skint

• adj. 身无分文的；穷光蛋的

1. lacking funds;

"`skint' is a British slang term"

The hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of good food with living on benefits.

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A skinny , sickly and, for much of his life , skint individual , Perutz is an unlikely hero.

佩鲁茨体弱多病, 清贫一生, 却出人意料的成了科学界的英雄.

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What's more, the penny - pinching has nothing much to do with the fact that Britain is skint.

更要紧的是, 这吝啬基本不是因为英国真的是个穷光蛋.

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俚语，改写自 skinned,被剥皮的。引申比喻义没钱的，不足一文的。

1. I'm skint! Lend us a tenner.

我一个子儿也没有了，借我们10英镑吧。

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2. A skinny , sickly and, for much of his life , skint individual , Perutz is an unlikely hero.

佩鲁茨体弱多病, 清贫一生, 却出人意料的成了科学界的英雄.

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3. What's more, the penny - pinching has nothing much to do with the fact that Britain is skint.

更要紧的是, 这吝啬基本不是因为英国真的是个穷光蛋.

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skint (adj.)

"broke, out of money," 1925, slang variant of skinned, past participle of skin (v.).