好像现在持卡消费的人越来越多了,很多人出门甚至都不带现金,有卡就可以畅行无阻。不过,万一哪天急需现金,可手里又没有,怎么办呢?那就找FriendTM吧。
FriendTM refers to the situation when a friend low on cash (the paper kind) pays the group's bill on his/her debit card in order to get the cash from their friends--therefore avoiding both the ATM surcharge and the inconvenience of finding one.
“朋友提款机”指一群朋友出去消费后,其中一人用自己的借记卡买单,然后从朋友那里收取他们应付的部分,由此解决自己手中现金不足的状况。这样一来,此人既不用费力寻找自动提款机,同时还能省一笔提款手续费。
For example:
Hey guys, can I FriendTM this? I don't have any cash.
各位,我能用我的卡结帐然后你们给我现金吗?我手里没有现金了。
(中国日报网英语点津 Helen )