来像 skin(皮肤)加个 t:穷得身上只剩一层皮和一件 T 恤,身无分文。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:英式英语口语、日常非正式聊天 skint 是英式非正式说法,表示“没钱的;身无分文的”,通常用于日常口语或非正式场合,比较常见于英式英语,正式写作中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常作表语,如 'I'm skint';也可作定语,如 'a skint student'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with skint: /ɪnt/. Note that lookalikes such as skin (/skɪn/) and skit (/skɪt/) sound different despite similar spelling.
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