bring home the bacon

/ˌbrɪŋ ˌhəʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən/INFORMAL · C1
中文對應近似對應
養家餬口
字面意思: «把培根帶回家»

意思

to earn money to support a family

掙錢養家.

例句

  1. 1While I retrain, my partner brings home the bacon.
  2. 2Who will bring home the bacon while you are both studying?
  3. 3Her salary supports the whole household; she brings home the bacon while her husband studies.
  4. 4Dad brought home the bacon through his night shifts while Mum cared for us.
  5. 5I cannot leave my paid job yet; someone has to bring home the bacon for the family.

文法

只有 bring 變化形式:bring、brought、brought。home 和 the bacon 保持不變。

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