英汉词典

gravy 基本解释

• n. 肉汁；不法利润；轻易得来的钱

gravy 词态变化

gravy 中文词源

来自古法语grane, 沙司，炖汁，来自grain, 颗粒。即肉汁，形成颗粒条纹的汤汁。俚语义，美差。字母u, n拼写变化比较spouse, sponsor,同时在过去很长一段时间字母u,v拼写没有严格的区分。

gravy 英文词源

gravy

gravy: [14] To begin with, the word gravy signified a sort of spiced stock-based sauce served with white meat; it was not until the 16th century that its modern sense ‘meat juices’ or ‘sauce made from them’ emerged. Its origins are problematical. It is generally agreed that its v represents a misreading of an n in the Old French word, grané, from which it was borrowed (modern v was written u in medieval manuscripts, and was often very hard to distinguish from n); but what the source of grané was is not clear.

The favourite candidate is perhaps grain (source of English grain), as if ‘sauce flavoured with grains of spice’, but graine ‘meat’ has also been suggested.
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gravy (n.)

late 14c. (early 14c. in Anglo-French), from Old French grave, graue, apparently a misspelling of grané "sauce, stew," with -n- misread for -u- -- the character used for -v- in medial positions in words in medieval manuscripts. The French word probably originally meant "properly grained, seasoned," from Latin granum "grain, seed" (see grain (n.)). Meaning "money easily acquired" first attested 1910; gravy train (1909) originally was railroad slang for a short haul that paid well. Gravy-boat "small, deep dish for holding gravy or sauce" is from 1827.

gravy 英文释义

1. basically the juices that drip from cooking meats

2. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money);

"the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly line"

gravy 双语例句

1. There was a smear of gravy on his chin.

他的下巴上粘着肉汁。

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2. 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。

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3. Prepare the gravy mixture.

将肉汁混合料调好。

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4. You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.

你把肉汁泼到台布上了.

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5. 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？

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gravy 实用场景例句

Mr Ursell likens its texture to that of a gravy cube.

Ursell先生将它的纹理比作gravycube的纹理.

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He dipped the bread into the gravy.

他拿面包蘸了蘸肉汁.

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Then I reached under my pillow and took out the gravy boat.

但一次又一次,绳子拉上来,空无一物.

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Banking and financial services produce very high earnings, and a lot of people are trying to get onto the gravy train.

银行和金融服务行业收入很高, 很多人都想得到这种美差.

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And I want it with black pepper gravy.

还有,给我加上黑胡椒酱.

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The meat is swimming in gravy.

肉浸泡在肉汤里.

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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.

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Then I reached under my pillow and 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.

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Once we break even, the rest will be gravy.

一旦我们收支相抵, 剩下的部分就是外快了.

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For her, the advertising business is a real gravy train.

对她来说, 广告业可真是个美差.

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Reduce the balsamic vinegar and veal gravy by half separately . Mix well and add rosemary.

将黑醋及烧汁各自煮至浓缩一半, 拌匀,加入迷迭香.

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You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.

你把肉汁泼到台布上了.

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A hike in India's massive and wasteful fertiliser subsidy would add another splash of electoral gravy.

印度大范围地提高浪费性的肥料补贴是又一个花钱拉选票的行为.

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He would prefer a classic roast dinner: roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and red wine gravy.

戈登拉姆齐他宁愿一个典型的烤晚餐: 烤牛肉和约克郡布丁与红葡萄酒肉汁.

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Some gravy was spilled out on the table cloth.

台布上溅上了一些肉汁.

辞典例句

It is used as a thickener for gravy, other sauces, soups and stews.

它用来稠化卤汁 、 其它酱汁(料) 、 羹汤和炖菜.

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Use flour to thicken the gravy.

加面粉使肉汁浓稠.

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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.

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She cuts the meat and on a plate: Gravy?

把肉切好放在碟子里): 要卤汁 吗 ?

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A: George realized the gravy train was over when he got fired.

乔治到被解雇时才明白,这下他的财源断了.

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Macaroni Parmesan Cheese Topping , and Sage Gravy will appeal to their zesty personalities.

意大利的通心面 、 士和美味肉汁一定很合他们的口味.

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Gravy is made from the dripping.

调味肉是用炙肉的油做的.

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She fixed pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, gravy and of course a turkey.

她做了南瓜饼, 马铃薯泥, 肉汤,当然还有火鸡.

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Macaroni and Cheese with Parmesan Cheese Topping , and Sage Gravy will appeal to their zesty personalities.

意大利的通心面、芝士和美味肉汁一定很合他们的口味.

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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.

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There was a smear of gravy on his chin.

他的下巴上粘着肉汁。

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Prepare the gravy mixture.

将肉汁混合料调好。

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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？

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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。

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