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gravy

英 [ˈɡreɪvi]

美 [ˈɡreɪvi]

n.  (调味)肉汁; 意外之财; 飞来福

复数:gravies 

Collins.1 / BNC.12580 / COCA.9062

牛津词典

    noun

    • (调味)肉汁
      a brown sauce made by adding flour to the juices that come out of meat while it is cooking
      1. 意外之财;飞来福
        something, especially money, that is obtained when you do not expect it

        柯林斯词典

        • 肉汁;肉卤
          Gravyis a sauce made from the juices that come from meat when it cooks.

          英英释义

          noun

          • a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
            1. the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
            Synonym:boombonanzagold rushgodsendmanna from heavenwindfallbunce
          • the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats
              Synonym:pan gravy
            1. a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats

              双语例句

              • There was a smear of gravy on his chin.
                他下巴上沾了些肉汁。
              • What to make the gravy with?
                拿什么打卤?
              • Residents of Mississippi favor pork barbecue, fried catfish, buttery biscuits and gravy and tamales.
                密西西比居民最喜爱猪肉烧烤,炸鲶鱼,奶油饼干,肉汁和粉蒸肉。
              • I always spatter my blouse with gravy when I eat
                吃饭的时候,我总是把肉汁溅到衬衣上。
              • The gravy is too greasy; skim off some of the fat before you serve it.
                肉汁太油腻了;端上去以前先要把油脂撇去一些。
              • I had found the gravy boat from my mother's china service.
                我竟然找到了妈妈那套瓷器中的这只船形肉卤盘。
              • She enriched the gravy with a little flour browned in butter.
                她用一些在黄油中炒过的面粉给肉汁调味。
              • Then I reached under my pillow and took out the gravy boat.
                这当儿,我把手伸到枕头下面,拿出了那只船形肉卤盘。
              • We were disgusted when bosses awarded themselves a massive pay rise. How can they get on the gravy train, but ask us to take a wage freeze?
                看到老板为自己大幅加薪,我们感到十分气愤。他们凭什么轻轻松松捞油水却要求我们不涨工资?
              • I guess I'll have a hot beef sandwich with plenty of gravy.
                我想我还是要一个热的牛肉三明治加上大量肉汁吧。