You might as well throw your money away as spend it in gambling.
你與其把錢花在賭博上，不如把它丟掉的好。
英語常用口語 1000 句 第 97 部分

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away [?'we] 詞頻1
adv. 離開，遠離;在遠處;消失; adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方；離去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
spend [sp?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: sp-
vt.& vi. 用錢，花錢; vt. 花費;消耗;花（時間）;度過; n. （為某目的或某段時間內的）花銷，花費，開銷;
?? s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花費；耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的幾個孩子在電話上和朋友聊天一聊就是幾個小時。
近義：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain 反義：husband, keep, maintain, conserve
throw [θro] 詞頻1 詞根: thr-
vi. 投擲;丟;拋; n. 投擲的距離;丟; vt. 擲（色子）;拋;猛動（頭、臂、腿）;使處于，使限于;
?? 死肉(諧音):死肉 扔了算了
"I can't seem to throw off this feeling of inertia."
我好像無法擺脫這種無力的感覺。
近義：heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, out, pitch 反義：pick, scavenge, scoop, seize, snatch, take
money ['m?ni] 詞頻1
n. 錢;財富;薪水;款項;
?? 如果亂花 錢，家長會“罵你”（諧音）
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當地一位不愿透露姓名的企業家捐贈的。
近義：assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
gambling
n. 賭博
近義：gaming

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