今日短語

我們腳下踩得泥土和灰塵是不要錢的，所以“dirt cheap 像塵土一樣廉價(jià)”的意思是超級(jí)便宜，便宜到不能再便宜。這個(gè)表達(dá)可以用來形容一件東西非常廉價(jià)，花不了多少錢就能買到。

例句

At this time of year fruit is dirt cheap.

Compared to London, properties in some parts of the country are dirt cheap - but salaries are also much lower in those regions.

If you don’t mind last season’s designs you can pick up some dirt cheap clothes in the sales.

請(qǐng)注意

短語 dig up dirt “挖灰塵”實(shí)際要表達(dá)的意思是去挖掘丑聞、丑事、污點(diǎn)或令人尷尬難堪的事情。

例句

The tabloids love digging up dirt on celebrities.

The private investigator was hired to dig up dirt on the politician with the aim of blackmailing him into supporting the controversial policy.