是的,make ends meet意思是收支平衡。
1、ends
英 ['endz] 美 ['endz]
n.端;终止;<正>结果( end的名词复数 );最后部分
v.结束,终止( end的第三人称单数 )
2、meet
英 [mi:t] 美 [mit]
vt.& vi.相遇;相识;开会;接触(某物)
vt.满足;迎接;支付;经历(常指不愉快的事)
n.运动会,体育比赛;猎狐运动(尤其英式英语)
adj.适当的;合适的;恰当的
With prices going up, I find it hard to make ends meet.
物价在不断上涨,我觉得难以维持开销了。
I have scarcely enough money to make ends meet at the moment, let alone lend you any.
我目前都入不敷出,更别说借钱给你了。
同义词:meet one's expenses也可以翻译成收支平衡的意思。
expenses
英 [ɪks'pensɪz] 美 [ɪks'pensɪz]
n.费用;开销;花钱的东西;(向雇主报销的)费用;费用( expense的名词复数 );花费的钱;消耗;花钱的东西
All expenses are to be equally divided between you and I.
一切费用由我和你平均分担。
At this point, the accountant did a runner — with all my bank statements, expenses and receipts.
这个时候,会计溜了——带走了我所有的银行结算单、资金和收据。
是。
21世纪大英汉辞典
make ends meet
1.
使收支相抵,量入为出;靠微薄收入生活,勉强维持生计
短语
以上来源于: 21世纪大英汉词典
双语例句
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Last month he couldn't make ends meet.
上个月他钱花涨了。
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Even those with undergraduate and graduate degrees are not immune-many end up without jobs or with low paying ones that have nothing to do with their studies just to make ends meet.
即便是那些拥有学士与硕士学位的人也不能幸免,许多人毕业即失业,还有很多人拿着微薄的薪水,做着与自身专业无关的工作,仅仅为了满足温饱。
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And it would affect thousands of construction workers and their families who depend on the jobs created by these projects to make ends meet.
这也将影响成千上万的建设工人和他们的家庭,他们都依赖这些项目所创造的工作来养家糊口。
根本不是短语