这里的killing有字面意思吗?
母语人士的回答
Rebecca
To make killing是每天的表达,这意味着要赚大钱或赚大钱。换句话说,在这首歌中, when I couldn't make a killing ,这位歌手指的是在财务上或财务上都不成功。例子: Stacey has made a killing through her home business. (史黛西(Stacey)通过家族生意赚了很多钱。)例子: My friend made a killing when he sold his apartment. (我的朋友卖掉他的公寓赚了一大笔钱。)