Verb Master 動詞達人

【金錢動詞】Cash

Cash(現金)，動詞「兌現」
to cash a check (兌現支票)
to cash a postal order/draft (兌現匯票)

 

片語 Cash in，兌換現金、打道回府
to cash in the check (兌現支票)
to cash in the chips (兌現籌碼)

 
to cash in and go home (打道回府=call it a day)

 

片語 Cash in on，從中獲利
to cash in on an opportunity (從某機會中獲利)

 

【金錢動詞】Coin
Coin(硬幣)，動詞「鑄造」「創新詞」
to coin quarters (鑄造二角五分銅板)
to coin new words (創新詞)

 

成語Coin a Phrase，套用一句老話、常言道
To coin a phrase, no news is good news.
(套用一句老話，沒消息就是好消息)

 

Coining，刮痧

 

【金錢動詞】Buck
Buck(美元、雄鹿)

動詞「(馬驢騾)踢後腿、四腳齊跳」
The horse bucks in fright and bucks off the rider.
(馬受驚嚇亂踢把人給震下來)

 

動詞「橫衝直撞」
Engine bucks widely. – 引擎出毛病亂震
Airplane bucks sharply. – 飛機上下左右巨烈震動

 

動詞「頂撞」「反抗」- buck against
Works bucked the system
(工人反抗制度)
Airplane bucks a strong headwind.
(飛機頂著強風飛行)
We buck against the trend/world.
(我們逆勢而行)

 

 

片語 Buck for
千方百計爭取(尤其指工作方面)，像雄鹿一樣衝衝衝：

 
to buck for a job (爭取工作)
to buck for a raise (爭取加薪)
to buck for a promotion (爭取升職)

 

片語 Buck up，振奮、打起精神
* 龍馬精神，千里馬般奔騰