今日短语

所谓向问题投掷金钱  to throw money at (a problem) 意思就是为解决问题花大笔钱。其含义是这种用钱解决问题的方法往往不灵，未必奏效。

例句

They’ve tried throwing money at the problem without any luck. Perhaps they should actually think more carefully about the cause.

The university has thrown money at the sports department without much success. They need to invest in people as well as equipment.

请注意

To throw good money after bad 是一个相关短语，指的是在一个错误的投资之后又将一大笔钱投了进去。换句话说就是把好好的钱扔在倒霉的事情上。

例句

You’re throwing good money after bad trying to repair your car. It’s not worth it. It’ll just break down again.

I thought it was a good investment but it turns out I was just throwing good money after bad. The company still went bust and I lost everything.