skint

I'm skint! Lend us a tenner.

我一个子儿也没有了，借我们10英镑吧。

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.

` skint' is a British slang term.

‘一文不名’是英国俚语。

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.

"Skint" and "broke" are slang words for "having no money".

“skint”和“broke”是“没有钱”的俚语。

The word doesn't change in the plural1, so ￡ 50 is fifty quid 。 Skint, Broke – Poor or lacking money

这个词没有复数形式，所以50英镑就是fifty quid。

Nearly half have used credit cards or overdraft when skint and58 per cent say only keeping away from the high street would stop them spending.

调查发现，这些受访者中有近一半的人会使用信用卡消费，即使透支也要花钱。58%的人表示，要想让她们停止购物，唯一的办法就是远离那些购物场所。

I get paid each friday, and by Tuesday I'm always skint.

我每个星期五领工钱，到了星期二时我总是囊空如洗了。