"two pennies to rub together" 怎么发音
expression
TOO PEN-eez tuh RUB tuh-GEH-thur
TOO PEN-iz tuh RUB tuh-GEH-thuh
释义
An informal expression meaning to have very little or no money at all.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtu/ /ˈpɛniz/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɹəb/ /təˈɡɛðɝ
英式英语
tˈuː/ /pˈɛnɪz/ /tˈuː/ /ɹˈʌb/ /təɡˈɛðɐ
简化发音
美式
TOO PEN-eez tuh RUB tuh-GEH-thur
英式
TOO PEN-iz tuh RUB tuh-GEH-thuh
语境中听
After paying rent, I don't have two pennies to rub together.
He worked all week and still doesn't have two pennies to rub together.
My family didn't have two pennies to rub together when I was young.
These days, I barely have two pennies to rub together by the end of the month.