make ends meet 是一个固定短语吗?同上、

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make ends meet 是一个固定短语吗?同上、

make ends meet 是一个固定短语吗?同上、
make ends meet 是一个固定短语吗?
同上、

make ends meet 是一个固定短语吗?同上、
关于 make ends meet 的来源有两种说法,其一是说船上的绳索断了,船主为了节省不去买新的,而让水手将断了的绳索结好继续使用.另一种说法是会计要让本年度的帐目同次年帐目相互衔接,不出差错.总之,make ends meet 是和经济收入相关,其真实含意是"能过维持生活或使收支平衡".
eg1 How are they going to make (both) ends meet?他们要怎么维持生计呢?
eg2 If he does not find a cheaper apartment soon he won't be able to make both ends meet.如果Gary不快点找间便宜公寓的话,他就无法使收支平衡了.

make ends meet:
vi. 量入为出(使...收支相抵,靠微薄收入为主)

例句与用法:
1. Being out of work and having two young children, they found it impossible to make ends meet.
他们失了业,还要养活两个小孩,无法维持起码的生活。 <...

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make ends meet:
vi. 量入为出(使...收支相抵,靠微薄收入为主)

例句与用法:
1. Being out of work and having two young children, they found it impossible to make ends meet.
他们失了业,还要养活两个小孩,无法维持起码的生活。

2. Have a regular job and still have to struggle to make end meet.
有一个固定职业还得拼命干才能过得去。

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make ends meet
使收支平衡(弥补过分的支出),勉强度日
例句:
I have to take two part-time jobs at the same time to make ends meet.
为了收支平衡, 我不得不同时作两份兼职。