gravy train

gravy train

美 　英

• n.轻松赚大钱的机会；美差
• 网络肥缺；肥差；赚钱的清闲差事

英汉双解

英汉解释

na.	1. 〈美俚〉容易捞到钱的活儿,工作清闲而报酬优厚的职务

英英解释

n.	1. a type of work or activity that provides a lot of money without much effort

例句

His father believes that the only reason to get educated is to be able to get on the gravy train.

他父亲认为接受教育的惟一理由是可以找到容易赚大钱的工作。

I would not at all be surprised if she got in touch with Allred after Hurd finally got wise and put an end to the gravy train .

如果她是在赫德终于意识到该怎么做，并终止了这一奢侈的行为后才去找的奥尔雷德，我并不会感到奇怪。

'Everyone wanted to be part of the gravy train, so people started being a little bit lazy and chose to ignore [conflicts], ' said Mr. Chong.

他说，谁都不想错过这个发大财的机会，因此人们开始变得有点懒惰，纷纷选择忽视这些利益冲突。

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。

Eddie's job at the golf club as social director has got him on the gravy train .

埃迪高尔夫球俱乐部担任公关主任的工作，薪水既丰厚又轻松。

As long as the state's gravy-train keeps running, solar power's future is bright in the land of the rising sun.

只要国家列车继续运行，太阳能发电的未来在日本这片土地上就十分光明。

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。

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。

They were sitting on the gravy train too, enjoying the views from the observation car.

因为股东们也在这趟“发财列车”上，从游览车厢里观赏景色。

Prevent certain embarrassing friends and family from derailing the gravy train.

防止列车脱轨的肉汁一些令人尴尬的朋友和家人。

Poly incense has end, which you are guaranteed to win, brokers and matchmaker, since ancient times are on the gravy train.

聚香都有末，这你才是保赢的，经纪人与媒婆，自古以来都是美差。

Too many politicians treat entrepreneurship as yet another gravy train.

太多的政客都认为做企业不过是一个轻易发大财的工作。

Step Four: To make sure the gravy train doesn't stop, get institutional shareholders to believe your equity pay benefits them.

第四步：为继续占有这个肥差，要让机构股东相信，以股权形式支付CEO薪酬对他们有利。

You Invest in Things You Don't Understand: Your hear that Bob has made a lot of money doing it, and you want to get in on the gravy train.

投资你不熟悉的领域：你听说鲍勃挣了大钱，你也想投资到这种对你来说是取巧的行为中。

After about three months, though, the gravy train stops and the young foxes must find their own meals.

但是，这种不劳而获的生活只会持续约三个月，此后，小狐狸必须自己觅食。

So China will keep the gravy train running, giving Kim little incentive to play nice with the rest of the world.

因此，满载的列车还是会源源不断地从中国开往朝鲜，好给金家王朝带来一点刺激同世界周旋。

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。

I wish I could buy a car like yours, but that is a total daydream, which will never come true unless I get on the gravy train someday.

但愿我能买得起一辆像你那样的车，不过这纯粹是白日做梦，除非我一夜之间变成富翁。

Their gravy train ended when the government stopped funding the research project.

当政府停止资助他们的研究计划时，他们的肥缺就丢了。

The gravy train is just not for me.

这种油水足的美差压根儿轮不到我。

He's been on the gravy train these years.

这几年来他一直很走运。

A job offer in the civil service is not a ticket for a gravy train.

一纸公务员的录用书可不是一张踏入致富之门的门票。

She's on the gravy train, isn't she?

她有份既清闲又赚钱的工作，对吗？

example: Many government officials in America are on the gravy train.

美国政府很多官员工作清闲却薪水很高。

who put the wheel on the gravy train

谁让沉重的列车有了轮子

You must be on the gravy train

有赚大钱的机会

be on a gravy train

走运，有赚钱的机会