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gravy

音標['greivi] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 肉汁, 外快

詞型變化：

名詞複數:gravies 

英文解釋：

名詞 gravy:

  1. basically the juices that drip from cooking meats
  2. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
    同義詞：boom, bonanza, gold rush, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce

例句：

  1. Cover potatoes with gravy.
    將肉汁澆在土豆上
  2. Little Tom swabbed up the gravy with crusty bread.
    小湯姆用硬麵包把肉汁抹得乾乾淨淨。
  3. Poultry or meat cut into pieces and stewed in gravy.
    燉肉將家禽或肉切成片在肉汁中燉
  4. I made some gravy soup for my husband.
    我給我丈夫做了一些肉湯。

詳細解釋：


gra.vy

n.（名詞）
【複數】 gra.vies

The juices that drip from cooking meat.
肉汁：烹肉時滴出的肉汁
A sauce made by thickening and seasoning these juices.
肉鹵：用加濃，調味後的這種肉汁做的沙司
Slang
【俚語】
Money, profit, or benefit easily or illicitly gained.
非法獲得的金錢：輕鬆獲得或非法獲得的金錢，利潤或好處
Payment or benefit in excess of what is expected or required.
外快：超出預期或需要以外的錢或好處

來源：
Middle English grave
中古英文 grave
from Old French
源自 古法文
possibly a misreading of grane [stew, sauce]
可能為 grane的誤讀 [燉，沙司]
from Latin gr3n3tus [having many seeds] * see pomegranate
源自 拉丁語 gr3n3tus [有許多種子的] *參見 pomegranate

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