扳手 (bān shǒu) — (v.o., literal) to hold back or pull someone's hand; (v.o., colloquial) to be short of money, to be strapped for cash
Definition
As a verb-object phrase, 扳手 literally means to pull or hold back someone's hand. Colloquially it also means being short of money — like saying you're 'strapped' in English.
verb
(v.o., literal) to hold back or pull someone's hand(v.o., colloquial) to be short of moneyto be strapped for cash
Beispiele
- ，。Tā yòng lì bān le yí xià wǒ de shǒu, shì yì wǒ bié shuō huà.He forcefully pulled my hand, signaling me not to speak.
- 扳手，。Zuì jìn shǒu tóu hěn bān shǒu, mǎi bù qǐ xīn shǒu jī.I've been very short of money lately, can't afford a new phone.
- 扳手，。Zhè ge yuè bān shǒu sān gè yuè le, zhōng yú děng dào fā gōng zī.I've been broke for three months this time, finally waiting for payday.
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