現將英語中表達「儲蓄」的詞組歸納如下:
一、常用來表達儲蓄錢的詞組有:
1.lay aside 積蓄;儲藏;留作別用(亦作 lay
apart)
She had managed to lay aside three dollars.
她設法存了3美元。
2.lay by積蓄;儲蓄;把……留待後用
He had managed to lay by some money for college.
他設法存了些錢以備上大學之用。
3.lay away 積蓄;儲蓄
She laid a little of her pay away each week.
她每周都要把工資的一小部分存起來。
4.lay up 儲蓄;貯存
They laid up some money against a rainy day.
他們存了些錢以備急需時用。
5.put aside 儲存……備用;儲存
You'd better put some money aside for emergencies.
你最好存些錢以備急用。
6.put away 收藏,儲存
Have you put any money away for your old age?
你有沒有為防老存錢?
7.put by(=put aside)
I'm putting some money by for my trip to Europe.
我正在存錢,以備去歐洲旅行。
8.scrape up some 積攢起;勉強積蓄
He scraped up some pounds for a holiday.
他為度假存了些英鎊。
9.scrape together(=scrape up)
He scraped together a little sum.
他好不容易才積蓄了一點錢。
10.set apart (把……)另外存起來,留出,撥出
Mr Fang set apart onetenth of his salary each month for special use.
方先生每月儲蓄工資的十分之一以備特殊之用。
11.set aside(=set apart)
Selma set some money aside for her trip to India next year.
塞爾瑪存了些錢以備明年去印度旅行。
12.save up 儲蓄;貯存
You'd better save up some money for your old age.
你最好存點錢養老。
二、常用來表達儲存物的詞組有:
1.lay in 貯存;貯藏;儲備
Before school starts, the principal will lay in plenty of paper for the students' written work.
開學前校長將儲備足夠的紙張供學生做書面作業用。
2.put up 貯藏;把……加工貯藏起來
The farmer put up 3 tons of hay for the winter.
這個農民儲備了3噸乾草越冬。
3.put down(<英口>=put away) 把……放(藏)在合適的地方
He has put down a good cellar of wine.
他儲藏了一窯好酒。
4.stock up<美俚>囤積
We must stock up coal for the winter.
我們得儲存煤過冬。
5.hoard up 貯藏,積聚(財寶、物品等)
Some animals hoard up food for the winter.
有些動物儲存食物越冬。
6.store away 貯藏,儲備
They have stored away coal for the winter.
他們已為過冬儲存了煤。
7.store up 貯藏,儲備
Do all squirrels store up food for the winter?
所有的松鼠都儲備過冬食物嗎?
8.keep/have sth. in store備有……,存在……
If the electricity goes off, we have candles in store in the closet.
如果停電,我們壁櫥裡備有蠟燭。
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