释义 |
muck /mʌk/ ●where there’s ˌmuck there’s ˈbrass (BrE, saying) used to say that sb has made a lot of money from an unpleasant or a dirty business activity 哪里活脏哪里有钱赚◆When they saw his enormous house and flash car they looked at each other, both thinking ‘Where there’s muck there’s brass.’ 他们两人看到他的巨宅和豪车,会意地互相看了一眼,心里想:“谁干脏活谁挣钱。” NOTE Muck is dirt or mud. Brass is an old-fashioned word for ‘money’. * muck 意为“污物”或“泥泞”。brass 是旧词,意为“钱”。 |