as poor as a church mouse

一貧如洗、一無所有
口語·比喻·形容非常貧窮
英文釋義 to have little or no money or possessions
例句
After losing his job, he was as poor as a church mouse and couldn't afford rent.
典故來源 教堂里通常沒有食物儲存,老鼠無法找到吃的,因此比喻極度貧窮。

?? 習語詞匯解析

習語中的關鍵英語詞匯

poor [p?r]
adj. 貧窮的,貧乏的;令人憐憫的,可憐的;匱乏的;低劣的; n. the poor 貧困者,窮人;
church [t??t?]
n. [宗]教堂;[宗]教徒;[宗]教派;[宗]教會; adj. 教會的;禮拜的; vt. 領…到教堂接受宗教儀式;
mouse [ma?s]
n. 老鼠;鼠標;羞怯[膽小]的人;[非正式用語] 眼部青腫; vi. 捕鼠;窺探,偷偷地尋找;

?? 同首字母習語

a storm in a teacup
小題大做;無風起浪
above board
光明正大的;公開透明的
at loggerheads
處于激烈爭論或不和的狀態
arm in arm
手挽手地
at a snails pace
非常緩慢地進行或發展
a sight for sore eyes
一見到就讓人心情愉快或感到欣慰的人、事或物
apple of discord
引起紛爭或爭議的事物
a load of cobblers
一堆胡言亂語或無意義的話
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