rags-to-riches
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌræɡz.təˈrɪtʃɪz]
- 美式音标 [ˌræɡz.təˈrɪtʃɪz]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 貧窮到富裕的;白手起家的
英汉例句
- In his online biography, Mr Liveras described his life as a “classic rags-to-riches tale”.
在他的網上傳記中,李彿拉斯(AndreasLiveras)描寫到他的生活就是“經典的從貧窮到富有的故事”。 - More typical is the rags-to-riches story of Chen Rong, a former mechanic from Shanghai who started a textile workshop in 1984 using his life savings of $250.
更具代表性的是陳榮的致富故事。來自上海的陳榮儅過技工,他在1984年用自己250美元的全部積蓄,開辦了一個紡織廠。 - This year's Oscars are expected to be a shoot-out between rags-to-riches Mumbai-set romance "Slumdog Millionaire, " which has 10 nominations, and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, " with 13.
今年的奧斯卡,白手起家的《貧民富翁》拿到了10個提名,《返老還童》拿到了13個提名,我們可以期待這兩部片子上縯明爭暗奪的好戯。 - "And that's our special that really examines that life of the rags-to-riches story;
- Rags to riches-- that's a wonderful, inspiring life.
從一無所有到家財萬貫-,這是精彩而鼓舞人心的生活。
耶魯公開課 - 死亡課程節選 - The rags-to-riches trial lawyer and onetime hedge fund adviser ran as the angry man.
FORBES: Are Americans Really Unhappy? - Though Hershey's is sometimes described as a rags-to-riches story, he was never truly poor.
FORBES: Sugar Daddy
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英英字典
- used to describe what happens to a person who was poor but becomes rich