gravy train

美 [ˈɡreɪvi treɪn]英 [ˈɡreɪvi treɪn]
  • n.美差;轻松赚大钱的机会

复数: gravy trains

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noun

informal轻松赚大钱的机会;美差
a situation where people seem to be making a lot of money without much effort

gravy train

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    N-COUNT 轻松赚大钱的机会;美差;肥缺
    If an organization or person earns a lot of money without doing much work, you can say that they are on the gravy train .

    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?

noun

1
income obtained with a minimum of effort
Synonym: easy money

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  1. 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?

  2. Many government official in America be on the gravy train .

    美国政府很多官员工作清闲却薪水很高。

  3. 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。

  4. John seems to be on the gravy train these days .

    约翰最近看起来很走运。

  5. He 'll never leave his job . it 's a real gravy train .

    他是绝对不会辞职的,那可是个肥缺。

  6. He 's been on the gravy train these years .

    这些年来他一直很走运。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. If I had a million dollars , I sure could ride the gravy train .

    我要是有一百万,就可以过上奢侈的生活啦。

  10. Bob has been on the gravy train ever since landing a job with the government .

    鲍勃自从在政府部门找到工作以来,一直干着轻松的活儿。

  11. It is worth investing all one 's money in property , if only to get on the gravy train .

    只要能赚大钱,把所有的钱都投资于房地产也是值得的。

  12. 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。

  13. 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。

  14. Ian earns a fortune for three hours work a day . Hes really on the gravy train !

    伊恩一天工作三小时就赚了一大笔钱,真是一份高薪的闲差事!

  15. His father believes that the only reason for going to university is to be able to get on the gravy train .

    他父亲认为上大学的惟一理由是可以找到容易赚大钱的工作。

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

    这种守株待兔的生活只会持续约三个月,此后,小狐狸必须自己觅食。

  17. 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。

  18. Raphael : Sorry to be a buzzkill , but this gravy train we 've been on is about to end .

    拉斐尔:我知道这有些令人扫兴,但我们现在的这份好差事即将到头了。

  19. 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。

  20. The gravy train of buy low and sell high is over , says the head of Asia for one major private equity firm . Perhaps the market opportunity is growing , but the money is growing faster .

    低买高卖轻松发财的时机已经结束了,一家主要私人股权投资公司的亚洲主管说,市场机会或许正在增多,但是进入市场的资金增速也在加快。

  21. Well , it looks like the wheels are coming off the gravy train in Bell , California , more now on the jaw-dropper of a government abuse story that we first exposed and it just keeps on giving .

    加利福尼亚贝尔的居民非常愤怒,继最近披露了政府工作人员薪资丑闻之后,现在暴露了更多信息。

  22. Get on a gravy train Once upon a time , there was a farmer . One day , while he was working in the fields , he saw a hare run into a tree stump accidentally and die of a broken neck .

    从前,有一个农夫。一天,在他耕田的时候,忽然跑过来一只野兔,恰好碰在一个树桩上,脖子折断死了。