"edifice or project requiring constant outlay of cash with little to show for it," 1986 (year of a movie of the same name); see money (n.) + pit (n.). Before that (1930s), it was used for the shaft on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, that supposedly leads to treasure buried by Capt. Kidd or some other pirate. "Whether that name refers to the treasure or the several million dollars spent trying to get the treasure out is unclear." [Popular Mechanics, Sept. 1976]
双语例句
1. " Brass " is slang for " money ".
“ brass ” 是 “ money ” 一词的俚语.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. I spent lots of money on smart new outfits for work.
我花大笔钱购置了上班时穿的漂亮新套装。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She'd do anything for a bit of pin money.
为了挣点外快，她什么都肯做。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Many of the leaders have become hooked on power and money.
很多领导人都变得贪恋权力和金钱。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.
