megabucks

英 ['meɡəbʌk] 美 ['mɛgə,bʌk]
  • n. 一百万美金

中文词源


megabucks 一大笔钱

mega-,百万,兆,buck,一美元。原用于诙谐用语,形容原子弹研究耗钱。

英文词源


megabucks (n.)
1946, originally "one million dollars," from mega- in the scientific sense + slang buck (n.) "dollar." A jocular coinage of U.S. scientists working on expensive atomic research.

双语例句


1. We're talking megabucks this time.
我们这次谈的可是上百万的买卖。

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2. They're making megabucks. That's what I should be writing about.
他们在赚大钱. 那就是我应该报道的.

来自互联网

3. They sank megabucks into their new house.
他们投资百万美元建造新房.

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