点滴英语天天学第177期:雅思词汇(16)

1. 表述：blow it

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释义：To ruin, mishandle, or fail to capitalize on an opportunity. （搞砸，错过，弄坏）

例句：Bob was being considered for the promotion, but he blew it when he came in late to work each day this week.

鲍勃被考虑提升，但他这星期每天上班都迟到，错过了这次机会。

Things were going well with Steve, but I blew it by smothering him.

史蒂夫一切都很好，但我把他闷死了。

2. 表述：break a leg

释义：To be successful in something. （大获成功）

例句：This is your big chance. Go no out there and break a leg!

这是你的一个重要的机会。上场去吧，争取大获成功！

—— 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

释义：A small, usually insignificant amount of money, typically consisting of coins. （手头有的闲钱）

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.

我总是试着把零钱捐给便利店的慈善盒，不是很多，但希望它能有所帮助。

My wife and I put our loose change in a big jar at the end of the day.

一天结束时，我和妻子把零钱放在一个大罐子里。