gravy train

gravy train什么意思,gravy train翻译

基本解释

na.: 工作清闲而报酬优厚的职务
网络: 肥缺；美差；肥差

权威解释

• 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

英汉解释

• 〔美俚〕容易捞到钱的活儿,工作清闲而报酬优厚的职务

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。