"edifice or project requiring constant outlay of cash with little to show for it," 1986 (year of a movie of the same name); see money (n.) + pit (n.). Before that (1930s), it was used for the shaft on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, that supposedly leads to treasure buried by Capt. Kidd or some other pirate. "Whether that name refers to the treasure or the several million dollars spent trying to get the treasure out is unclear." [Popular Mechanics, Sept. 1976]
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. " Brass " is slang for " money ".
“ brass ” 是 “ money ” 一詞的俚語(yǔ).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. I spent lots of money on smart new outfits for work.
我花大筆錢(qián)購(gòu)置了上班時(shí)穿的漂亮新套裝。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. She'd do anything for a bit of pin money.
為了掙點(diǎn)外快，她什么都肯做。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Many of the leaders have become hooked on power and money.
很多領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人都變得貪戀權(quán)力和金錢(qián)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.