"lose a bundle" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 賠了一大筆錢

Definition

損失一大筆錢，通常是因為意外或冒險投資、行為造成的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式說法，常用於投資、賭博等情境，形容損失大量金錢。不用於指小額損失。常與 'on' 連用來說明損失來源。

Examples

I lost a bundle in the stock market last year.

我去年在股市**賠了一大筆錢**。

Be careful with gambling, or you might lose a bundle.

小心賭博，不然你可能會**賠了一大筆錢**。

They lost a bundle buying that old car.

他們買那台舊車時**賠了一大筆錢**。

My friend tried day trading and lost a bundle in just a week.

我朋友嘗試做日間交易，一週內就**賠了一大筆錢**。

If you bet on horse racing without experience, you could lose a bundle fast.

沒有經驗就賭賽馬的話，你很快可能**賠了一大筆錢**。

We thought flipping houses would be easy, but we lost a bundle on our first project.

我們以為翻修房子很簡單，沒想到第一個項目就**賠了一大筆錢**。