英语释义

• income obtained with a minimum of effort

英汉例句

• as long as the islamic republic can sell oil at high prices, iran's gravy train will trundle on.

  只要伊朗能够以高价出售石油，伊朗就能继续坐享其成。

• all this has reinforced the idea that banking is simply a gravy train for employees.

  所有这一切都强化了银行只不过是为雇员提供肥缺的想法。

• mark has been on a gravy train all these years. there does seem to have pennies from heaven for him.

  这些年来马克的运气一直特别的好。对他来说确有天上掉馅饼的好事。

• i cursed my laziness for hopping the gravy train so late in life after wasting so much money on ties and shoes.

  我诅咒我的懒惰，竟然在领带和鞋子上浪费那么多的钱之后才搭上了这个轻松赚大钱的便车，真是相见恨晚哪！

• astronomers figure that the galaxy gobbling that resulted also served as a gravy train for black holes.

  天文学家认为，星系们狼吞虎咽的结果同时也为黑洞提供了一大笔飞来横财。

• looks like the ipod gravy train is finally slowing, and from here on in, we’ll see declining year-on-year sales of apple’s key gadget.

  看来ipod的轻易发大财脚步终于放缓了，而从现在起，我们将会看到苹果的核心产品的一年一年走向衰退。

• one of my classmates seems to be on the gravy train these days.

  我的一个同学最近看起来很走运。

• 「i understand why clients hate me,” he said. 」the gravy train is over.

  「我知道客户为什么恨我，」他说，“因为他们的摇钱树已经倒掉了。

• this approach may have provided a nice gravy train but firms need to take risks to innovate for the future.

  这种做法可以非常轻易的获利，但公司需要敢于冒险勇于创新以迎接未来的挑战。

• many teenage girls thought selling betel nuts a gravy train .

  许多少女认为卖槟榔是一项薪水高、工作轻松的职业。

相似词

bonus(Bonus)人名；(西、塞)博努斯

cumshaw赏钱；酒钱；小帐

dividend红利；股息；[数] 被除数；奖金

donative捐赠物

extrapro 额外的东西（尤其指钱财）

gratuity赏钱，小费；赠物；[劳经] 退职金

gravy肉汁；不法利润；轻易得来的钱

lagniappe小赠品；免费赠品

perk振作起来；（咖啡）滤煮；昂首

perquisite额外补贴；临时津贴；特权

tip(Tip) （美、俄）蒂普（人名）