| 单词 | gravy train |
| 释义 | ˈgravy ˌtrain noun the gravy train informalPROFIT an organization, activity, or business from which many people can make money or profit without much effort 财源；肥差，美差 Privatization is not always the gravy train that governments promise. 私有化并不一定能像政府承诺的那样带来滚滚财富。Examples from the Corpusgravy train• Six cents an hour, in Salvador, is considered the gravy train.nGravy Train trademark na type of dog food sold in the USFrom Longman Business Dictionarygravy trainˈgravy train noun [singular] informal disapproving1a business or activity where people can make money or profit without much effortThe question is how, in otherwise very competitive capital markets, this gravy train has survived so long.2a government organization where people can get jobs and earn money without working much or at all, for example because they know the right peopleMr Cardenas has campaigned strongly against corruption, warning that his government will not be a gravy train for his party’s supporters.ˈgravy ˌtrain nounGravy TrainLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable organization, business from an activity, which or Business Corpus |
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