短語動詞 cash in，肯定跟錢有關，你用過嗎？

cash 常用作名詞，意為「現金，（任何形式的）金錢，資金「，是不可數名詞，例如：

Do you have any cash on you?

你身上有現金嗎？

Will you pay by credit card or in cash?

你用信用卡還是現金付款？

He says he wants cash in advance before he'll do the job.

他說在做這項工作之前要預付他現金。

cash 還可以用作動詞，它對應的短語動詞 cash in 表示：

1、to earn out of something in big amounts

賺大錢

2、to get returns on an investment

獲得投資回報

3、to make a huge profit

賺大錢

4、to get cash in exchange for

換來現金

5、could be used negatively highlighting ill means of making money

可能會被負面地用來強調不正當的賺錢手段

例如：

1、This is a good year for investing in real estate and gold, and you can cash in on it.

今年是投資房地產和黃金的好年頭，你可以從中獲利。

2、People who invest in diamonds always cash in the benefits later.

投資鑽石的人總是在以後獲取收益。

解析：關係代詞 who 引導的定語從句，修飾先行詞 people.

3、I fail to understand why cashing in is the only goal that today’s generation makes for themselves.

我不明白為什麼賺大錢是今天這一代人為自己制定的唯一目標。

解析：動名詞 cashing in 在句中作主語，謂語動詞用單數。

4、It is hard to digest that my brother’s wife cashed in the necklace that belonged to my mother. She was not even entitled to it!

我哥哥的妻子把我母親的項鍊兌現了，真是難以理解。她甚至沒有資格得到它！

解析：

1、關係代詞 that 引導的定語從句，修飾先行詞 necklace.

2、entitle sb to sth 意為」使享有權利；使符合資格「，常用於被動語態。