"poor as a church mouse" 怎么发音
expression
POOR az uh CHURCH mows
PAW az uh CHURCH mows
释义
This expression means someone is extremely poor and has almost no money or possessions.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈpuɹ/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtʃɝtʃ/ /ˈmaʊs
英式英语
pˈɔː/ /ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /tʃˈɜːtʃ/ /maʊs
简化发音
美式
POOR az uh CHURCH mows
英式
PAW az uh CHURCH mows
语境中听
When I was a student, I was poor as a church mouse.
He has been poor as a church mouse since losing his job.
Their family was poor as a church mouse growing up.
After paying rent, I’m poor as a church mouse until next month.