Boil the pot
维持生计,煳口,混饭吃
🧩 词语组成解析
boil
[bɔɪl]
n. 煮沸，沸腾;疔，疖子;[医]疡肿，脓肿;
vt.& vi. （使）沸腾，开;
vt. 用开水煮，在沸水中煮;
vi. 怒火中烧，异常气愤;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
pot
[pɔt]
n. 罐;一罐;（某种用途的）容器;陶盆;
vt. 把…栽入盆中;种盆栽;台球、普尔和斯诺克击（球）入袋;射杀;
vi. 随手射击;
🗣️ 情景例句
But it is not polite to ask older people their age.
但问老人的年龄是不礼貌的。
To youth I have but words of counsel -- work, work, work.
对青年人，我要奉劝几句话∶工作，工作，再工作。
the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
一会儿工夫，狱卒重新登台，拿来一副眼镜以及平时使用的那封信，然后为那囚犯念了起来。