People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt.
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n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt.& vi. 收紧;（使）变紧;（使）绷紧;加紧;
💡 tight 紧的+en使... → v.变紧, 绷紧, 拉紧
"The strap is too loose. Tighten it up a bit."
带子太松了, 再勒一勒.
近义：hug, stiffen, strain, stress, tauten, tense
反义：loosen, untie
vt. 打破(break的过去式和过去分词);折断;
adj. 破产的;缺乏资金的;
"All the windows broke with the force of the blast."
爆炸的力量震碎了所有的窗户。
近义：penniless, bankrupt, skint, broken
反义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
n. （用于姓名或姓之前，对未婚女子的称呼）小姐;女士;失误;
v. 漏掉;错过（机会）;思念;没遇到;
💡 谐音小姐美得迷死(Miss)人
"I miss you dreadfully."
我非常想念您。
近义：lose, waste, miscalculate, mistake, fail, mislay
反义：strike, encounter, neglect, overlook, shelve, unlearn
adj. 贫穷的，贫乏的;令人怜悯的，可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者，穷人;
💡 穿破（po）衣服的人（or），是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义：indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
vt. 猛拉;把（牛肉）切成薄片晒干;
vt.& vi. （使…）猝然一动[颤动];
n. 突然的拉[推，扭];<医>（肌肉的）痉挛，抽搐;蠢人;急促而猛烈的动作，猛地一拉;
"It was a knee-jerk reaction on her part."
这是她未加思索做出的反应。
近义：twitch, yank, jolt, bump, lug, pluck