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church mouse

/tʃɜːtʃ maʊs/

翻译: 形容某人极其贫穷,源自信徒认为教堂里的老鼠既没有食物也没有财产。

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/tʃɜːtʃ maʊs/C1informal
  • zh形容某人极其贫穷,源自信徒认为教堂里的老鼠既没有食物也没有财产。

A proverbial phrase describing someone who is extremely poor, based on the idea that a mouse living in a church would have nothing to eat or own.

  1. Extremely poorB2informal

    Used to describe someone who is very poor, often in the phrase 'as poor as a church mouse'.

    zh一贫如洗

    • After losing his job, he was as poor as a church mouse.
    • She grew up as poor as a church mouse but later became successful.
    • They lived like church mice, barely able to afford food.